Economic news and events

The US Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation is far from over and it is ‘premature’ to expect rate cuts around the corner, a senior US...

The US military carried out another round of strikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Friday, targeting missile launchers that were preparing for attacks on shipping...

UK retail sales figures for the final month of 2023 came in much weaker than expected, official data on Friday showed.

According to the Office...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed another attack on a US ship early Friday, after the US launched fresh strikes on rebel targets over their aggression towards...

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has dropped further hints about a tax-cutting budget as the Tories gear up for the general election.

The chancellor said ‘the direction...

The UK ‘won’t stand by’ while international shipping is under attack, the government vowed as Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they would continue targeting vessels –...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday insisted Britain was ‘pointing in the right direction’ despite an unexpected increase in inflation at the end of...

Default rates on mortgages and credit cards increased in the run-up to Christmas, according to a Bank of England survey of lenders.

Banks and building societies...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak survived a key test of his leadership Wednesday, fending off right-wing rebels to win a crunch parliamentary vote on his...

American forces targeted 14 missiles that were ready to launch in Yemen, the US military said Wednesday, after Washington re-designated the Iran-backed Houthi rebels as...