The Bank of England’s chief economist has contradicted the government by saying there is an “undoubtedly a UK-specific component” to the...
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A powerful group of cross-party MPs has demanded the chancellor release a full economic forecast by the end of October – a month earlier than planned...
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has insisted the government is focusing on “delivering the growth plan” and “protecting people right across the...
Shares in companies that depend on consumer spending have plunged after Next, the fashion to homewares retailer, cut its sales forecast for the second half of...
Liz Truss says her government has “done the right thing” in its mini-budget in order to get the economy growing. Speaking to the BBC in a raft of...
Prime Minister Liz Truss’s external adviser on the economy has told Sky News that the chancellor had “taken his eye off the ball” and...
The Bank of England’s dramatic intervention today was in response to a “run dynamic” emerging in the British pensions system which could have...
Lenders pulled a record number of mortgages in a single day on Wednesday, more than double the previous record set in the depths of the pandemic. There has...
This is an extraordinary moment. We’ll get to the details in a moment but before we do let’s not lose sight of the big picture. The Bank of England...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has criticised the UK government’s mini-budget, saying the plans for tax cuts and spending will increase inequality...
Sir Keir Starmer has announced that a Labour government will create Great British Energy – a new, publicly owned company that will generate renewable...
Images of banknotes featuring a portrait of the King will be revealed by the end of this year – but the public won’t be able to get their hands on...
The overnight fall in the value of the pound, descending to its lowest level against the dollar since decimalisation in 1971, matters because of what it says...
Pendragon, the London-listed car dealer behind brands including Evans Halshaw and Stratstone, has received a fresh £400m takeover approach from its...
GSK, the FTSE-100 pharmaceuticals giant, has poached Burberry Group’s finance chief to create a rare all-female executive leadership team in...
The owner of Hoseasons and some of Europe’s biggest holiday rental operations has hired banks to oversee a sale that could value it at up to £2bn...
