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...
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...
30th July 2026 by Jubair Ahmed, Gordon Douglass, and Sixia Zhang
UK inflation drops to a recent low in June The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that CPI inflation fell to 2.6% in the 12 months to June 2026, down from 2.8% in both April and May and from 3.3% in March (Figure 1). This was the...
25th June 2026 by Daryl Rozario, Jubair Ahmed, Gordon Douglass, and Sixia Zhang
UK inflation holds steady in May The latest Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that CPI inflation held steady at 2.8% in the 12 months to May 2026, unchanged from April after falling from 3.3% in March (Figure 1). CPIH inflation, a broader measure...