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A global problem? Liz Truss’s claims on financial chaos fact-checked

We look at claims made by the PM and the chief secretary to the Treasury that have raised eyebrows

The Guardian - UK

How to protect your money as UK heads for longest recession since the 1920s

Mirror Money editor Levi Winchester looks at how you can best protect your finances in a background of rising interest rates, soaring inflation and the UK likely heading into recession

Daily Mirror

Kwasi Kwarteng breaks silence after mini-budget tanks markets - insisting plan will work

The under-fire Chancellor facts calls to quit after the Bank of England was forced to intervene to prevent pensions firms from collapsing following his catastrophic mini budget

Daily Mirror

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A cost of borrowing crisis is coming

City Voices: UK economy on life support

Evening Standard

Trussonomics has been exposed as a childish absurdity. Trussopolitics is even worse

The prime minister and Kwasi Kwarteng must now eat humble pie and try to steer Britain out of the crisis they created, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

More than 40% of mortgages withdrawn as market reels after mini-budget

Lenders began pulling products on Monday as they struggled to price products amid financial uncertainty

The Guardian - UK

What are government bonds and how will the Bank of England use them to stabilise markets?

Threadneedle Street intervenes to buy up long-dated gilts and ‘restore orderly market conditions’

The Independent UK

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What is inflation and what is its current rate in the UK and Europe?

UK inflation fell this week as fuel prices dropped

The Independent UK

European stocks drop, pound recovers

London (AFP) - European equities sank Thursday on fears that rising interest rates will spark a global recession, while the pound clawed back ground one day after emergency bond-market intervention from the Bank of England.

AFP

Pound to dollar: Why is the sterling so weak?

Currency tumbles again as Bank of England warned it is ending support package for pension funds on 14 October

The Independent UK

Opinion: With mortgage rates and the economy it’s better to plan and calculate than take a risk

"Many of the inflationary pressures are temporary and have a cause, which can be remedied with the right appetite"

Birmingham Post

There was a way to try ‘Singapore-on-Thames’ but not like this

Concern about the Truss-Kwarteng “dash for growth” mini-budget has morphed into the threat of a full-scale financial crisis, prompting the Bank of England to do more quantitative easing to ease panic in the market for government bonds.

Evening Standard

Nicola Sturgeon confirms Scottish Government won't repeat Tory tax cuts that 'crashed the pound'

The First Minister warned some Scots were now "terrified" of their ability to heat their homes and pay their mortgages this winter.

Daily Record

Douglas Ross smirks and heckles as he's told of Tory damage to UK economy

SCOTTISH Conservative leader Douglas Ross was caught on camera appearing to laugh and heckle as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reeled off a list…

The National (Scotland)

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The New Daily

Market Wrap: Volatility continues with pound’s flash-crash and a bearish US dollar

Volatility expected to remain heightened (in ‘both directions’) until the Fed manages to get inflation back under control.

The Street

Stock Market Today: Stocks End Lower As Dollar Resumes Global Risk Market Grip

Stocks tumbled Thursday, while the dollar resumed its grip on global risk markets, rising from its worst day in more than two years as investors refocus on inflation concerns.

Daily Mirror

Mortgage repayment calculator: See how much your monthly bill could rise by if rates soar

With our mortgage repayment calculator, you can find out how much your bill would rise if interest rates went up as predicted. You simply need to put in the amount you owe and the interest rate

Belfast Live

Mortgage rates Northern Ireland: How much extra you will pay as financial pressures continue

People are now "facing a personal financial crisis"

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Evening Standard

Liz Truss says ‘we have the right plan’ despite economic turmoil

But ex-Bank chief takes aim at PM and Kwarteng

Daily Mirror

9 car crash moments in Liz Truss's local radio grilling branded 'worst outing since 1216'

If Liz Truss thought her hour-long marathon of mini Budget local radio interviews would be a breeze, she was wrong - as listeners asked her "are you ashamed of what you've done?"

Daily Mirror

What is happening to the economy explained - from mortgages to pensions

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget kick-started a chaotic chain of events that are now affecting everything from mortgages to pensions, with many homeloans pulled from the market and deals cancelled

AFP

UK's PM defends 'difficult' tax cuts despite market turmoil

London (AFP) - UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday defended her tax cutting policy after days of silence during which markets tanked and the Bank of England was forced into an emergency intervention.

Manchester Evening News

Liz Truss says her government's 'controversial' economic plan is the 'right' one - despite market turmoil sparked by mini budget

The Prime Minister has been defending the plan on local radio stations

The Guardian - UK

‘Brutal’: media deride Liz Truss’s local radio interviews

Media commentators across political spectrum deride PM’s appearance on local radio to defend economic policy

The Independent UK

Why are Britain’s pension schemes dumping government bonds?

Bank of England forced to step in to calm gilt markets as mini-Budget financial storm rumbles on

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