Data & analysis

UK economy shows some resilience in Q2, but will this prove short-lived? Inflation heads higher, as expected, as another energy price increase is confirmed. And the costs of the US-Iran conflict are…

Mortgage lending is set for modest growth in 2026, driven by resilient remortgaging while affordability pressures continue to weigh on the market.

As payment habits stabilise after years of rapid change, new technologies and infrastructure investment are set to shape the next stage of growth in the UK payments market.

Consumer confidence up, inflation down…but will it last? Bank forecasts expect CPI to pick up, but left rates on hold. We cover research on business investment decisions and public views on AI.

Talks between the US and Iran continue. Oil prices are back to pre-conflict levels, and other market metrics are gradually following. One less thing for a new PM to worry about, but what else is in…

Lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) rose 16 per cent year-on-year to £5.3 billion in the first quarter of 2026, according to UK Finance’s Business Finance Review.

GDP data point to a good start to the year for the UK economy, but the Middle East conflict is taking its toll on business sentiment. Some progress on ceasefire talks is easing pressure on oil…

With no sign of de-escalation in the Middle East conflict, the effects of the energy price shock are increasingly evident in the incoming data. We look at recent developments as well as the response…

UK Finance has today published a new Lending Where We Live report, revealing sharp differences in mortgage affordability and buy to let returns across the UK.