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John Healey’s First UK Budget: What It Means for Markets

Bloomberg Markets28 October 2026, 14:50 UTCUnited Kingdom

The Opening Trade team delivers special coverage of John Healey's first budget as UK Chancellor of the Exchequer. Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson and Tom Mackenzie anchor the program, joined by Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker live from Abingdon Green, Head of Economics and Government Stephanie Flanders and Peter Schaffrik, Chief European Macro Strategist at RBC. Watch for expert analysis, real-time reaction, and insight into what the new budget means for markets, policy, and the UK economy. (Source: Bloomberg)

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