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Nationwide said a typical first-time buyer mortgage payment equaled 32% of take-home pay in January, down from a 2023 peak of 38%. Bank Rate 3.75% in 2026, now.

ONS said CPI inflation rose to 3.4% in Dec 2025, with CPIH at 3.6% and services inflation at 4.5%. Bank Rate is 3.75% before Feb. 5. Alcohol and tobacco higher.

CME raised margins on gold and silver futures as prices whipsawed, adding pressure on leveraged positions and accelerating a sharp selloff across metals.

Silver plunged more than 30% in its steepest daily loss since 1980 and gold slid double digits after the U.S. announced Kevin Warsh as the next Fed nominee.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres cites the India EU trade deal and calls for networked multipolarity, rejecting single power dominance and rival bloc politics.

FEBI says 35% of surveyed EU businesses intend to invest at least 50 million euros each, while 69% plan more manufacturing and 37% expand capability centres so.

The financing is designed to widen access to longer term credit for Kosovo’s small businesses, including women led enterprises, via Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo deal 2026.

The yen surges and the dollar retreats across major currencies as markets track official FX scrutiny, with euro and sterling near four month highs.

Treasury custody totals in Europe are feeding dump claims, but confirmed sales remain selective as Trump’s Greenland dispute strains transatlantic ties.

UK CPI inflation increased to 3.4% in December from 3.2% in November, the first rise in five months, as transport and food costs pushed prices higher.