Almost half of households do not see benefits of economic growth, report says

BBC Business Wednesday 02 September 2026, 23:26 UTC 1 min read

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Analysis has found a "stark" gap in the spending power of households in the north and south of England on average.

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Bank says gold reserves held in London could be traded more easily and the move will allow it to respond more rapidly in a ‘crisis situation’The Dutch central bank says it has moved 86 tonnes of its gold reserves out of the US and Canada to London, citing “increasing geopolitical unrest”. De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) said gold reserves held in London could be traded more easily than those held in New York and Ottawa.

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Almost half of households do not see benefits of economic growth, report says

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