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Everyone's Minting. Nobody's Moving. | The MJBurrows Briefing - Issue No 55

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Jul 31, 2026

Everyone's Minting. Nobody's Moving. | The MJBurrows Briefing - Issue No 55

Shell, Lloyds, Rolls-Royce and Schroders post bumper profits as the Bank of England and the Fed both hold rates, hostage to the oil price.

Matthew Burrows
Matthew Burrows
Britain's Squeezed. Someone's Still Minting. | The MJBurrows Briefing - Issue No 54

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Jul 30, 2026

Britain's Squeezed. Someone's Still Minting. | The MJBurrows Briefing - Issue No 54

Niesr hands Healey a £24bn squeeze and a £3.4bn buffer, mortgage demand holds despite a 19% drop, and miners and crypto giants keep minting.

Matthew Burrows
Matthew Burrows
Chaos Pays. Britain's Millionaires Leave. | The MJBurrows Briefing - Issue No 53

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Jul 29, 2026

Chaos Pays. Britain's Millionaires Leave. | The MJBurrows Briefing - Issue No 53

Barclays banked £6.1bn on chaos, British millionaires hit a 2008 low, £3bn into defence tech, and one treasury holds 4.8% of all ether.

Matthew Burrows
Matthew Burrows
Britain's in the Bargain Bin | The MJBurrows Briefing - Issue No 52

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Jul 28, 2026

Britain's in the Bargain Bin | The MJBurrows Briefing - Issue No 52

The Bank holds rates as Brent nears $100, overpriced homes take 4x longer to sell, and private equity's £69bn raid on cheap London rolls on.

Matthew Burrows
Matthew Burrows
Britain's Real Ruler Isn't Burnham — It's the Bond Market | The MJBurrows Briefing - Issue No 51

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Jul 27, 2026

Britain's Real Ruler Isn't Burnham — It's the Bond Market | The MJBurrows Briefing - Issue No 51

Britain spends £110bn on debt interest, Healey inherits a £22bn hole, the inflation dip is a trap, and 1m more face higher tax bands.

Matthew Burrows
Matthew Burrows
Read the Small Print | The MJBurrows Briefing - Issue No 50

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Jul 24, 2026

Read the Small Print | The MJBurrows Briefing - Issue No 50

The stealth tax drags nearly 1m more into higher bands, Burnham cuts pub rates £100m, BT sheds 800,000 lines, and Bitcoin slips on oil.

Matthew Burrows
Matthew Burrows
Nobody Voted for This Tax Rise | The MJBurrows Briefing - Issue No 49

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Jul 23, 2026

Nobody Voted for This Tax Rise | The MJBurrows Briefing - Issue No 49

Inflation's 2.6% dip won't last, IHT hits a record £2.3bn on frozen bands, and Healey inherits a £22bn hole — plus Bitcoin's chip-driven rally.

Matthew Burrows
Matthew Burrows
Britain's for Sale. Crypto's Not Buying. | The MJBurrows Briefing - Issue No 48

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Jul 22, 2026

Britain's for Sale. Crypto's Not Buying. | The MJBurrows Briefing - Issue No 48

Burnham inherits vacancies down 7,000 and youth unemployment at 14.8%, defence stocks rallied on Healey, and crypto's big buyers stopped.

Matthew Burrows
Matthew Burrows
Cheaper Fuel Now, the Bill Comes Later | The MJBurrows Briefing - Issue No 47

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Jul 21, 2026

Cheaper Fuel Now, the Bill Comes Later | The MJBurrows Briefing - Issue No 47

UK inflation dips to 2.6% just as Burnham lands — but profit warnings hit 59, Ryanair's fuel bill bites, and Segro rebuffs a £13.5bn bid.

Matthew Burrows
Matthew Burrows
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