As young people bear the brunt of a downturn in the jobs market, figures show a significant number are leaving the UK. Although statisticians caution against comparing annual figures after a recent change in methodology and stress younger people are traditionally more drawn to emigration, a net 111,000 people aged 16 to 34 emigrated from the UK in the year to March 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics.
If the market doesn't seem sure whether or not to expect a base interest rate cut next month, it's not alone-members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) themselves may have little clue which way the vote is going to go. In the run-up to this week, the mood was one of disappointment that the FOMC wouldn't deliver a final cut for 2025, an action many analysts had priced in since this summer.