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UK Economy News 19 November 2025 - 27 November 2025

Cash ISA Limit Slashed to £12,000 for Under‑65s in 2025 Budget – What It Means for Your Savings

Cash ISA Limit Slashed to £12,000 for Under‑65s in 2025 Budget – What It Means for Your Savings

From April 2027, working‑age savers will only be able to shelter £12,000 a year in cash ISAs, while pensioners keep the full £20,000 cash allowance. Here’s the full picture, the politics – and what you can do now. London, 27 November 2025 – Yesterday’s Autumn Budget from Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed one of the most closely watched changes in UK personal finance: a cut to the tax‑free cash ISA limit for under‑65s from £20,000 to £12,000 a year from April 2027. Those aged 65 and over will still be allowed to put the full £20,000 into cash. MoneySavingExpert.com+2Reuters+2 The overall
27 November 2025
Legal & General (LGEN) Share Price Today: Dividend Yield Near 9% as Ford Deal and UK Budget Shape Outlook – 27 November 2025

Legal & General (LGEN) Share Price Today: Dividend Yield Near 9% as Ford Deal and UK Budget Shape Outlook – 27 November 2025

Legal & General Group Plc’s share price hovered around 246p today, 27 November 2025, after a sharp rally, leaving its dividend yield near 9%. Here’s the latest on LGEN’s price, dividend, Ford pension deal, ETF update, and how the UK Autumn Budget could affect investors. Legal & General share price on 27 November 2025 Legal & General Group Plc (LSE: LGEN) ended today’s London session broadly flat after a strong mid‑week run. Yesterday (Wednesday 26 November), LGEN rose 1.87% to £2.46, outperforming the FTSE 100, which gained 0.85%. Trading volume of 20.4m shares ran slightly ahead of the 50‑day average,
27 November 2025
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NatWest Group (NWG) Rides Budget Boost With New Accelerator and Social Housing Loans

NatWest Group (NWG) Rides Budget Boost With New Accelerator and Social Housing Loans

LONDON – 27 November 2025 – NatWest Group Plc (LON: NWG) is closing out a pivotal week for UK banks with its share price continuing to climb and a flurry of announcements spanning start‑up support, social housing and technology lending. NatWest share price today: NWG edges higher after Budget rally NatWest Group shares closed at 623.6p on the London Stock Exchange on Thursday, up 0.84% on the session. That puts the stock within touching distance of its 52‑week high at 626.6p, and roughly 7.7% above last Friday’s close around 579p. Investing.com The gains build on Tuesday and Wednesday’s sharp rally,
27 November 2025
National Timber Group Collapse: 561 Jobs Lost as Arnold Laver Depots Shut Across the UK

National Timber Group Collapse: 561 Jobs Lost as Arnold Laver Depots Shut Across the UK

Published: 27 November 2025 The UK’s biggest independent timber distributor, National Timber Group (NTG), has collapsed into administration, triggering 561 immediate redundancies and the closure of 13 branches across England and Scotland just weeks before Christmas. Joint administrators from Alvarez & Marsal were appointed on 26 November 2025 and have begun an accelerated sale process for all or parts of the business. Construction Enquirer+2The Construction Index+2 NTG – whose brands include Arnold Laver, NYTimber, Thornbridge and Rembrand Timber – employed around 1,150 people across 47 sites, supplying joiners, housebuilders and contractors across the UK. While 13 depots have shut with
27 November 2025
SSE plc (LON:SSE) Share Price Holds Near Highs as £33bn Grid Plan, UK Budget and Planning Wins Take Centre Stage – 27 November 2025

SSE plc (LON:SSE) Share Price Holds Near Highs as £33bn Grid Plan, UK Budget and Planning Wins Take Centre Stage – 27 November 2025

London, UK – 27 November 2025 – British utility SSE plc (LON:SSE) heads into the close of November with its share price still trading near record levels, as investors digest a flurry of recent news: a £33 billion “Transformation for Growth” investment plan, a £2 billion equity placing, fresh planning consents for major Scottish grid projects, and the company’s response to the UK Government’s new budget. Although SSE has not released a new RNS or company press release dated 27 November 2025 as of publication, today’s market action is being driven by updates published over the last fortnight – particularly
27 November 2025
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UK Stock Market Today, 26 November 2025: FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 Rally as Reeves’ Budget Lifts Banks and Miners

UK Stock Market Today, 26 November 2025: FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 Rally as Reeves’ Budget Lifts Banks and Miners

London’s stock market ended firmly higher on Wednesday as Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Autumn Budget, a tax‑raising package that still reassured investors and sparked a broad-based relief rally in equities, gilts and sterling. The FTSE 100 closed up about 0.9% at 9,691.58, while the more domestically focused FTSE 250 climbed 1.2%, its best session in more than a month.  London South East Market moves came against a backdrop of pro‑equity measures aimed at reviving the London Stock Exchange – including a temporary stamp duty holiday for new listings and a cut to the tax‑free cash ISA allowance – alongside
26 November 2025
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Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) Share Price Today: Rally Holds as UK Budget Spares Bank Tax Hike – 26 November 2025

Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) Share Price Today: Rally Holds as UK Budget Spares Bank Tax Hike – 26 November 2025

London, 26 November 2025 – Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON: LLOY, LLOY.L) is trading close to its 12‑month highs today as investors digest fresh signs that the UK Autumn Budget will not target banks with new taxes, while the FTSE 100 lender keeps shrinking its share count through an aggressive £1.7bn buyback. Key points at a glance Lloyds share price today: still near year highs Real‑time data from London South East shows Lloyds’ stock changing hands at around 91.0p late Wednesday morning, up roughly 0.4% on the day. The intraday range so far runs from about 90.8p to 91.6p, after
26 November 2025
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UK stock market today: FTSE 100 edges higher as miners rally ahead of Reeves’ tax-heavy Budget – 26 November 2025

UK stock market today: FTSE 100 edges higher as miners rally ahead of Reeves’ tax-heavy Budget – 26 November 2025

The UK stock market is trading higher on Wednesday 26 November 2025, with investors firmly focused on Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ high‑stakes Autumn Budget and what a new wave of tax rises could mean for shares, sterling and gilts. By mid‑morning, the FTSE 100 was hovering around 9,620–9,630, up roughly 0.2% on the day, while the more domestically focused FTSE 250 outperformed with gains close to 1%.London South East+3FT Markets+3Hargreaves Lansdown+3 Key points All market levels are approximate and based on delayed data as of around 10:00 GMT on 26 November 2025. Market snapshot: FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and AIM London
26 November 2025
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Budget 2025: How Rachel Reeves’ Income Tax Threshold Freeze Could Hit Your Pay Packet by 2030

Budget 2025: How Rachel Reeves’ Income Tax Threshold Freeze Could Hit Your Pay Packet by 2030

As Rachel Reeves delivers her high‑stakes Autumn Budget 2025 today (26 November), one measure looms larger than almost any explicit “tax rise”: a plan to freeze income tax thresholds for longer – the classic “stealth tax” that lets inflation quietly do the work. The chancellor has already ruled out breaking Labour’s manifesto pledge not to raise the rates of income tax, VAT or employee National Insurance. But she is leaning heavily on threshold freezes and a raft of other targeted tax changes to plug a £20–30bn hole in the public finances.Sky News+2The Guardian+2 Here’s what we know so far today,
26 November 2025
Barclays PLC Share Price Today, 25 November 2025: BARC Jumps Above 409p as UK Budget Tax Fears Ease

Barclays PLC Share Price Today, 25 November 2025: BARC Jumps Above 409p as UK Budget Tax Fears Ease

Barclays PLC (LSE: BARC) enjoyed a strong session on Tuesday, 25 November 2025, as relief over potential UK bank taxes and ongoing share buybacks helped push the share price higher both in London and via its New York–listed ADR. Barclays share price today: closing snapshot In London, Barclays PLC (BARC) closed at about 409.8p, with a buy price around 409.95p and sell price 409.80p. That’s a gain of 9.4p, or roughly 2.35% on the day, compared with Monday’s close near 400.6p.Hargreaves Lansdown+1 Key intraday stats for 25 November 2025: At this level, Barclays is trading toward the upper half of its 52‑week range
25 November 2025
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UK Stock Market Today, 24 November 2025: FTSE 100 Ends Flat as Defence Stocks Slide but Banks and Miners Advance

UK Stock Market Today, 24 November 2025: FTSE 100 Ends Flat as Defence Stocks Slide but Banks and Miners Advance

London’s stock market started the week with a burst of optimism on Monday 24 November 2025, but early gains faded into the close as investors balanced hopes of a U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut against nerves ahead of Wednesday’s tax‑heavy UK Budget. The FTSE 100 finished almost unchanged at 9,534.91, down just 0.05%, while the more domestically focused FTSE 250 rose 0.23% to 21,411.58, snapping an eight‑day losing streak that had wiped about 5% off the mid‑cap index since October. London South East+1 Behind those modest index moves, though, was a busy session: defence stocks sold off on hopes of progress towards peace in
25 November 2025
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Budget 2025: Rachel Reeves to Cut Cash ISA Limit to £12,000 as Banks Launch Last-Minute Rate War

Budget 2025: Rachel Reeves to Cut Cash ISA Limit to £12,000 as Banks Launch Last-Minute Rate War

