The chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered a rare pre-Budget speech this week, failing to rule out breaking a key Labour Manifesto pledge.
Meanwhile, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)’s met to set base rate amid sticky inflation.
November’s Premium Bonds winners were announced, with two winners earning the top £1 million prize.
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Elsewhere, nearly 10 million workers enrolled in Nest, the UK’s largest workplace pension scheme, are currently not saving into their pots, according to new data.
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