Economic news and events

Explosive-laden drones hit three oil fields in Iraq’s northern autonomous Kurdistan region early Wednesday, Kurdish forces said, a day after a similar attack shut operations...

UK consumer price inflation was more robust than expected last month, numbers on Wednesday showed, hitting the loftiest rate in a year-and-a-half.

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Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has said that ‘urgent’ reforms of retail banking payments should be a priority as he remains to be ‘convinced’...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves told City bosses on Tuesday that Britain cannot meet its growth ambitions without a ‘fighting fit and thriving’ finance sector, as she...

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled a package of reforms to the UK’s financial system set to be the biggest in a decade, aimed at...

The Bank of England has said it will implement rules which will make it easier for mid-sized banks to compete in the mortgage market and...

US President Donald Trump on Monday told Russia to resolve its Ukraine war within 50 days or face massive new economic sanctions as he laid...

Rachel Reeves has not ruled out the possibility of a new wealth tax but insisted commitments not to hike tax for ‘working people’ remained.

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet Donald Trump when the US president visits Scotland ahead of his second state visit to the UK.

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Donald Trump will be hosted by the King and Queen at Windsor Castle during his unprecedented second state visit to the UK in September.

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