Category: Spring forecast 2026

War in Middle East ‘could wipe out growth in UK living standards’

Rising oil and gas prices may affect increase of £300 a year for typical working-age households, says leading thinktankBusiness live – latest updatesThe Middle East crisis could trigger an energy price shock that...

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Spring forecast: UK unemployment expected ‘to peak at 5.3%’ as Reeves says her economic plan is ‘right one’ – live updates

Chancellor’s statement comes amid backdrop of economic and geopolitical turmoil, including gas prices at three-year highRachel Reeves’s plans could be hit by Middle East conflict, say economistsUK grocery price...

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Spring forecast: Reeves insists Labour has ‘right economic plan’ as 2026 growth downgraded

Chancellor says she is in close touch with Bank of England governor and is meeting energy companies amid soaring oil and gas pricesBusiness live – latest updatesRachel Reeves insisted Labour has “the right economic...

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Spring forecast: Reeves insists her economic plan ‘even more important’ given Middle East crisis – live updates

Chancellor’s statement comes amid backdrop of economic and geopolitical turmoil, including gas prices at three-year highRachel Reeves’s plans could be hit by Middle East conflict, say economistsUK grocery price...

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Spring forecast: Reeves to insist she has ‘right economic plan’ as markets plunge amid Middle East crisis – live updates

Chancellor’s statement comes amid backdrop of economic turmoil, including gas prices at three-year highRachel Reeves’s plans could be hit by Middle East conflict, say economistsUK grocery price inflation has risen,...

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Spring forecast: Reeves to insist she has ‘right economic plan’; Markets plunge as Middle East crisis drives UK gas price to three-year high – live updates

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including the UK’s spring forecastRachel Reeves’s plans could be hit by Middle East conflict, say economistsUK grocery price inflation has risen, showing...

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Spring forecast: Reeves to insist she has ‘right economic plan’; Markets plunge as Middle East crisis drives up oil and gas prices – live updates

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including the UK’s spring forecastRachel Reeves’s plans could be hit by Middle East conflict, say economistsUK grocery price inflation has risen, showing...

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Spring forecast: Rachel Reeves to insist government has ‘right economic plan’, as Middle East crisis threatens inflation spike – live updates

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including the UK’s spring forecastRachel Reeves’s plans could be hit by Middle East conflict, say economistsSoaring global energy prices as a result of the...

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