Falling UK inflation rate and prospect of interest rate cuts mean there could be upside surprises for PM in 2026 ...

Rachel Reeves has received a new blow after new figures revealed that UK economic growth slowed in the third quarter of the ...

UK consumers’ debit and credit card spending slumped in 2025 for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic as wider economic ...

British households saved less in the July-to-September period of this year as they felt the hit from higher taxes but still ...

The Bank of England is belatedly waking up to the fact that Britain is struggling. It cut its official rate by 25 basis points to 3.75% on Thursday, but it’s not really grasping that more is needed.

Since 2007, the first version of official economic history — the version that gets reported as news every few months — showed that the average annual growth rate was 0.76 per cent. By contrast, the ...

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as London’s blue-chip share index rises by 21.5% for the year ...

In the memorable words of one official statistician, Britain’s economy was “going gangbusters” at the beginning of 2024. Unfortunately, last year appears to have ended with a whimper. The best hope ...

Households and businesses have endured a bumpy ride over 2025 as the impact of tax hikes and US President Donald Trump’s trade war weighed on the economy, but another slew of interest rate cuts helped ...

The UK is grappling with stagnant growth and stubborn inflation, but will it tip over into recession? The latest World Economic Outlook from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects UK growth to ...

Plans for a new football regulator were included earlier this month in the King’s Speech, the UK government’s legislative plan for the upcoming year, meaning it is likely to happen soon. The ...