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UK firms halt investments and hiring as Iran war pushes up costs, bosses warn

impact. However, bosses warned the damage from the Middle East conflict was steadily rising. A separate report from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, the professional body for HR, also found that UK employers

Bank of England boss tells BBC he won't rush interest rate rises

Middle East conflict. Bailey said the Bank of England was taking into account the IMF's "serious advice". Before the US-Israeli attacks on Iran six weeks ago, the Bank of England was widely expected

UK unemployment shows surprise fall to 4.9% as pay growth drops to lowest in five years

UK unexpectedly fell in the three months to February, according to official figures – but the fallout from the conflict in the Middle East is expected to cause a rise in job cuts. The Office

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

jobs: Five takeaways from the Bank of England meeting The Bank of England has revealed some interesting details on the ways our finances might be affected as the conflict in the Middle East hits

Thursday briefing: ​Why the US president is losing support from crucial allies

job despite the global chaos he has unleashed. Even so, cracks have started to appear in the Maga base: the influential former Fox News host [Tucker Carlson](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/tucker-carlson) has become the latest high

Lower gas and electricity bills behind UK inflation fall to 2.8%

impact the global prices. A lower rate of inflation does not mean prices are falling across the board, but that prices are rising more slowly than previously. The drop in inflation occurred despite the rise

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

Spain's visitor numbers hit new highs as tourists avoid Middle East

conflict with 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

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