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London's Economy Today editorial - October 2026

29th October 2026 by Daryl Rozario, Jubair Ahmed, Gordon Douglass, and Sixia Zhang

Chancellor's first Budget offers energy bill support and begins fiscal devolution to mayors Shaped by the energy price shock from the Middle East conflict and ever-higher government borrowing costs, the first Budget from John Healey, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, offers support for household...

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London's Economy Today editorial - August 2026

28th August 2026 by Daryl Rozario, Jubair Ahmed, Gordon Douglass, and Sixia Zhang

UK economy saw continued growth in Q2 2026 The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the UK economy grew by 0.4% in the three months to June 2026, following a downwardly revised growth rate of 0.6% in the three months to May (see Figure 1). This was the seventh...