Autumn Budget 2026: ‘Steady as she goes’ is no good when the economy’s adrift October 29, 2026 John Healey avoided several icebergs but there are nasty storms on the horizon, says William Nixon The Chancellor opened his speech by claiming the Budget would help “steer” the UK’s economy through “global economic storms”. He can be commended for avoiding the twin icebergs of major new tax hikes and pre-Budget speculation that sank Rachel [...]
Another all-time-high tax burden? Business as usual then October 29, 2026 The Autumn Budget has paved away for an all-time-high tax burden, but isn't that just what we all expect now, writes Valentin Boboc.
‘Smoke and mirrors’: Why high street still faces a £250m tax hike under Healey October 29, 2026 Andy Burnham propelled himself to Downing Street by pledging a revival of Britain’s struggling high streets. Felix Armstrong asks: has John Healey delivered it? Among the sectors clamouring for John Healey’s attention ahead of his maiden Budget, none were louder than those calling for the government to revitalise Britain’s ailing high street retailers. Shuttered shops, [...]
Mark Kleinman: A Poundland probe should not be discounted October 29, 2026 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his City AM column. A Poundland probe should not be discounted Two for less than two quid. It sounds like the kind of offer shoppers expect to find on the shelves of a discount retailer, not a summary of its recent [...]
EIG and Acwa Announce Plenum Power, a Strategic Partnership to Invest in U.S. Power Infrastructure October 29, 2026 Partnership combines EIG’s platform-building, investment and financing expertise with Acwa’s large-scale power development and operating capabilities and is targeting a launch with approximately $4 billion of initial equity commitment
A breathing space Budget? This is asphyxiation October 29, 2026 If there were treats in John Healey’s pre-Halloween Budget they were hidden in a gloopy soup of tricks. Forget the talk about a low-key, ‘do no harm’ fiscal event; the Chancellor has delivered a mess of new interventions, subsidies, tax rises, quangos and complications against a backdrop of truly terrifying economic forecasts. Let’s start with [...]
Healey’s Budget spoiled by ‘grim’ living standards squeeze October 29, 2026 Britain is trapped in a “grim” decade of stagnant living standards, the budget watchdog has said, after John Healey kicked some of the government’s toughest spending decisions on defence and welfare into next year. The government’s fiscal watchdog said that families are about to see household income drop as a result of the country’s rising [...]
Everest Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results October 28, 2026 Annualized Total Shareholder Return of 14.2% Strengthened Casualty Reinsurance Reserves Repurchased $474 million of Common Shares During the Quarter
Budget 2026: Healey leans on private sector for defence investment drive October 28, 2026 The Chancellor has set up a new defence financing taskforce and unveiled fresh funding for investment in the arms industry amid a concerted effort to lean on the private sector to drive Britain’s rearmament push. John Healey swerved any concrete public sector defence pledges at his maiden Budget, promising to provide detail on how the [...]
Capital gains tax incentive may benefit but ‘disrupt’ professional services sector October 28, 2026 The new capital gains tax incentive Chancellor John Healey unveiled in his Budget may benefit LLP firms in the professional services sector if they qualify, but it also risks disrupting partner dynamics within the firms. Healey announced the so-called ‘Founder’s Relief’ capital gains tax (CGT) incentive in his Budget speech on Wednesday in a bid [...]