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UK retail sales rebounded slightly last month on the back of growth in all areas except food shops, according to new figures out this a.m.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said retail sales volumes increased by 0.6 per cent in October

FTSE 100 expected to open slightly, retail sales rise 0.6% in October, Spread betting companies are calling the lead index are calling the lead index up by around 16 points.

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The UK banking sector will be reassured that there’s now clarity around the banking surcharge and that the rate will stay at the enacted 3% when corporation tax increases to 25% next April

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Lloyds should be heading back up to 50p on the back of news

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LSE:LLOY) and NatWest Group PLC (LSE:NWG) rose after the chancellor cut the surcharge on their profits from 8% to 3%.

There had been speculation that the sector would be another target for Jeremy Hunt but deep in the recesses of the autumn statement was some good news for the sector.

“5.27 Following the decision to proceed with the CT 6% rate increase to 25%, the changes to the Bank CT Surcharge will also go ahead. This means that banks will be charged an additional 3% on profits above £100 million – they will pay a 1% higher rate of CT than previously.”

House prices increased almost 10 per cent on last year but were unchanged over August and September, new figures have revealed.

The Office for National Statistics’ house price data showed a 9.5 per cent jump over 2022 to September, down from 13.1 per cent in August 2022.

House prices however remained unchanged since August 2022, with the average being £295,000 across the UK in September, a staggering £26,000 up than last year.

https://www.cityam.com/house-prices-up-almost-10-per-cent-on-last-year-as-londons-average-reaches-544k/

VAT-free shopping allows overseas visitors to claim back 20 per cent on their purchases in the UK, Jeremy Hunt would raise an extra £350 million a year in tax revenues by reinstating the measure

British Airways has become the first UK airline to trial the use of biometric technology for international flights, enabling customers taking part in the trial to travel through the airport ‘smartly’ without having to show their passport

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-11430923/amp/BA-trials-biometric-tech-enabling-customers-airport-without-showing-passports.html

This could bounce tomorrow if the chancellor reinstates VAT-free shopping for international tourist this would not only boost IAG but the UK economy

inflation hitting 11.1% recession and stagflation worries news on budget tomorrow

Markets have the war is priced in it's been going on for 8 years

Nov 16 (Reuters) - Surging household energy bills and food prices pushed British inflation to a new 41-year high in October, according to data published a day before finance minister Jeremy Hunt announces tax hikes and spending cuts to control price growth.

Consumer prices rose by 11.1% in annual terms last month, the highest reading since October 1981 and a big jump from 10.1% in September, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday.

Inflation is up again this month as the rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation rose to 11.1 per cent in October, from 10.1 per cent in September, the Office for National Statistics said this morning

UK shares are not joining in with Wall Street's gains it's looking we'll got another bounce tomorrow

Stock futures rose Tuesday after another report signaled that inflation could be slowing, reigniting a rally in stocks.

Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 412 points, or 1.2%. S&P 500 futures added nearly 2% and Nasdaq-100 futures gained 3%

Markets are pricing in for the new tax hike for long haul flights flying over 2000 miles as penalty for their environmental damage, Rishi sunak is all so set to reveal a lower rate for domestic flights this could be a boost for easyJet

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Angry passengers have slammed British Airways (BA) after a flight from Seville to London Gatwick was delayed by around three hours today due to a fault with with a curtain separating business class and economy travellers