Make NHS and military uniforms in UK, fashion firms urge Burnham
More than 1,200 people, including Ben Fogle, sign letter saying domestic contracts will help preserve UK manufacturing
Economy
Inflation Signals Clash Ahead of High-Stakes Fed Decision
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Friday that inflation is still too high and that interest rates may need to rise in the coming months. He said recent data show inflation has cooled but…
Parents seek out school uniform deals, cutting average spend to £54.53
Overall grocery inflation in Great Britain rises to 2.3%, as Ocado and Lidl gain market share
Bank of England urged to slow or halt bond-selling to slash UK borrowing costs
Economists urge John Healey to press Bank to change policy that is costing the exchequer billions of pounds
Channel 4 poaches Paramount’s £300m-plus TV ad sales business from Sky
Channel 4 has poached the Channel 5 owner Paramount’s £300m-plus TV advertising sales business from Sky, in a huge boost days after the broadcaster announced it is to cut 340 jobs.
Gold: Fed risk keeps bullion vulnerable – ING
ING strategists Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey say Gold has slipped as higher Oil prices stoke inflation concerns and reinforce expectations of a potential Federal Reserve rate hike, lifting Treasury yields and the US…
Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD remains under pressure near $63 ahead of Fed’s policy decision
Silver price (XAG/USD) is marginally lower to near $63.14 during the European trading session on Tuesday. The white metal remains under pressure as investors shift their focus to the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary pol…
These 2 European IT stocks could benefit from tighter AI regulation: BofA
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UK payrolls fall 26,000 in August as jobs market weakens ahead of BOE
[LONDON] Britain’s weak jobs market saw employers shed more workers last month, according to figures released ahead of the Bank of England’s latest interest rates decision on Thursday (Sep 17).
Forex Today: US Dollar strengthens on hotter US inflation, rising Fed hike expectations
The US Dollar (USD) gathers strength to a near two-week high around 99.60 in early European trading on Tuesday as surging oil prices pushed Treasury yields to fresh peaks since 2007. US Consumer Price Index (CPI) accele…
Market Wrap: AI Hits the Brakes
On July 29, Microsoft and Meta announced their earnings reports on the same day, delivering two AI performance reports with completely opposite trends.
Digital ID comes of age as pubs and bars get go-ahead for biometric scan tech
Younger drinkers in England and Wales will be able to prove their age with a digital ID starting this week as new laws give pubs, off-licences, nightclubs and restaurants the right to use biometric scanning technology t…
Equities: AI slowdown fears hit chip stocks – Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid reports that US equities weakened as AI slowdown headlines triggered a sharp selloff in semiconductor names, dragging the broader S&P 500 lower. The Philly Semiconductor Index suffered its worst…
AI regulation faces political deadlock as calls grow for Congress to act
When President Donald Trump responded to mounting calls for a slowdown in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) on Monday, he was unequivocal.
State pension likely to rise by £488 a year in April
The state pension is likely to rise by £488 next April to £13,036.40 a year, new official figures suggest.
Japanese Yen: Higher Q4 range projected – Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered’s Chong Hoon Park and Nicholas Chia expect the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to deliver a 25bps rate hike in September but maintain a gradual normalisation path. They argue that USD/JPY is unlikely to fall on B…
Trump says AI safety fears a 'hoax' as he rejects calls for greater safeguards
US President Donald Trump has said fears about the safety of AI are a "hoax", as he criticised calls to have more guardrails for the fast-moving technology.
Chinese industrial production up more than expected in August
August 19, 2026, 2:18 AM EDT. UK consumer-price inflation accelerated to 2.9% in July from 2.6% in June, matching economists’ expectations and moving further above the Bank of England’s 2% target. The increase was drive…
British Pound pushes against five-week lows following mixed UK employment data
The British Pound (GBP) extends losses against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday, with the GBP/USD pair hovering a few pips above five-week lows near 1.3465 at the London session opening times. Mixed UK employment figures …
PBOC sets USD/CNY reference rate at 6.7670 vs. 6.7698 previous
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead on Tuesday at 6.7670 compared to the previous day's fix of 6.7698 and 6.7051euters estimate.
Trump facing AI backlash in Congress as push for guardrails intensifies
Donald Trump is facing a rare backlash from the US Congress as Democrats and some Republicans push for guardrails on the world’s most powerful AI companies.
Gold remains vulnerable near one-month low, below $4,300 amid Fed hike bets, bullish USD
Gold (XAU/USD) trades with a mild negative bias below the $4,300 mark heading into the European session on Tuesday and remains close to an over one-month low, which it touched the previous day. The downside, however, re…
Houthis seize strategic Red Sea islands as analysts warn of impending oil crunch
The militant group in Yemen captured the islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish, near the chokepoint of the Bab al-Mandab strait
Canadian Dollar consolidates near 1.3900 as oil gains offset bullish USD ahead of Fed
The USD/CAD pair holds steady near the 1.3900 mark during the Asian session on Tuesday, stalling the previous day's modest pullback from a nearly two-week top. Traders, however, seem hesitant to place aggressive directi…