Published: Tuesday 25 November 2025 UK savers are waking up to a double shock: reports that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will slash the annual cash ISA allowance from £20,000 to £12,000 in tomorrow’s Autumn Budget, and a frantic scramble among banks to lure customers with higher ISA interest rates before the rules change. Financial Times+2The Independent+2 According to multiple briefings overnight, the change will sit at the heart of a tax-heavy Budget designed to close a roughly £22 billion hole in the public finances while nudging households away from cash and into investments in the UK stock market. The Independent+1 Key points
25 November 2025
Budget 2025: 10m UK Pensioners Face Income Tax as Threshold Freeze Turns Winter Fuel Payment into a Stealth Tax

Budget 2025: 10m UK Pensioners Face Income Tax as Threshold Freeze Turns Winter Fuel Payment into a Stealth Tax

London – 25 November 2025 On the eve of Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget, pensioners are at the centre of a growing political and financial storm. New modelling suggests up to 10 million UK pensioners could be paying income tax by 2030 if the Chancellor extends the freeze on income tax thresholds — a policy already being branded a “stealth tax” on retirees.IFA Magazine+1 At the same time, analysis shows that many of those same pensioners are on course to hand back their £200 Winter Fuel Payment through extra income tax, as a frozen tax-free personal allowance collides with an inflation-busting
25 November 2025
Reeves Faces Budget Showdown: CBI Warning, OBR Downgrade and Nuclear ‘Reset’ Shape High‑Stakes Week for UK Economy

Reeves Faces Budget Showdown: CBI Warning, OBR Downgrade and Nuclear ‘Reset’ Shape High‑Stakes Week for UK Economy

As Rachel Reeves prepares the 2025 UK budget, business leaders warn against “death by a thousand taxes”, the OBR readies lower growth forecasts, nuclear regulation faces a radical reset, and AI-fuelled productivity gains offer a rare bright spot. Budget week opens with business backlash With the 2025 UK budget due on Wednesday 26 November, Rachel Reeves is walking into one of the most politically charged weeks of her Chancellorship. At the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) annual conference today (24 November), CBI chief executive Rain Newton‑Smith is set to accuse Reeves of shutting business out of key decisions on energy
24 November 2025
UK Stock Market Outlook for Monday 24 November 2025: FTSE 100 Preview, Budget Jitters and Anglo American Deal Talk

UK Stock Market Outlook for Monday 24 November 2025: FTSE 100 Preview, Budget Jitters and Anglo American Deal Talk

London – Sunday 23 November 2025 The UK stock market heads into Monday’s open after one of its choppier weeks since spring, with politics, central banks and commodities all jostling for investors’ attention. On Friday, the FTSE 100 managed to close higher as traders leaned back into expectations of a December interest‑rate cut from the US Federal Reserve. But the blue‑chip index still finished the week down about 1.7%, while the more domestically focused FTSE 250 slid 2.2%, underscoring how fragile sentiment has become ahead of next week’s UK budget. Reuters+1 At the same time, bond markets have been rattled by
23 November 2025
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FTSE 100’s Record Run: Inside London’s Blue-Chip Rally and What’s Next

UK Stock Market Today (22 November 2025): FTSE 100 Edges Higher as Gloomy Data Deepen Budget Jitters

LONDON, Saturday 22 November 2025 – The UK stock market ended a bruising week with a small relief rally on Friday, even as a barrage of weak economic data and pre‑Budget anxiety kept investors firmly on edge. The blue‑chip FTSE 100 closed up 12.06 points, or 0.1%, at 9,539.71 on Friday, modestly outperforming continental peers but still down about 1.6% over the week. The more domestically focused FTSE 250 slipped 0.1% to 21,363.37, taking its weekly loss to roughly 2.1%, while the AIM All‑Share fell 0.8% on the day and 1.4% on the week. London South East+1 A late bounce driven by hopes of US and UK interest‑rate cuts and dip‑buying in
22 November 2025
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Barclays Shares Slump 5% in FTSE 100 Rout – Is It a Golden Buying Opportunity?

Barclays Share Price Today (21 November 2025): BARC Closes at 391p as Buyback Rolls On and UK Growth Fears Bite

Barclays PLC’s UK-listed shares (LON: BARC) eased lower on Friday, 21 November 2025, as a soft session for global equities and renewed worries about the UK economy offset support from the bank’s ongoing share buyback programme. As of the market close on 21 November 2025, Barclays was trading around 391p, down roughly 1.7% on the day from Thursday’s close of 397.75p.Investing.com+1 Barclays share price today: key numbers at a glance Based on data from London-focused price providers and major financial platforms, today’s session for Barclays PLC (BARC) looked roughly as follows:Investing.com UK+3Investing.com+3Share Prices+3 Despite today’s pullback, Barclays remains up strongly over the past
21 November 2025
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London Stock Exchange at Record Highs – Inside the Historic Market’s Brexit Battle and 2025 Revival

