Economy
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Economy UK public sector net financial liabilities hit £2,620.4 billion
Public sector net financial liabilities excluding public sector banks stood at 82.3 per cent of GDP at the end of August 2026, up £108.7…
22 September 2026 -
Economy UK borrowing hits £18.3 billion in August, £3.5 billion above forecast
Public sector net borrowing rose 19 per cent year-on-year in August 2026, overshooting the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast by…
22 September 2026 -
Economy FCA takes Hunter Jones to High Court over alleged unauthorised loan note sales
The Financial Conduct Authority has begun High Court proceedings against Osborne Baldwin Limited — which trades as Hunter Jones and Hunter…
21 September 2026 -
Economy ONS to host webinar on Blue Book 2026 GDP revisions on 30 September
The Office for National Statistics will explain how methodological changes in Blue Book 2026 have lifted the estimated level of UK GDP in…
21 September 2026 -
Economy FCA says protection insurance pays out well but most UK adults still lack cover
The Financial Conduct Authority’s interim market study finds a 98 per cent claims acceptance rate for existing policyholders, yet around 58…
21 September 2026 -
Economy ONS sets out how it will measure AI’s impact on the UK economy
The Office for National Statistics has published its methodology for an AI thematic account, a framework designed to track artificial…
21 September 2026 -
Economy Four in five adults cut water use, ONS survey finds
Official figures show 84 per cent of adults in Great Britain took at least one step to reduce household water consumption in the past…
19 September 2026 -
Economy Climate change concern among UK adults hits highest level since late 2024, ONS figures show
Sixty-two per cent of adults in Great Britain now say climate change and the environment is an important issue facing the UK, up from 53…
19 September 2026 -
Economy North East first-time buyers borrowing nearly 90p in every £1 of property value, ONS figures show
Official data reveal a near-10 percentage point gap between first-time buyer loan-to-value ratios in the North East of England and London…
19 September 2026 -
Economy UK mortgage sales hit four-year high in 2025 but remain a third below pre-crisis peak
ONS figures show 717,519 mortgage sales in the UK in 2025 — up 16 per cent on 2024 and the highest annual total since 2021, yet still 34.5…
18 September 2026 -
Economy One in four UK adults struggling financially despite GDP growth, ONS data shows
New quarterly well-being figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal uneven progress across seven headline measures, with…
18 September 2026 -
Economy Cost of living named top UK concern by 89 per cent of survey respondents
The Office for National Statistics found the cost of living, the NHS and the economy were the three most commonly reported issues facing…
18 September 2026