U.K. | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/u-k/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:16:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png U.K. | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/u-k/ 32 32 Iran war casts a pall over U.K. economic update https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/iran-war-casts-a-pall-over-u-k-economic-update/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:16:06 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=533018 Economists warn the war could upend forecasts, depressing growth, stoking inflation and increasing debt

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]]> U.K. interest rate cut expected in March after inflation drop https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-k-interest-rate-cut-expected-in-march-after-inflation-drop/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:30:31 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531959 Lower food, gas prices in January helped drive inflation in the U.K. to a 10-month low

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]]> Bank of England stands pat on interest rates, but cuts expected ahead https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/bank-of-england-stands-pat-on-interest-rates-but-cuts-expected-ahead/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:21:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531132 The central bank last cut its key rate in December

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]]> Starmer, Xi call for deeper U.K.-China ties as Trump shakes up global relations https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/starmer-xi-call-for-deeper-u-k-china-ties-as-trump-shakes-up-global-relations/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:38:25 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=530575 Starmer is the first British prime minister to visit China in eight years

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]]> U.K. inflation inches up in December https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-k-inflation-inches-up-in-december/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:24:37 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=529890 Economists predicted that December's rise will be a temporary blip on a downward path

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]]> Bank of England cuts key interest rate to 3.75% https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/bank-of-england-cuts-key-interest-rate-to-3-75/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:18:43 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=528061 The bank’s Monetary Policy Committee was divided on whether to cut interest rates

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]]> Starmer backs U.K. Treasury chief over claims she misled the public about the economy https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/starmer-backs-u-k-treasury-chief-over-claims-she-misled-the-public-about-the-economy/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:08:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=526648 The U.K. leader defended the decision to raise taxes, raise the minimum wage

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]]> U.K.’s unpopular Labour government tries to fight back with a tax-raising budget https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-k-s-unpopular-labour-government-tries-to-fight-back-with-a-tax-raising-budget/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:08:50 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=526371 The government was elected in a landslide victory in July 2024 on a promise not to raise taxes on income for working people

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]]> U.K. inflation drops to 4-month low https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-k-inflation-drops-to-4-month-low/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:21:14 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525786 But it was a bit higher than what many economists forecast for the month

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]]> U.K. growth slows down to a crawl in Q3 ahead of crucial budget https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/u-k-growth-slows-down-to-a-crawl-in-q3-ahead-of-crucial-budget/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:08:24 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525340 Starmer has said that generating economic growth is his government's central mission

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