by Ryan Morrison | Feb 12, 2026
It was supposed to be a small step forward. Instead, this morning’s GDP figures showed the UK economy barely moved in the final quarter of last year. Growth came in at just 0.1% – half what most economists had pencilled in – and capped a second half...
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by Jonathan Cook | Feb 11, 2026
A defiant Sir Keir Starmer vowed yesterday to “never walk away from the country I love” after a damaging political crisis that has wiped more than 1% off the pound to euro rate since this time last week. As the fallout from the Peter Mandelson affair rumbled on, the...
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by Jonathan Cook | Feb 11, 2026
Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick is not buying into American pessimism. In a wide-ranging hearing in Congress yesterday, Lutnick predicted annualised growth could hit 6% in the first quarter of 2026. He was also forced to acknowledge he had visited Jeffrey Epstein’s...
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by Jonathan Cook | Feb 11, 2026
The euro held steady against its key rivals on Tuesday and remains within touching distance of a four-year high over the US dollar. The absence of substantive data limited the euro’s ability to make further headway. GBP/EUR: the past year 1 Min 5 Min 1 Hr 1 Day 1 Wk 1...
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by Jonathan Cook | Feb 11, 2026
The prime minister withstanding calls to stand down had a stabilising effect on the pound yesterday. But few expect the calm to last long, with some political risk still being priced into sterling ahead of the May local elections. It has been suggested that...
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