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Reeves may have to U-turn over no more tax rises, warn economists
Dramatic economic slowdown means chancellor could face lower receipts and higher borrowing costs in 2025
Phillip Inman and Graeme Wearden
20, Dec, 2024 @4:59 PM
Lift for Rachel Reeves as UK borrowing hits three-year low
Drop to £11.2bn a welcome figure for chancellor after backlash from business leaders to budget
Phillip Inman
20, Dec, 2024 @9:36 AM
Inflation fears trump growth concerns among Bank of England’s MPC members
Investors are betting on just one more rates cut this year, which could bring stagnation, undermining government efforts to drive the economy forward
Phillip Inman
19, Dec, 2024 @4:35 PM
UK factory orders ‘collapse’ to four-year low, CBI says; inflation rises to 2.6% – as it happened
Starmer says more to do on economy so growth is ‘felt in the pockets of working people’; US Federal Reserve widely expected to cut interest rates by a quarter point
Julia Kollewe
18, Dec, 2024 @3:09 PM
Brexit cost UK £27bn in lost trade in first two years, review finds
Despite fall in trade, LSE study says overall impact was more limited than OBR forecasters first estimated
Phillip Inman
18, Dec, 2024 @12:22 PM
UK pay growth leaps to 5.2%, reducing chances of interest rate cut
Rise in wages for skilled workers in manufacturing sector drives increase, but vacancies fall again
Phillip Inman
17, Dec, 2024 @11:19 AM
Reeves to pledge closer EU ties in pivot from post-Brexit ‘division and chaos’
First speech by UK chancellor to eurozone finance ministers since 2020 will promise ‘business-like’ approach to relations
Mark Sweney and Phillip Inman
09, Dec, 2024 @12:01 AM
Can the world’s trade police survive Trump II?
Relevance of World Trade Organization under scrutiny amid US president-elect’s protectionist stance
Phillip Inman
03, Dec, 2024 @11:00 AM
Eurozone manufacturers see ‘no sign of recovery’ as UK orders slow
France, Germany and Austria are especially hard hit, as British factory owners cut jobs and investment
Phillip Inman
02, Dec, 2024 @12:03 PM
We need to talk about capitalism. Why won’t Labour do it?
The government has its five missions. But the deeper cause of Britain’s malaise is the unhealthy and unhappy nature of the modern eceonomy
Phillip Inman
30, Nov, 2024 @5:00 PM
Global trade tensions and cyber attacks ‘threaten UK economy’; UK Black Friday spending ‘up 12%’ – as it happened
Bank of England says global risks remain high, and the outlook has become more uncertain and riskier
Graeme Wearden
29, Nov, 2024 @4:23 PM
House prices and sales across UK expected to rise in early 2025
Buyers seeking to benefit from expiring tax breaks and pent-up demand all predicted to drive up costs, according to Zoopla report
Phillip Inman
29, Nov, 2024 @5:00 AM
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