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Posted on April 13, 2026
3 min readLast updated: April 14, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleUK Chancellor Rachel Reeves will promote her “securonomics” economic strategy at this week’s IMF summit in Washington, underscoring Britain’s stability amid global volatility, while highlighting the need for investor confidence and coordinated energy security measures.
WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves will tell her global counterparts travelling to Washington this week that her approach to dealing with a more uncertain world - which she has dubbed "securonomics" - is the right one, the government said.
Reeves, in the United States for an International Monetary Fund (IMF) summit, will again pitch Britain as a "rare safe haven for investors" that offers stability amid soaring energy prices.
The deadline nL6N40V09S passed on Monday for the start of a U.S. military blockade of ships leaving Iran's ports, and Tehran threatened to strike ports of its Gulf neighbours after weekend talks on ending the war broke down.
Britain's reliance on imported gas and stubbornly higher inflation have driven a sharper government bond selloff than peers since February, limiting Reeves' room for manoeuvre as she tries to stabilise the public finances without deepening the squeeze on households and businesses.
Reeves will "make clear that she will do all in her power to keep costs down for the British public", while urging her peers not to repeat "unaffordable" policy measures of the past, the finance ministry said in a statement.
"Families and businesses across Britain are bearing the cost of instability they did not cause. These are not costs I wanted, but they are costs we will have to respond to," Reeves said.
"I will go to America with a clear message: global leaders must take coordinated economic action and supercharge the path to energy security to protect ourselves in the future."
Reeves is also due to meet J.P. Morgan Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon and the bosses of IBM and ARM while in Washington.
She said in an article published on Sunday that Britain will set out the next steps nL8N40V035 in its efforts to boost its economic competitiveness, as well as the principles for supporting businesses affected by the Iran war fallout, later this week.
The IMF is due to publish its next World Economic Outlook on Tuesday, featuring updated forecasts of economic growth and inflation around the globe.
(Reporting by William Schomberg in Washington; Writing by Andy Bruce in Manchester, England; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
Rachel Reeves is promoting 'securonomics', her approach to managing economic uncertainty and ensuring stability for investors.
Reeves cites Britain's stability amid global instability and soaring energy prices as reasons for being a rare safe haven for investors.
The UK faces reliance on imported gas, higher inflation, and a sharp government bond selloff impacting public finances.
Rachel Reeves is scheduled to meet CEOs of J.P. Morgan, IBM, and ARM while in Washington.
The IMF is due to publish its next World Economic Outlook, including updated economic growth and inflation forecasts.
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