4+ hour, 2+ min ago   (785+ words) The Bank of England is expected to leave interest rates unchanged at 3.75 per cent this week, but economists are warning that policymakers may need to prepare for another increase if surging energy prices drive inflation higher. Most economists expect the…...

4+ day, 4+ 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…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (940+ words) The UK’s record-breaking summer has driven up the cost of fruit and vegetables and could feed into higher prices over the next year, as farmers contend with lower yields, depleted water supplies and rising production costs. The average mean temperature…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (799+ words) The UK economy is expected to have contracted modestly in July, as weak retail activity and higher household energy costs weighed on consumer spending at the start of the third quarter. Economists at Investec and Pantheon Macroeconomics forecast that official…...

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…...

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…...

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, 5+ day ago   (814+ words) UK government borrowing costs have climbed to their highest levels in almost two decades, as rising oil prices and disruption to global energy supplies fuel concerns that inflation could remain elevated and interest rates may have to stay higher for…...