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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
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
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
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
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
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
UK, Australia and others have condemned the killings of UN peacekeepers in [Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/lebanon) and called for an end to hostilities.** “Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Sierra Leone, Switzerland
UK-based maritime security monitor [reported](https://www.ukmto.org/-/media/ukmto/products/20260422-ukmto_warning_attack.pdf?rev=85f516057e214383a089fb298fe5987c) attacks on ships in the waterway on Wednesday, including an incident in which a vessel was approached by an Iranian gunboat “that then fired upon
Iran war has cost the travel company Tui €40m (£34.7m) so far, including repatriating almost 12,000 holidaymakers and staff, and forced it to cut its profit forecast for this year. Europe’s biggest
war](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/11/polymarket-gamblers-betting-iran-war-ukraine-news-truth), is in talks to raise $400m (£296m) at a valuation of up to $15bn. The company has gained notoriety in recent months over wagers placed on the Middle East conflict, including
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
prices down for a second day on Wednesday. Asian stocks rose while the safe-haven dollar stabilised after falling for a seventh straight session overnight. **Welcome to the Guardian’s continuing coverage of the crisis