The UK economy grew at its fastest pace in more than a year in February, marking a better-than-expected start to 2026, ...

Economists polled by Reuters expected U.K. gross domestic product (GDP) to have expanded by 0.1% month-on-month.

By Andy Bruce LONDON, April 16 (Reuters) - Britain's economy put on a burst of growth in February, suggesting it was in ...

THE UK economy grew by a surprise 0.5% in the three months to February, official figures reveal. This follows growth of 0.3% ...

The surprise reading for February came before the jump in energy prices that followed the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

UK economic growth in February better than forecast before Iran war - The ONS said gross domestic product grew by 0.5% ...

The UK's 2026 growth will take the worst hit of any rich nation because of the Iran war, the IMF warned on Tuesday. Its ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed its economic forecasts for the UK, warning that the war involving Iran ...

Over-reliance on imported gas and worries over Starmer’s future likely to stall pick-up in momentum, analysts say ...

With the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announcing a monthly GDP increase of 0.5%, the economy of the United Kingdom gave a substantial positive surprise in February 2026. This number shows the ...

LONDON, ​April 16 (Reuters) - Britain's ‌economy grew by ‌a ⁠better-than-expected ⁠0.5% in the three months ​to February, ...

The ​pound was last up 0.1% at $1.3575. The euro slipped against the British currency and ‌was down 0.1% at 86.94 pence .