Economic news and events

UK job adverts for postal workers, messengers and couriers, head teachers and principals have increased in recent months, but those for registered specialist nurses and...

Brexit will have a negative impact on the UK’s economic growth ‘for the foreseeable future,’ Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has warned.

The economy is,...

Rachel Reeves has said she cannot leave welfare ‘untouched’ because it would mean putting up people’s taxes, ahead of her Budget in November.

The Chancellor has...

The number of people going financially insolvent across England and Wales in September was 7% higher than a year earlier, according to Insolvency Service figures.

Some...

Emergency bailouts of councils on the brink of financial failure have become normalised in a broken system of funding, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been...

The leading trade association for the UK’s offshore energy industry has said the situation in the industry has ‘deteriorated further’ as it called on the...

Household energy debt in the UK has hit an eight-year high before winter, figures show.

Households are starting the winter owing £780 million to their energy...

The UK chancellor will take aim at those who attempt to halt major infrastructure projects in the courts, in the government’s latest bid to boost...

The UK’s trade deficit stretched slightly in August, according to numbers on Thursday, as exports declined at a slightly faster pace than imports.

Numbers from...

The UK economy achieved minor growth in August, numbers on Wednesday showed, aided by a rise in production.

The Office for National Statistics said UK...