4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (470+ words) The British pound’s move against the US dollar is no longer simply a reflection of the interest-rate differential between the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve. Instead, it has become the result of a complex interaction between monetary policy…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (533+ words) More than half of UK professionals (53%) are planning to look for a new job before the end of the year, according to new research from global talent solutions and business consulting firm Robert Half. The survey of 1,000 UK workers found…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (832+ words) Chancellor John Healey has warned that his first Budget could involve difficult decisions as the economic consequences of Donald Trump’s war with Iran feed through into inflation, growth and government borrowing costs. The warning comes after a sharp rise in…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (545+ words) Investors are growing increasingly wary of government debt as borrowing costs surge across major markets, complicating the fiscal outlook for Andy Burnham’s administration just as pressure mounts for further cost-of-living support. The latest UK retail sales figures have added to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1574+ words) London equities fell on Tuesday as a renewed surge in oil prices pushed government borrowing costs sharply higher, reviving concerns about inflation and adding to the fiscal pressures facing the UK government ahead of next month’s Budget. The FTSE 100 closed…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (527+ words) UK inflation accelerated sharply in July as higher household energy costs, driven by the Iran war, pushed price growth to its highest level since March and complicated the government’s efforts to ease the cost of living. Consumer price inflation rose…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (402+ words) The latest public sector finance figures offer the new Government some welcome relief – but one encouraging month will not be enough to prevent difficult decisions that must be made in the upcoming October Budget. Public Sector Net Borrowing, excluding public…...

4+ week, 10+ hour ago   (527+ words) UK inflation is expected to accelerate sharply in July, threatening to reopen a difficult debate for the Bank of England over how quickly it can cut interest rates as higher energy bills collide with emerging food-price pressures. Economists broadly expect…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (590+ words) Andy Burnham has promised to do “what I can” to help households through increasingly difficult economic conditions after UK inflation accelerated and forecasts pointed to further pressure on energy bills. Consumer price inflation rose to 2.9 per cent in July, from…...