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Daily Market Brief August 7, 20267 August 2026: The June heatwave cost the economy £1.2 billion
GBP – Market Commentary The Treasury Declines to Rule Out Higher Bank Taxes in the Budget Andy Burnham’s Government...
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Daily Market Brief August 6, 20266 August 2026: The UK Treasury is working on the scope for extra borrowing
GBP – Market Commentary The Bank of England raises the testing bar for frontier AI Following yesterday’s speculation that...
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Daily Market Brief August 5, 20265 August 2026: Can John Healey find the cash to fund his defence ambitions?
GBP – Market Commentary Andy Burnham could raise a huge amount with a tax raid on banks and big...
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Daily Market Brief August 4, 20264 August 2026: The UK manufacturing sector reports a slowdown in growth
GBP – Market Commentary Healey must avoid being the second of his name to send UK finances off the...
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Daily Market Brief August 3, 20263 August 2026: Healey tells cabinet ministers to prepare for budget cuts
GBP – Market Commentary BP puts its UK North Sea Business up for sale Bank of England Chief Economist...
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Daily Market Brief July 31, 202631 July 2026: Bailey is waiting for the outcome of the conflict in Iran
GBP – Market Commentary The MPC voted 6-3 in favour of no change in rates Catherine Mann joined Huw...
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Daily Market Brief July 30, 202630 July 2026: Inflation is unlikely to return to target during this Parliament despite OBR projections
GBP – Market Commentary Higher inflation to cut the value of UK public spending by £24bn The base case...
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Daily Market Brief July 29, 202629 July 2026: UK public inflation expectations eased in July
GBP – Market Commentary The Bank of England will only raise rates this year if energy prices stay high...
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Daily Market Brief July 28, 202628 July 2026: Rates are unlikely to be hiked this week or this year
GBP – Market Commentary ‘Burnham bounce’, and Farage’s woes change the country’s mind The base rate of interest is...
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Daily Market Brief July 27, 202627 July 2026: UK companies see cost pressures spreading at record pace
GBP – Market Commentary Manufacturing Leads PMI to its Strongest Growth in Nearly Two Years Retail sales rose unexpectedly...
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Daily Market Brief July 24, 202624 July 2026: Popping the ‘AI bubble’ would trigger an interest rate response
GBP – Market Commentary Healey is set to U-turn on a key Reeves decision Bank of England Governor Andrew...
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Daily Market Brief July 23, 202623 July 2026: CPI resilience complicates the Bank of England rate path
GBP – Market Commentary Burnham’s quick-fire bus fare cap is more like a ‘drip feed’ UK inflation slowed to...
