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Mortgages, bills and jobs: Five takeaways from the Bank of England meeting

Iran war changed that. Although the Bank [held rates this month](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg7p89mp2rjo), it has signalled that rises could come later this year. Because of "uncertainty around the severity and duration" of the war

Oil prices rise and bonds wobble as Iran war stokes inflation fears

inflation fears and bets that central banks will have to increase interest rates. Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil, rose on Monday, after an [attack on a nuclear power plant in the United Arab

Middle East crisis live: US claims blockade has ‘completely halted economic trade’ into Iran, as Trump hints at return to talks in Pakistan

UK prime minister Keir Starmer and French president Emmanuel Macron will co-host a summit in Paris on Friday focused on efforts to reopen the strait of Hormuz,** Downing Street said. A spokesperson said

Quarter of a million people could lose job by middle of 2027 as UK ‘flirts with recession’, analysis says

war will cause the biggest economic hit since the pandemic. Photograph: Sasan/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images Matt Swannell, the forecast group’s chief economic adviser, said: “Spiralling energy costs and disruption to supply chains will push

UK firms in ‘critical financial stress’ jump by a third as costs rise, report finds

impact of the Middle East conflict. Hospitality and leisure firms have been faring particularly badly because of shaky consumer confidence, and rising taxes and staff costs, according to research by the restructuring company Begbies Traynor

Fertiliser boss says Iran war puts 10 billion meals a week at risk

impact of a price war on the "most vulnerable" in other countries. "We're up to half a million tons of nitrogen fertiliser not being produced in the world right now because of the situation

UK households bracing for new cost of living crisis, report finds

impact of the Middle East conflict dampens confidence in the economy and personal finances, a survey has suggested. Consumer confidence in the UK has dipped over the last three months at the fastest rate since

Wednesday briefing: How Trump’s attempt to reopen to strait of Hormuz brought war closer again

inflation looms,” says the **FT**. The **i** paper leads with “Millions face flight cancellations as jet fuel shortage deepens and Iran ceasefire falters”, while the **Sun** focuses on the same issue, opting for the headline

UK braces for price rises driven by Iran war as economic confidence plummets

impact of the Middle East crisis in Britain, several closely-watched surveys of business activity and consumer confidence blamed the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran for a marked deterioration in the outlook in April

'I don't want the children to see how worried we are': UK family finances hit by Iran war

UK inflation, as measured by the consumer prices index (CPI), [rose to 3.3% in the year to March](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cre1rwz3019t?post=asset%3A6ad659e3-fa67-447e-92cd-2c1d12e3d310#post) - up from 3% in the 12 months to February - after the Iran war caused

UK service sector activity slumps in one of sharpest declines for a decade

impact of the Iran war, leading to soaring costs, supply shortages and job cuts, the report said. The S&P Global purchasing managers’ index (PMI), which surveys hundreds of companies across the UK each month

Could key climate talks mark ground zero in global push to ditch fossil fuels?

inflation that will raise interest rates and add to the cost of servicing debt. Both rich and poor nations are feeling the impact, but the poor with their [higher levels of debt and lower reserves

Could Trump’s Iran ‘excursion’ be a bigger global turning point than Vietnam?

impact on the US, the international strategic fallout may prove more long lasting. Photograph: Tim Page/Corbis/Getty Images --- Clearly the domestic US consequences of Iran will never match Vietnam. True, the war was unpopular from

Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire extension

UK-France conference | International reaction | Airline fuel struggles | Points of contention** ### **Trump says Iran flailing economically** Despite Iran's refusal to attend negotiations this week, Trump says the country is in dire economic straits. "Iran

What people in power think the impact of the Iran war will be

impact on economically poorer countries. Iraq is not shipping or producing oil, which is normally responsible for 85% of revenues. Bangladesh, with significant household needs for gas for cooking, is cut off from Middle East

Infantino could have stood up for the World Cup - but he said 'chill, relax'

UK government feared the presence of communist North Korea could cause diplomatic shockwaves and it considered denying entry. After a letter from the Football Association warned the government that [the country risking losing the World

UK voters need to hear battle over bills and climate crisis are linked, green experts say

inflation and the affects of fossil fuels and the climate crisis – or the remedies they choose – may make the situation worse, green campaigners have warned. Ami McCarthy, the head of politics at Greenpeace UK, said

How US and Iran are playing a crypto cat-and-mouse game over sanctions

impact of rampant inflation and a weakening currency. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) accounted for about 50 percent of on-chain activity in the fourth quarter, mirroring its dominance in the country’s economy

Why are anti-war protests in the West muted on Iran?

impact of tariffs – thereby fragmenting opposition against him.  “No Kings” protesters in Washington, DC during nationwide demonstrations against Trump’s policies [Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters