3 d. ago Mortgage rates estimates: How much will my repayments go up or down in 2025?

Interest rates remain in flux in the UK but are likely to change this year - here’s how it might affect your pocket

Economics

3 d. ago Householders warned 'act now' as energy bills set to rise next month

Fixed energy tariffs for over 400,000 households are set to expire at the end of May

Events

5 d. ago Canada set to vote in election overshadowed by Trump’s tariff and annexation threats

Liberal party looked headed for defeat until American president began threatening Canada's economy and sovereignty

Politics

7 d. ago UK banks set to reassure households as tariffs ‘watershed’ moment for economy

Some of the country’s biggest high street lenders will publish their latest financial results next week.

Economics

7 d. ago Energy price cap set to fall in July as Trump tariffs bring unexpected effects

UK households could soon see a £166 drop in bills on average

Politics

8 d. ago March home sales slowed in a lethargic opening to the spring buying season

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in March, a sluggish start to the spring homebuying season as elevated mortgage rates and rising prices discouraged many prospective home shoppers

Economics

9 d. ago Britain’s largest building society to cut mortgage rates as low as 3.89%

The cuts were announced as both HSBC UK and First Direct announced changes to stress rates

Politics

9 d. ago Britain's biggest building society to cut mortgage rates as low as 3.89%

The best deals are available to buyers with a 40 per cent deposit

Politics

1 week ago Nationwide to cut mortgage rates as low as 3.89% as banks boost borrowing power

HSBC UK and First Direct announced changes to their mortgage affordability calculations which could help some people to get a deal with them.

Economics

1 week ago Another crisis, another IMF summit: but unlike 2008, the delegates are disunited

Where once the world came together to fight the credit crunch, Trump’s tariffs will set a more divisive testWhen the world’s finance ministers and central bank governors gather at the International Monetary Fund in Washington this week, it may kindle memories of another meeting, also held against the backdrop of a global economic crisis, in autumn 2008.Then, as the aftershocks from the collapse of Lehman Brothers ripped through financial markets, central banks coordinated drastic emergency rate cuts, and the UK chancellor, Alistair Darling, urged his G7 counterparts to emulate the UK’s approach and shore up stricken banks. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago How Trump tariff chaos will set iPhone costs soaring as expert weighs in on painful hike

EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump's tariffs will impose increased costs on Chinese produced goods – but with most iPhones being constructed in China, experts warn UK customers could bear some extra costs

Politics

2 w. ago Blow for Keir Starmer as Donald Trump says 'baseline' 10 per cent tariffs are set to stay

The US President has imposed sweeping 10 per cent tariffs on all goods imported to America, while he has also slapped 25 per cent charges on aluminium, steel and cars.

Politics

2 w. ago What the 'bigger than expected' drop in UK inflation now means for interest rates and mortgages

Consumer Price Index (CPI) has fallen to 2.6 percent in March and is now edging closer towards the Bank of England's 2 percent target

Economics

2 w. ago Japan set for ‘guinea pig’ trade talks with US after Trump’s tariffs

Tokyo first in line for negotiations that will be closely watched as test case of Washington’s trade war strategy

Politics

2 w. ago UK inflation surprise: May 8 interest rate cut ‘sure bet’ but will mortgage costs now fall?

“This is an uncertain moment - both for the UK economy and for household finances” – Kevin Brown, Scottish Friendly

Economics

2 w. ago Trump brags he ‘rewarded’ farmers with $28bn in taxpayer aid after his first damaging tariffs. He’s set to do it again

‘The USA will PROTECT OUR FARMERS!!!’ Trump vowed about the voters that supported him

Economics

2 w. ago Baba Vanga made eerie prediction about the global economy in 2025

As the US president threatens to set the global finance trade ablaze with his controversial tariffs, the Economic Times reports that Baba Vanga was the first to foresee it.

Politics

2 w. ago Majority believes the wealthy and large corporations will benefit the most from Trump’s tariff plan

Americans’ view of tariff outcomes mirror opinion of 2017 Republican tax cuts set to be extended by Congress this year

Politics

3 w. ago Donald Trump's tariff climbdown could be on the cards as UK set for major breakthrough

Senior UK Government sources have said that talks over a potential deal with President Trump will take place in the coming days, despite one of the President's advisors having dismissed the idea

Politics

3 w. ago Reeves looks to nurture ‘green shoots’ of UK economic growth

Chancellor welcomes striking official data as allies set out ‘four-pronged response’ to Trump tariffs

Economics