Chancellor John Healey used the IMF Annual Meetings in Bangkok to argue the UK budget will protect economic resilience amid global headwinds and to urge international cooperation to strengthen growth conditions.
Minutes from the SONIA Stakeholder Advisory Group meeting on 25 September 2026 record the group's role in advising the Bank of England and the SONIA Oversight Committee, providing technical input to support ongoing administration of the SONIA rate.
The UK has taken a further step towards issuing its first digitally native government bond, signalling progress on a novel form of sovereign debt designed for digital issuance and market testing.
Government cuts the tax on household electricity bills from today to lower consumer charges, aiming to protect families from rising global energy costs through a targeted tax reduction this winter.
The Prime Minister announced a new settlement for older people: an annually rising state pension, the abolition of personal charges for social care, and the creation of a high‑quality National Care Service to provide long‑term care support.
The Bank of England has selected the Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff‑tailed bumblebee and European hedgehog as the central wildlife images for its next banknote series, signalling a nature-themed redesign for future currency issues.
HMRC urges customers to begin their Self Assessment tax returns well before the 31 January deadline to reduce stress, avoid last-minute problems and meet filing obligations on time.
The government’s new rail strategy flags exploring buying trains rather than leasing to deliver more reliable services, improved connectivity and lower emissions, aiming to reshape procurement and fleet management across the network.
The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee published its September 2026 record setting out identified risks to UK financial stability and the policy actions agreed to safeguard systemic resilience.
UK Government has offered the Northern Ireland Executive over £1.5bn: £1.25bn across three years, plus £150m for public service transformation and £100m for social housing investment.
The UK Money Markets Code Sub‑Committee minutes cover discussions between market participants and authorities on unsecured deposit and funding markets, and securities lending and repo markets for September 2026.
Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes for September 2026: the Monetary Policy Committee maintained Bank Rate at 3.75% and published its minutes explaining the decision and its judgement on the economic outlook.
An exchange of letters between the Bank of England Governor and the Chancellor discussing CPI inflation in September 2026, presenting their respective correspondence on inflation developments and related monetary policy considerations.
An exchange of letters between the Bank of England Governor and the Chancellor in September 2026 about quantitative tightening (QT) and the Asset Purchase Facility (APF), setting out the parties’ correspondence on unwinding and APF operations.
HMRC says almost 3 million young adults are owed money from Child Trust Funds and urges them to search online to claim their accounts, highlighting unclaimed balances among former Child Trust Fund beneficiaries.
The Insolvency Service urges people who paid for a debt relief order (DRO) but never submitted their application to contact the service for a refund before the end of the year.
Market notice outlining the Bank Executive’s approach to implementing the MPC’s decision to unwind gilts held in the Asset Purchase Facility; APF auctions will be paused while the Bank reviews a model for selling gilts to the Government.
Minutes from the Bank of England Court of Directors meeting on 16 July 2026, describing the unitary board’s role in setting strategy, budget and key resourcing and appointment decisions; the Court comprises five executive and up to nine non-executive members.
A Bank of England market notice on foreign currency reserves dated 21 September 2026 has been issued with explicit distribution restrictions for certain jurisdictions, indicating a technical announcement about reserves operations or offers.
Market notice dated 22 September 2026 from the Bank of England concerning its foreign currency reserves; the announcement carries a legal restriction forbidding distribution into jurisdictions including the US, Canada, Australia and Japan.