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UK borrowing rises ahead of Budget

Official data shows borrowing - the difference between spending and tax take - reached £16.6bn last month.
Top stories - BBC News - October 22
How quickly are prices rising in the UK?

The rate at which prices are rising has dropped below the Bank of England's target of 2%.
Top stories - BBC News - 7 hours ago
UK Budget as it happened: Rachel Reeves raises tax, spending and borrowing

Taxes rise as chancellor delivers the first Labour budget since 2010
Business - Financial Times - October 30
UK tax rises acceptable if part of pro-business Budget, CBI says

Rupert Soames believes companies will judge October 30 measures ‘in the round’
Business - Financial Times - October 15
UK ministers pledge crackdown on rising car insurance costs

Watchdogs, industry and consumer groups instructed to join taskforce as part of push to tackle ‘spiralling’ prices
Business - Financial Times - October 15
The difference between Harris and Starmer

A cautious politician is easier to elect than an ambiguous one
Business - Financial Times - October 16
UK fuel duty rise would rekindle inflation, warn motoring groups

Rachel Reeves expected to axe 5p discount and weighs reinstating inflation-linked rises in Budget
World - Financial Times - October 18
UK to slash overseas aid in Budget as asylum seeker costs rise

International development organisations warn country’s contribution could slump to its lowest level in 17 years
Business - Financial Times - October 22
The UK and Germany Agree on New Defense Pact as Russia Threat Rises

The two governments said they will coordinate more on defense, with British and German troops conducting joint military exercises on NATO’s eastern border.
World - The New York Times - October 22
Treasury confirms plans for inflation-busting rise in UK social housing rents

Rachel Reeves also announces £500mn cash boost to promote building of affordable homes
Business - Financial Times - October 25
Bond market braced for rise in UK debt issuance to £300bn this year

Investment banks pencil in second-biggest annual gilt sales figure on record ahead of Labour’s first Budget
Business - Financial Times - October 28
UK’s rising fiscal burden narrows tax gap with Europe

Britain’s fiscal picture is closer to EU averages than it has been for decades
Business - Financial Times - October 30
UK borrowing costs rise as Reeves’ spending plans unnerve investors

Ten-year gilt yield hits five-month high after chancellor’s first Budget
Business - Financial Times - October 30
How will UK tax rises on private equity’s carried interest work?

Changes unveiled in Rachel Reeves’ Budget mean the performance fee will be treated as income from 2026
Business - Financial Times - October 31
The Musk-led group driving millions to Trump’s White House bid

Also in today’s newsletter, shamelessness in American politics and Kamala Harris’s appearance on Fox News
World - Financial Times - October 17
How the UK can improve its ‘offer’ to the world

Eli Lilly’s chief says the country must do more to attract business, yet budgets are tight
World - Financial Times - October 17
Gold: ‘the ultimate perceived safe haven asset’?

BofA gets the goldbug
World - Financial Times - October 17
Cheaper alternative to northern leg of HS2 under consideration

Feasibility study to be launched for a Birmingham to Manchester rail route that could be part-funded by private finance
World - Financial Times - October 17
Labour’s unambitious reset with the EU

The UK government has constrained itself too much within its red lines
World - Financial Times - October 17
Liz Kendall expected to retain £1.3bn cut to UK sickness benefits in Budget

Move by work and pensions secretary likely to cause concern among disability rights activists
World - Financial Times - October 17
FirstFT: US consumers continue to spend, spend, spend

Also in today’s newsletter, North Korea fires its longest-ever test missile, and the activists ready to challenge the election result
World - Financial Times - October 31
Starmer insists pro-growth policies on way after OBR’s budget warnings – UK politics live

PM says budget just ‘first step’ after watchdog said measures would make no difference to growth over five years. Rachel Reeves is now being interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain.. She is being ...
World - The Guardian - October 31
National insurance rise will hit lower-wage parts of UK economy hardest, study shows

Findings of IFS think-tank come as Reeves acknowledges policies could dampen pay growth
Business - Financial Times - October 31
UK Treasury chief admits business tax rise could lead to lower than anticipated wages

U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves has conceded that wages may rise by less than previously thought as a direct result of her budget decision to increase a tax that businesses pay for their employees
World - ABC News - October 31
UK’s borrowing costs rise as Reeves’s budget prompts fears of slower interest rate cuts

Markets conclude higher level of public spending could lead to higher inflation, making cuts in Bank of England rate less likely. . UK government borrowing costs have risen to their highest level ...
World - The Guardian - October 31
Ryanair warns air travel tax rises mean 10% of its UK flights could be cut

CEO Michael O’Leary says decision to raise passenger duty ‘will deliver cuts, not growth’
Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago
The rise of AI celebrity endorsements

AI-generated images of celebrities endorsing political candidates are spreading quickly. Learn how to spot the fakes and avoid being misled.
Top stories - CBS News - October 16
The long end keeps on rising

And emerging markets in a no-landing scenario
World - Financial Times - October 22
TSMC on alert and Singapore on the rise

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
World - Financial Times - October 31
Solving the UK’s consumption conundrum

Real earnings are rising and consumer confidence has improved yet households still choose to save their disposable income rather than spend it
World - Financial Times - October 21
An urgent update on UK wine

Libation revelation
World - Financial Times - 2 days ago
Sleep perfectionists: the exhausting rise of orthosomnia

The UK sleep-tracker industry is estimated to be worth £270m a year – and forecast to double by 2030. Could all this data be making our insomnia worse?. The other day, I was plodding away on the ...
World - The Guardian - October 15
American interest rates need to rise

Lessons for the US from the Brazilian canary in the coal mine
World - Financial Times - October 15
The swift rise of AI celebrity endorsements

AI-generated images of celebrities endorsing political candidates are on the rise. Here's how to spot them.
Top stories - CBS News - October 16
The year's brightest supermoon is rising this week

Get ready to look up for the year’s biggest and brightest supermoon. And it's pairing up with a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one.
Politics - The Hill - October 16
Homeowners Tap Into Their Rising Home Equity

Balances on home equity lines of credit have risen along with home equity loans. Popular reasons for borrowing include home renovations and repairs and debt consolidation.
Business - The New York Times - October 18

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