Economy
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Economy UK Raw Material Costs Rise at Slowest Rate This Year
ONS figures published on 19 August 2026 show annual growth in manufacturers’ input prices fell to 4.9 per cent in July 2026, down sharply…
19 August 2026 -
Economy FCA Bans Former Beauforce Manager Howard Duckett Over Dishonesty Findings
The Financial Conduct Authority has prohibited Howard Roland Duckett from working in financial services after a High Court ruling found he…
18 August 2026 -
Economy UK Regular Pay Growth Rises to 3.5% as Bonus-Driven Earnings Slow
ONS figures for April to June 2026 show regular wage growth edged up from 3.4 per cent to 3.5 per cent, while total pay including bonuses…
18 August 2026 -
Economy UK Job Vacancies Fall to 707,000 — Lowest Level Outside the Pandemic Since 2014
Early ONS estimates show UK vacancies dropped by 6,000 to 707,000 in the three months to July 2026, the lowest figure recorded outside the…
18 August 2026 -
Economy ONS Calls on UK Households and Businesses to Take Part in Official Surveys
The Office for National Statistics is urging selected households and businesses across the UK, including in Kent, to respond to its…
17 August 2026 -
Economy FCA Fines and Bans Former Blue Horizon Asset Management Chief £489,000 Over Falsified Takeover Documents
Paul Taylor, former chief executive of Blue Horizon Asset Management, has been fined £489,000 and permanently barred from financial…
16 August 2026 -
Economy Cost of living, NHS and economy remain top concerns for UK adults, ONS figures show
Eighty-eight per cent of adults in Great Britain named the cost of living as an important issue facing the UK in the latest ONS Opinions…
16 August 2026 -
Economy Most people in Great Britain cut water use, ONS survey finds
Figures from the Office for National Statistics show 84 per cent of respondents took at least one action to reduce their water use in the…
16 August 2026 -
Economy UK GDP grew 0.4 per cent in Q2 2026, ONS figures show
Official data show the UK economy expanded 0.4 per cent between April and June 2026, leaving output 1.2 per cent higher than a year…
16 August 2026 -
Economy UK Business Investment Up 1.7 Per Cent in Q2 2026, ONS Figures Show
Official data from the Office for National Statistics confirm UK business investment grew for a second consecutive quarter between April…
16 August 2026 -
Economy US GDP Growth Slows to 1.5% in Q2 as Consumer Spending and Investment Hold Up
The Bureau of Economic Analysis reports US real GDP grew at a 1.5 per cent annualised rate in Q2 2026, down from the previous quarter, with…
16 August 2026 -
Economy ONS Publishes NHS Patient Experience Data for December 2025
The Office for National Statistics has released Health Insight Survey findings covering GP access, dentistry, pharmacy and NHS waiting…
16 August 2026