UK mortgage rates have climbed to their highest levels in around five months as rising oil prices and resilient economic growth fuel expectations that the Bank of England may be
UK mortgage rates have climbed to their highest levels in around five months as rising oil prices and resilient economic growth fuel expectations that the Bank of England may be
UK petrol prices have climbed to their highest level in four years as the latest escalation in the Middle East pushes oil and wholesale fuel costs sharply higher.
Financial markets are now pricing in as much as one percentage point of Bank of England interest-rate increases over the next year, as stronger-than-expected UK economic growth and surging energy
Brent crude has surged towards $106 a barrel as escalating fighting in the Middle East drives another sharp rise in global energy prices.
UK petrol prices are expected to climb to their highest level of the year this weekend after renewed US attacks on Iran pushed global oil and fuel markets higher.
European buyers imported a record volume of liquefied natural gas from Russia’s Yamal export hub during the first half of 2026, generating around €6 billion in revenue for Moscow.
UK petrol and diesel prices have started to rise again as higher crude oil prices feed through to wholesale fuel costs.
Donald Trump’s declaration that the US-Iran ceasefire is effectively over has been described as an “ominous” development for UK petrol prices.
Traders on the prediction market Polymarket are increasingly positioning for further weakness in oil prices this month, after crude retreated to levels last seen before the conflict in Iran.
UK diesel prices recorded their biggest monthly fall on record in June, according to RAC Fuel Watch data, as lower oil prices fed through to forecourts.
UK motorists are beginning to benefit from falling fuel costs as easing tensions in the Middle East drive oil prices sharply lower.
Goldman Sachs has lowered its oil price forecasts after the emerging US-Iran peace agreement increased expectations that energy exports through the Strait of Hormuz will return to normal more quickly