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UK house price growth forecast halved as Iran war fallout hits housing market UK house
prices soaring, will cause the biggest economic hit since the Covid pandemic, according to the EY Item Club, an economic forecast group. A separate report by Deloitte found finance bosses at big UK businesses were
war continues Interest rates are expected to be held at 3.75% by the Bank of England, with uncertainty dominating the UK and global economies. Analysts are widely predicting the benchmark rate will be left unchanged
Iran war, the chancellor, [Rachel Reeves, has said that “nothing is off the table”](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/11/nothing-off-the-table-as-rachel-reeves-considers-targeted-support-over-energy-costs) as the government considers options to provide a targeted and temporary support package. However, Britain’s oldest independent
UK economy The bosses of Britain’s “big five” retail banks have been summoned to a meeting with the chancellor, [Rachel Reeves](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/rachel-reeves), this week to discuss how to limit the economic impact
forecasts, for long-term security," he said. At the start of the war, Iran had uranium enriched to 60%, according to senior US officials. It does not have nuclear weapons. The UK government has said
Iran war as it forecasts rise in UK unemployment Lloyds has warned that the economic fallout from the Middle East conflict could cost it £151m amid rising unemployment and inflation and a slowdown
UK’s policies on energy and immigration and defended himself for wading into other countries’ domestic politics. “I like Starmer but I think he’s made a tragic mistake in closing the North
Iran war on retailers was also evident at [WH Smith](https://www.theguardian.com/business/whsmith). On Thursday, the company – which has stores in airports and railway stations – cut its profit forecast for the year ahead by about
forecasts for 2026 were partly because of a “shadow effect of that growth” influencing the performance. It is a view Reeves does not recognise – arguing that Labour put the country on a stronger footing after
Iran. A continuation of the conflict could result in a bidding war for food between richer and poorer nations, Holsether added. "If there's a bidding war on food and one that Europe is robust
War causing a rare global recession? "I wonder what the hit to global GDP would be if a nuclear weapon hit London," he told me. "I am less concerned about short-term forecasts for long
Iran war will make food more expensive, according to a new poll, as businesses warned the “window is closing” for ministers to cut energy costs for UK retailers. Research by Opinium found that
war threatened to derail the UK’s nascent economic recovery. At 4.9% in the three months to February, the unemployment rate was down from 5.2% in the previous three months, according to the Office
UK to 5.5% this year. Last week the Office for National Statistics put the rate of unemployment at 4.9% in February but said it expected that to climb because of the conflict. The bank said
Iran could plunge the global economy into recession, with the UK set to be the hardest hit of the world's advanced economies**.** Reeves said she was "not convinced that this conflict [had] made
forecast taxes as a share of the economy in the UK were set to climb at the fastest rate in the G7 between 2024 and 2031 – a feature expected to be highlighted in the fund
war in Iran, as the rising cost of petrol highlights the cheaper power available from a plug. However, the SMMT said on Tuesday that the full impact of the conflict on consumers
forecasts and expect their profits to grow further as the year goes on, with the price of oil still significantly higher than when the war broke out. Some of the biggest banks have also seen
Iran war. International Airlines Group (IAG), which also owns Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling, said it has hedged 70% of its expected fuel use for this year with costs expected to be about