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Bank of England

Government bonds and pound rally amid pressure for mini-budget U-turn

NatWest

The NatWest branches earmarked for closure

IMF World Bank

Governments must not allow inflation to become ‘runaway train’ – IMF chief

Graveyard of Electrical Goods

UK households sitting on £5.6bn of unwanted tech, research suggests

Someone using a laptop and bank card

Fraud ‘remains persistent threat to businesses, consumers and economic growth’

Ikea

Ikea calls 2022 an ‘exceptional year’ despite challenges

Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng

Truss and Kwarteng under pressure to U-turn on tax-cutting plan

NatWest branch

NatWest to shut 43 bank branches across UK

Postal strike

Key dates for strikes and potential industrial action affecting the UK

Boots

Retail recovery helps Boots offset slump in pharmacy sales

Avanti West Coast

Fresh rail strike to hit Avanti West Coast

Liz Truss

Ditching Truss would be ‘disastrously bad idea’, says ally Cleverly

Estate agents’ board

More households and businesses expected to default on loans in coming months

Royal Mint revenues

The Royal Mint sees record profits as investors put money into gold

Solar panels

Do not repeat past mistakes by banning cheap solar power, Energy UK boss warns

An easyJet [plane

EasyJet on track to narrow annual losses after record bounceback in demand

Postal strike

Postal workers begin new strike in long-running dispute over pay and conditions

London

Hays latest to see signs of hiring slowdown as economic woes mount