8 h. ago ALEX BRUMMER: 13 things Reeves could do in the Budget to fire growth

Rachel Reeves is widely predicted to introduce a less-than-appetising ­smorgasbord of painful levies when she stands up in the House of Commons tomorrow.

Events

12 h. ago Budget 2025 latest: Reeves drops mention of economic growth after dire forecasts ahead of Budget

Chancellor to unveil series of measures in highly anticipated Budget on Wednesday

Economics

18 h. ago Shock news for Reeves over ‘growth emergency’ days before make

Rachel Reeves arrived in the Treasury with a ‘number 1 mission’ of producing economic growth - but two days before her second Budget she faces warnings that it will be downgraded

Events

19 h. ago Warning over UK ‘growth emergency’ just days before Reeves’ make

Rachel Reeves arrived in the Treasury with a ‘number 1 mission’ of producing economic growth - but two days before her second Budget she faces warnings that it will be downgraded

Events

20 h. ago Reeves faces economic ‘growth emergency’ ahead of make or break Budget

Rachel Reeves arrived in the Treasury with a ‘number 1 mission’ of producing economic growth, but two days before her second Budget she faces warnings that it will be downgraded

Economics

21 h. ago OBR to ‘downgrade growth forecasts for every year of this parliament’

The news will come as a major blow to the government, which has put economic growth at the centre of its plan for Britain

Politics

3 d. ago UK private sector growth slows due to business caution ahead of Budget

The S&P Global flash UK composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI) reported a reading of 50.5 in November, slipping from 52.2.

Economics

5 d. ago House price growth slows as Budget jitters bite but typical home is now worth £7,000 more than a year ago

House prices are falling, according to the latest official figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Economics

7 d. ago Labour's Budget 'circus' has crushed growth hopes, former BoE chief warns as markets get jitters over Chancellor's income tax hike U

Andy Haldane, who was chief economist at the Bank, delivered a scathing verdict on the shambolic process after the Chancellor's humiliating U-turn on hiking income tax.

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7 d. ago Budget rumours key reason for weak growth, says former Bank chief economist

Andy Haldane has called for the process to be overhauled to prevent Budget leaks that can damage the economy.

Economics

1 week ago Reeves’s actions would suggest she’s trying to slow economy down, says former NatWest chief

Labour chancellor under fire ahead of crunch Budget as new figures show GDP growth has slowed

Politics

1 week ago FTSE 100 LIVE: London slips as UK economic growth slows in blow to Rachel Reeves ahead of budget

FTSE 100 LIVE: London slips as UK economic growth slows in blow to Rachel Reeves ahead of budget  Yahoo Finance UK

Economics

1 week ago Tax hikes will kneecap economic growth next year, Reeves warned

Britain could be set for a sharp slowdown in economic growth next year as the country braces for another bruising Budget in two weeks' time.

Events

1 week ago New blow for Reeves as economy stalls close to zero in run up to Budget

GDP inches ahead by just 0.1% in the third quarter in a grim set of figures that one City analyst said revived the spectre of recession

Economics

1 week ago Budget blow for Reeves after latest UK growth figures announced: Live updates

UK economic growth has slowed further to 0.1 per cent over the third quarter of 2025 ahead of the autumn Budget

Politics

1 week ago UK economy latest: Growth slower than expected at 0.1% ahead of crucial Reeves Budget

UK economic growth has slowed further over the third quarter of 2025 ahead of the autumn Budget

Economics

1 week ago New blow for Reeves as economy stalls in run up to the Budget

GDP rose by just 0.1% in the third quarter in what one City analyst described as a “kick in the teeth” for the Chancellor

Economics

1 week ago ALEX BRUMMER: Despite the economic gloom, there ARE signs of recovery. But I fear Rachel Reeves is about to spray weedkiller all over the green shoots

Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse, now the Office for National Statistics has reported that the unemployment rate has risen to 5 per cent, the highest for four years.

Events

1 week ago The madness of fiscal rules: Reeves's obsession is holding business back, says ALEX BRUMMER

Rachel Reeves is so intent on being the Iron Chancellor that the whole focus of her troubled 17-months at the Treasury has been about fiscal policy.

Politics

3 w. ago UK house price growth slows as buyers ‘wait and see’ before Budget

A senior UK economist said house prices have remained subdued but are likely to continue rising slowly

Economics