The London-listed bank now expects operating income to grow faster than its previous 5% to 7% range, helped by a third consecutive record quarter in its wealth business.
Food prices in shops were 2.9% higher than a year ago and non-food prices 1.7% higher, according to the British Retail Consortium, which wants the Chancellor to ease retailers' costs in Wednesday's Budget.
The Treasury and Canada's finance department say the UK-backed Multilateral Defence Mechanism and the Canadian-led Defence, Security and Resilience Bank will be distinct institutions with a framework for cooperation.
The international oil benchmark settled at $116.72 a barrel on Friday, its highest close since late April, as attacks in the Gulf raised fears for supply.
Government borrowing costs at different lengths of loan add up to a picture of what markets expect. Here is how to read it and why it reaches mortgage prices.
From February 2030 the UK's oldest inflation measure will be calculated using the methods behind CPIH. The change is technical, but it will alter payments on pensions, gilts and student loans for years.