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Britain issues costliest five-year debt since 2008 in run-up to budget – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news UK shop price inflation ‘highest since 2024’ as retailers struggle to limit price rises The 6% drop in HSBC’s share price this morning has made rather a dent in…

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated October 27, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC
Key points
  • HSBC seems to be doing ok, but ok doesn’t really cut it in a world where inflation is back on the menu and growth may start to slow.
  • “You don’t usually get fireworks from HSBC results, and these are no exception.

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news UK shop price inflation ‘highest since 2024’ as retailers struggle to limit price rises The 6% drop in HSBC’s share price this morning has made rather a dent in the FTSE 100 share index.

At least it’s not exactly rolling in profits this time around, providing some useful air cover ahead of a UK budget that will may include another raid on banks.” Continue reading...

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