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Consumer confidence at near two-year high as World Cup and UK holidaying lift summer spending
Business•August 11, 2026 at 7:00 AMNational

Consumer confidence at near two-year high as World Cup and UK holidaying lift summer spending

By Phillip Inman•The Guardian - UK News

Barclays says survey shows people feel more secure in jobs and have more leeway to spend on non-essentialsBusiness live – latest updatesConsumer confidence hit its highest level in almost two years in July, according to research that indicated the closing stages of the men’s football World Cup and more people holidaying in the UK raised summer spending.A truce in the Middle East conflict in June and the arrival of a new prime minister in No 10 also gave a lift to consumers after a long period of heightened uncertainty. Continue reading...

Barclays says survey shows people feel more secure in jobs and have more leeway to spend on non-essentials

Consumer confidence hit its highest level in almost two years in July, according to research that indicated the closing stages of the men’s football World Cup and more people holidaying in the UK raised summer spending.

A truce in the Middle East conflict in June and the arrival of a new prime minister in No 10 also gave a lift to consumers after a long period of heightened uncertainty.

Continue reading...

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