NatWest has revealed its profits swelled to top £2 billion in the first quarter of 2026 as it expects to be boosted by ...

The Middle East energy shock could wipe around £35 billion from the UK economy over the next two years in a “best-case” ...

New economic forecasts published by the bank reflect the possible “stagflationary consequences” of war in the Middle East.

By Andy Bruce LONDON, April 16 (Reuters) - Britain's economy put on a burst of growth in February, suggesting it was in slightly better shape before the start of the Iran war than many economists had ...

The UK's 2026 growth will take the worst hit of any rich nation because of the Iran war, the IMF warned on Tuesday. Its ...

The UK economy was growing ahead of expectations before the war in the Middle East erupted, official data has shown. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said GDP grew by 0.5 per cent over ...

The Bank of England has issued a major warning that the financial system is facing increasing risks of “large, frequent and potentially overlapping shocks” amid the volatility from the Middle East war ...

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British businesses' ⁠confidence ⁠about the economic ⁠outlook fell this month by the most ​since April 2020 although their ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed its economic forecasts for the UK, warning that the war involving Iran risks throwing the global economy “off course”. In its latest outlook, the IMF ...

British house prices unexpectedly increased in April, even as consumer confidence weakened amid rising geopolitical tensions, ...

Looking ahead, we think the United Kingdom’s economy will show resilience through 2026. We project a stagflationary impact from conflict in the Middle East will shave 0.2 percentage points off growth.