
Economy
UK Budget absorbs higher debt-interest costs as fiscal buffer narrows
The Treasury preserves its fiscal rules while forecasts show higher financing needs, modest growth and persistent inflation.
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The Treasury preserves its fiscal rules while forecasts show higher financing needs, modest growth and persistent inflation.

Imports increased more in dollar terms than exports in September, while preliminary wholesale and retail inventories also rose.

Headline inflation and the underlying trimmed mean both increased in September, according to figures released on 28 October.
The IMF has projected that Nigeria's economy will expand by 4.2% in 2026 and 4.3% in 2027, outpacing a global economy held back by tighter conditions and uneven momentum.