Barclays’ Q1 2026 Business Prosperity Index reveals that the vast majority of UK businesses (85 per cent) remain confident in the strength of their business, despite 80 per cent reporting a negative impact from the Middle East conflict.

In this year’s Equity Gilt Study, Barclays Research examines how physical AI will move beyond the digital realm and into the real economy, with humanoid robots set to reshape productivity, labour markets, geopolitics, and long-term asset returns.

Barclays Property Insights reveals that global and economic uncertainty is impacting how UK homeowners are managing their household finances.

Barclays US Consumer Bank released its fourth annual Travel Rewards and Loyalty Report, showing that today’s travellers are approaching vacations with a sharper focus on control, value, and confidence.

New Barclays research shows that a long‑standing reluctance to talk about money continues to affect how confidently UK adults manage their household finances.

The latest Barclays Business Prosperity Index report reveals that despite affordability pressures, regulatory challenges and financial caution, four in five businesses (83 per cent) operating in housebuilding and its supply chains remain confident about their outlook for the year ahead.

Half of UK adults (50 per cent) are more worried about falling victim to a scam than they were 12 months ago, according to the latest Barclays Scams Bulletin.

Consumer card spending declined -0.2 per cent year-on-year in 2025, after growing 1.6 per cent in 2024 and 4.1 per cent in 2023.

Three in four shoppers believe AI advances have made scams more convincing, fuelling Black Friday fraud fears.

Consumer card spending declined -0.7 per cent year-on-year in September, down from 0.5 per cent growth in August and lower than the latest CPIH inflation rate of 4.1 per cent.

New research from the Barclays Business Prosperity Index reveals that while two in five (43 per cent) UK businesses surveyed are...

Grocery spending saw its highest uplift since March, fuelled by a surge in shopping for picnic and barbecue foods at specialist stores....