Economic news and events

UK public sector net borrowing was higher than expected in March, figures released by the Office for National Statistics showed on Wednesday.

Public sector borrowing...

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to ‘defend Britain’s interests’ as she prepares to meet fellow finance ministers in Washington and push for a US...

US and European allies will join their UK and Ukraine counterparts in London for the latest peace talks on the war-torn nation’s conflict with Russia.

Wednesday’s...

British Steel announced on Tuesday it has halted plans to lay off thousands of workers after the government secured the raw materials necessary to keep...

[Alliance News] - A Bank of England policymaker has said US trade tariffs are more likely to push down on UK inflation than to push...

Three quarters of UK manufacturing and logistics firms are bracing for a hit from US tariffs, with many putting the brakes on investment plans in...

Keir Starmer will aim to strengthen the UK’s defence ties with New Zealand as he hosts the country’s prime minister on Tuesday.

The UK prime minister...

The UK Chancellor has said it would be ‘foolish’ to stop engaging with China.

Rachel Reeves is due to hold talks with the US next week...

US President Donald Trump and his administration are studying whether dismissing independent Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is an option, his top economic aide said...

European Central Bank policymakers look increasingly likely to cut interest rates again on Thursday, with US President Donald Trump’s stop-start tariff announcements sowing concern in...