7 d. ago US trade deficit shrinks to smallest since 2020 as gold exports jump

Figures for September raise hopes that GDP growth in third quarter was stronger than forecast

Politics

8 d. ago Christine Lagarde says ECB will probably lift growth forecasts

Central bank president signals a second consecutive upgrade for Eurozone economy

Politics

1 week ago House price growth forecast: London expected to lag behind East Midlands and North West by 2028

Property firm Hamptons, which made the forecast, said London ‘is being held back by higher stamp duty and broader tax anxieties’

Politics

2 w. ago Economy to slow next year as Reeves tax hikes batter Britain, warns OECD

The Paris-based body forecast that growth of 1.4 per cent this year would fall to an even more sluggish 1.2 per cent in 2026.

Events

2 w. ago Experts' forecasts for your money and the economy over the next couple of years

Latest forecast point to a sharp slowdown in economic growth next year - but with inflation and interest rates also falling

Economics

2 w. ago Reeves drags Starmer into Budget lie chaos and says he approved her false warnings that justified monster tax raid

Amid rising fury at the way she softened up the public for monster tax hikes, Rachel Reeves initially dodged a straight question before insisting she had not lied.

Events

2 w. ago Wriggling Reeves has to be asked TWICE whether she 'lied' to soften up Britain for Budget tax raid

Amid rising fury at the way she softened up the public for monster tax hikes, Rachel Reeves initially dodged a straight question before insisting she had not lied.

Economics

3 w. ago Pull the other one, Chancellor! Reeves insists £30bn Budget tax hike was the 'absolute minimum'... despite OBR watchdog downgrade being just £6bn and huge sums going on benefits

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she 'had' to impose more pain on the country even though the Treasury's own watchdog only told her there was a £6billion hole in the public finances.

Economics

3 w. ago Budget 2025 live: Rachel Reeves raises taxes to record high as economic growth forecast to weaken

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch brands package of measures ‘a smorgasbord of misery’ and urges chancellor to resign

Economics

3 w. ago Budget ‘papers over cracks’, say economists as UK growth forecasts downgraded

The Office for Budget Responsibility also pointed to a worsening short-term picture for inflation and unemployment.

Economics

3 w. ago Inflation and unemployment forecasts hiked as tax burden to hit record – OBR

It came as the UK’s official forecaster also reported that economic growth will be weaker than expected from 2026.

Economics

3 w. ago Budget 2025 LIVE: Early release fiasco reveals income tax thresholds frozen for another THREE years in £26billion tax raid

Office for Budget Responsibility increases its forecast for economic growth this year from 1% to 1.5% but downgraded its forecasts for the following four years

Economics

3 w. ago UK budget to target cost of living crisis as Reeves battles to keep Labour MPs on side

Chancellor’s fiscal statement billed as decisive moment for fate of Starmer government as she tries to fill £20bn spending gapRachel Reeves will promise to tackle Britain’s cost of living crisis and deliver fiscal stability in Wednesday’s budget, which is billed as a decisive moment for the fate of Keir Starmer’s beleaguered government.The chancellor will say she is taking the “fair and necessary choices” to shore up the economy as she raises billions of pounds worth of taxes to help offset lower than expected growth forecasts. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. 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

3 w. 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 w. ago Reeves pledges to ‘grip cost of living’ in Budget as tax hikes expected

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is grappling with weak economic growth, persistent inflation and an expected downgrade to official productivity forecasts.

Economics