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war in Iran hurt homebuyer demand. The price of the average UK home dropped 0.6% in May compared with the month before, according to the lender Nationwide. The typical house price was 1.7% higher than
market”. For many people still recovering from the energy inflation shock that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, this is a hit to their household finances that is hard to manage. Although
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 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
markets to keep housing costs down. Sources say that of these, her favoured option was an outright freeze, which would last a year. The chancellor is expected to exempt new-build properties from the freeze
impact of Middle East conflict House price growth in the UK has surprised estate agents and economists by jumping in April at the fastest annual pace in 11 months, according to [Nationwide](https://www.theguardian.com/business/nationwide).
UK to stick to the fiscal rules which continue to shrink government borrowing faster than other major economies. The main fiscal rules limit how much the government can borrow to fund day-to-day public
impact of the Iran war. The Bank’s rate-setting monetary policy committee (MPC) voted to leave borrowing costs on hold at noon on Thursday, after its latest rate-setting meeting. The vote
impact of the conflict’s effects on oil, alongside the effects of Russia’s war with Ukraine on gas supplies, was “[the biggest crisis in history](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/war-iran-is-causing-biggest-energy-crisis-history-iea-says-2026-04-21/)” in global energy markets
impact of the Iran war. But the Lords economic affairs committee says Reeves should aim to raise it more, and complains that she and her recent predecessors have tended to allow themselves too little room
markets under [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump). His presence will also represent a show of western support for Armenia in its efforts to distance itself from Russia at a time when the US’s approach
Iran war, Rachel Reeves is considering whether to ban landlords in England from increasing rents for a limited period of time, [the Guardian revealed](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/27/rachel-reeves-considering-rent-freeze-to-limit-iran-war-fallout) on Monday night. Shares
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
war. The 11th-hour deal has emerged weeks before the oil market was [forecast to enter a “red zone”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/oil-markets-nearing-red-zone-as-holiday-season-nears-warns-iea-chief) in which soaring summer demand during the travel season was expected to collide
House last May. The Trump administration has heaped pressure on South Africa, claiming it tacitly supports the persecution of white Afrikaner farmers in the country. But the US claims have not been backed by facts
House,” Chase told Al Jazeera. “But in general, although the EU sells nearly $40bn in finished cars and trucks to the United States each year, new tariffs as such might not have much effect
Iran has made Spain an attractive alternative compared to Middle Eastern holiday destination Dubai, and countries in the eastern Mediterranean, such as Turkey and Cyprus. "In these moments of crisis, of [military] strikes or wars
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
House and the Iranian regime have agreed a framework deal to bring about a more long-term end to hostilities. The Middle East crisis sent global oil prices soaring as the conflict effectively closed
House. The sense I got speaking to the majority of G7 finance ministers, some central bankers, and some of the world's top financiers was unhappiness about the rest of the world picking