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UK Budget Response: Fiscal credibility preserved, but difficult decisions deferred

UK Economics Focus

28 October, 2026

UK Budget Response: Fiscal credibility preserved, but difficult decisions deferred

The Budget revealed only a small slippage in the plans to reduce the budget deficit and stabilise the debt to GDP ratio. Further slippage next year or more tax hikes are likely. Even so, this Budget doesn’t make the UK’s fiscal position look any…

Paul Dales

Chief UK Economist

Asset Allocation Update

29 October, 2026

Where to hide in equities if the AI boom turns to bust

Energy and financials have fared well in tech selloffs over recent years, but we doubt they would continue to do so if the AI boom turned to bust. Traditional defensive sectors remain the best bet in…

James Reilly

Senior Markets Economist

Capital Daily

29 October, 2026

Tech’s growing vulnerability to rising yields

Tech companies’ spending boom has arguably made them more vulnerable to borrowing costs, and they won’t get much relief from the Fed if the recent meeting is anything to go by. Our base case remains…

Thomas Mathews

Head of Markets, Asia Pacific

Emerging Europe Economics Update

28 October, 2026

Israel’s election points to political limbo

The results so far from Israel’s election point to a range of possibilities for the next government although, irrespective of who is in power, it looks like the coalition will be fragile. We don’t…

William Jackson

Chief Emerging Markets Economist

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Drop-in: Commodities catch-up – The re-shaping of global energy markets

These are volatile times in energy markets as conflicts affect the transportation and refining of energy products. And in other commodities there is potential for further unwinding of investor interest in precious and industrial metals.Join our Commodities team, on Tuesday 3rd November, for this online briefing where the team will take your questions for 20 minutes and discuss topics including: …

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4 November, 2026

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Africa Drop-In: South Africa's local election results and unpacking the outlook for Africa

5 November, 2026

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UK Drop-in: The BoE's October meeting and quarterly report - how high will rates go and for how long?

5 November, 2026

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12 November, 2026

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