This Wednesday, UK Finance Minister Rachel Reeves dropped the 2025 Budget with three bold promises: no return to austerity measures, tight control over public spending and borrowing levels, and meaningful relief for households struggling with living costs. It's a delicate balancing act—trying to stimulate without bleeding the treasury dry. For markets, fiscal discipline usually signals stability, but aggressive cost-of-living interventions could shift consumer behavior and liquidity flows. Worth watching how this plays out across asset classes, especially if inflation pressures resurface or bond yields react.