UK at risk of ‘sudden confidence crisis’ if markets lose faith in budget – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsThe Filter: The best Black Friday 2025 deals in the UK on the products we love‘Black Fraud Day’: shoppers warned over Black Friday scamsThe financial markets today have been hit by disruption caused a data centre fault.Trading of futures and options on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange has been halted since early this morning, disrupting markets across equities, foreign exchange, bonds and commodities.“Due to a cooling iss