Economic news and events

UK inflation remained steady in September, with consumer prices rising at the same annual rate as in August, figures from the Office for National Statistics...

Rachel Reeves has said plans to scrap paperwork and ‘arbitrary rules’ for thousands of UK businesses would save firms almost £6 billion a year by...

UK government borrowing rose in September to its highest level for that month in five years, as higher debt interest payments and increased departmental spending...

UK household sentiment worsened a bit in October but was still the second-highest since July 2024, data published by S&P Global showed on Monday.

The S&P...

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...