London Stock Market Today (21 November 2025): FTSE 100 Hits One‑Month Low as AI Bubble Fears and Weak UK Data Weigh on Sentiment

London’s stock market endured another bruising session on Friday 21 November 2025, as the FTSE 100 slipped to a one‑month low in early trade before clawing back some ground. A sharp global sell‑off in high‑growth and AI‑linked stocks, disappointing UK data on retail sales and public borrowing, and fresh energy bill worries combined to drag UK shares lower. The Guardian+2The Guardian+2 By mid‑morning in London, the FTSE 100 was trading around 9,490, down roughly 0.4% on the day, having earlier opened about 1% lower and briefly touched the 9,420 region — its lowest level in around a month. The more
21 November 2025
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Barclays Shares Slump 5% in FTSE 100 Rout – Is It a Golden Buying Opportunity?

Barclays share price today (19 November 2025): BARC slips to ~398p as buyback and new capital deal meet cooler UK inflation

London, 19 November 2025 – Barclays’ share price eased on Wednesday, pausing after a volatile few sessions for UK banks as investors weighed fresh UK inflation data, ongoing share buybacks and a new €1.5bn capital security from the group. Barclays share price snapshot for 19 November 2025 On the London Stock Exchange, Barclays (LSE: BARC) finished the day around: That leaves Barclays about 7–8% below its 52‑week high set last week, but still almost 80% above its 12‑month low, underlining how strong the rally in UK bank stocks has been in 2025. Investing.com+1 For international investors, the New York‑listed ADR (NYSE: BCS) was trading near $21 in early US dealings, fractionally
19 November 2025
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London Stock Exchange at Record Highs – Inside the Historic Market’s Brexit Battle and 2025 Revival

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Steadies as Inflation Cools and WH Smith Ousts CEO

The UK stock market was trying to find its footing on Wednesday 19 November 2025, as investors weighed cooler inflation data, a weaker pound and a flurry of corporate news led by WH Smith’s shock chief executive exit. By late morning, the FTSE 100 had recovered early losses to trade modestly higher, up about 0.1% at 9,565.99 as of 10:35 GMT, after falling 1.3% in Tuesday’s global sell-off. FT Markets+1 The mid‑cap FTSE 250, which had also been hit hard the previous session, was only fractionally higher, reflecting lingering caution after a volatile few days. AJ Bell+1 Key points at a glance Market
19 November 2025
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Stock Market Today

MPWR stock price hits a new high after Monolithic Power’s outlook — what traders watch next week

MPWR stock price hits a new high after Monolithic Power’s outlook — what traders watch next week

8 February 2026
New York, February 7, 2026, 19:54 (EST) — Market closed. Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR.O) shares jumped 6.4% on Friday to close at $1,229.82, a new 52-week high that topped the prior peak set two days earlier. The stock beat moves in Texas Instruments and Analog Devices in a strong session for U.S. equities, and volume ran well above its recent average. (MarketWatch) The move matters now because investors are scanning chip names for any read-through on data-center demand as AI workloads push power needs higher. Monolithic sells power-management parts — the voltage conversion and control hardware that sits close to
Microchip Technology stock price: MCHP heads into Monday after earnings outlook and mixed analyst calls

Microchip Technology stock price: MCHP heads into Monday after earnings outlook and mixed analyst calls

8 February 2026
Microchip Technology shares fell 2.6% to $76.01 Friday after its outlook and analyst reactions disappointed some investors. The company reported fiscal Q3 net sales up 15.6% to $1.186 billion and guided March-quarter sales to $1.24–$1.28 billion. A global memory shortage has disrupted orders, and analysts remain split on recovery prospects. BlackRock disclosed a 10% stake as of Jan. 31.
Renesas stock price jumps again as $3 billion SiTime deal keeps traders hooked on 6723

Renesas stock price jumps again as $3 billion SiTime deal keeps traders hooked on 6723

8 February 2026
Renesas shares closed at 2,957.5 yen on Friday, up 6.9% after announcing a $3 billion cash-and-stock deal to transfer its timing business to SiTime, with closing targeted by end-2026. Renesas forecast March-quarter revenue of 367.5–382.5 billion yen and a 58.5% gross margin. The company reported 2025 revenue of 1.32 trillion yen and a non-GAAP profit of 329.3 billion yen.
Moore Threads (688795) share price in focus after Pony.ai tie-up as China market reopens

Moore Threads (688795) share price in focus after Pony.ai tie-up as China market reopens

8 February 2026
Moore Threads’ Shanghai-listed shares closed up 0.45% at 536.99 yuan on Feb. 6 after announcing a strategic cooperation with Pony.ai on autonomous driving compute. Pony.ai plans to use Moore Threads’ MTT S5000 cards for L4 system training and targets over 3,000 Robotaxis by end-2026. Investors await further deal details as the market reopens Monday.
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