INDEPENDENT NEWS • U.S. & WORLD
New York · ETLos AngelesLondonTokyoSydney
Friday, Oct 23, 2026 · ET
NEWS THAT MATTERS.
AS IT UNFOLDS.
World

UK consumer confidence falls at fastest rate since Covid as cost of living bites

Published October 23, 2026 12:00 am • Updated October 23, 2026 12:00 am •
UK consumer confidence falls at fastest rate since Covid as cost of living bites
Photo via The Guardian World

Economic fallout from war in Middle East adds to pressures on consumers and on chancellor before budgetConsumer confidence in the UK has fallen at the fastest rate outside the Covid pandemic since the 2016 Brexit vote as the escalating economic damage from the war in the Middle East hits Britain.With less than a week before John Healey’s first budget, the latest barometer from the data…

Economic fallout from war in Middle East adds to pressures on consumers and on chancellor before budgetConsumer confidence in the UK has fallen at the fastest rate outside the Covid pandemic since the 2016 Brexit vote as the escalating economic damage from the war in the Middle East hits Britain.With less than a week before John Healey’s first budget, the latest barometer from the data…

Source: The Guardian World — Original report ↗

WorldLine News is displaying a source-attributed brief. Details may evolve. The linked publication is responsible for its original reporting.

Original source: The Guardian World ↗