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Healey's Budget Placates Gilt Markets, Santander Says
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Victoria Clarke, UK chief economist at Santander CIB, said at a Bloomberg event in London that the UK fiscal trajectory "does not look brilliant but it looks okay" and "needs to be delivered," following Chancellor John Healey's Budget announcement. The statement indicated that financial markets assessed the budget as acceptable rather than concerning. Clarke's remarks were made at an exclusive event for Bloomberg subscribers.
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