BP profits hit 18-year high as Iran war drives up oil refining margins
BP’s profits have hit their highest level in almost two decades as the war in the Middle East drove up oil and gas prices and led to “significantly higher” trading.
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Britain’s blighted high streets will improve by next election, says Rayner
Housing secretary says Labour wants to reverse fortunes of towns plagued by boarded-up shops and rogue businesses
‘You can see the water going down’: residents on edge as one of England’s worst-hit reservoirs dries up
After UK’s hottest summer on record, Ardingly near Haywards Heath is just 19% full – and next-closest reservoir is unusable due to broken treatment works
Results of the ECB Survey of Professional Forecasters for the fourth quarter of 2026
Respondents’ expectations for headline inflation, as measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), stood at 3.0% for 2026, 2.6% for 2027 and 2.0% for 2028. Compared with the previous round, these were revi…
Brits nearly twice as likely to spot pressure tactics in horror films as investment red flags
Investors are almost twice as likely to recognise pressure tactics in a horror film as they are when those tactics are used to promote an investment opportunity, new FCA data suggests.
UK house prices flat in October as rate rise bets weigh, Nationwide says
An elegant Georgian facade, a full-width balcony and an exclusive address in South Kensington just steps from the Natural History Museum and the V&A. Yet the listing price of this west London flat at Queen’s Gate Garden…
Andy Burnham admits he would have liked more radical first budget
Prime minister says room for manoeuvre was limited by geopolitical crises and Labour’s 2024 manifesto
UK side-hustle tax-free allowance to rise to £3,000 next year
Up to 1.4 million people could benefit from change to trading allowance announced in budget, with some saving hundreds in tax
BOJ keeps interest rates steady as expected; says CPI inflation now at 2% target
The yen was 0.16% weaker at 157.73 per dollar, inching further away from the one-month high it touched last week ahead of the Bank of Japan policy decision later this week. The yen had lost ground on Monday too.
Amazon gives Wall Street mixed financial picture in earnings report
E-commerce company posts high cloud computing sales but gives a cautious sales forecast for the fourth quarterAmazon offered a mixed picture of its financial health on Thursday in its quarterly earnings report.The e-com…
Trump weighs Iran escalation as top U.S. general makes rare White House visit
The US has paused strikes on Iran for a third night as top military officials advised Donald Trump to halt his bombing campaign, and diplomatic negotiations have continued to avoid a return to all-out war.
Saudi Arabia tanker oil loadings rise to highest level since February
Russia’s fossil fuel export revenues have fallen since the sanctions were implemented, subsequently constricting Putin’s ability to fund his full-scale invasion of Ukraine. However, much more should be done to limit Rus…
Two Entities Charged in $130 Million Fraud Scheme That Used False SEC Filings to Boost Investor Confidence
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Oct. 29, 2026, charged BG Wealth Sharing Ltd and DSJ Exchange Pty Ltd, two foreign-operated, Colorado-incorporated entities, with orchestrating a fraud scheme that used false SE…
Faisal Islam: This Budget was micro and that was deliberate
It was not a mini Budget, but it was rather small. It might be called the "micro Budget".
Reader Q&A: Our money and economics correspondents answer your Budget 2026 questions – live
The 2026 budget has been revealed; how will it affect you personally, will it change the country and has chancellor John Healey done enough to prepare for the challenges ahead? Our money and economics editors Hilary Osb…
Healey’s budget paves way for ‘brutal’ spending review next year, warns IFS
Thinktank says chancellor has given himself a mountain to climb after ducking big decisions in low-key speech
Minutes of the Meeting of the Court of Directors held on 17 September 2026
David Roberts, Chair Andrew Bailey, Governor Katharine Braddick, Deputy Governor – Prudential Regulation Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor – Financial Stability Clare Lombardelli, Deputy Governor - Monetary Policy Sir Dave…
Piero Cipollone: Next-day securities settlement, tokenisation and the transformation of Europe’s financial infrastructure
Less than a year from now, on 11 October 2027, Europe will move to T+1 settlement. This means that the time from the moment a security is traded to the moment the buyer receives it and the seller is paid will be reduced…
How £100 vanishes in minutes: inside the ‘slot farms’ targeted in the budget
The last of five £20 notes disappears into the slot machine as The Verve’s Bittersweet Symphony plays over the shop’s sound system.
Monetary policy decisions
The Governing Council today decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. Energy prices have continued to rise, posing upside risks to the inflation outlook and downside risks to the growth outlook. While …
'Uneventful' budget draws mixed reaction
While some measures were welcomed, many questioned whether households would feel better off.
Christine Lagarde, Boris Vujčić: Monetary policy statement
The Governing Council today decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. Energy prices have continued to rise, posing upside risks to the inflation outlook and downside risks to the growth outlook. While …
Europe’s central bank chief Christine Lagarde to step down nine months early
Christine Lagarde, the eurozone’s top central banker, is stepping down nine months early, ending months of speculation about her future.
'Painful' years ahead, think tanks warn, as living standards set to fall
People are facing a "painful" and "depressing" few years ahead, economic think tanks have warned, after forecasts showed growth in living standards grinding almost to a halt.