11+ hour, 38+ min ago   (483+ words) The Bank of England is expected to hold interest rates again next week despite fresh uncertainty in the Middle East. Economists have said they still expect a majority of the Bank’s rate-setting committee to opt to keep the base interest…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (451+ words) Millions of households across Britain are set to see their electricity bills fall this autumn after new Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced VAT will be removed from domestic energy bills from October 1. The move, worth £850 million, is expected to save…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (558+ words) The UK economy returned to growth in May, but official figures showed expansion was muted amid price pressures and supply chain issues due to the Iran war. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product rose (GDP) by…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (387+ words) UK economic growth is set to falter and unemployment will worsen as the conflict in the Middle East and rising energy costs weigh on consumers and firms, new forecasts have warned. Influential business group the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (285+ words) The Governor of the Bank of England has said that allowing inflation to remain above target levels for a period is “appropriate” in the face of uncertainty and weakness in the economy. Andrew Bailey told an audience in Reykjavik, Iceland,…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (465+ words) In Poplar and Limehouse, we experience the stark reality of inequality in our country. We have one of the highest rates of child poverty on the one hand and huge amounts of wealth situated in Canary Wharf’s financial sector and…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (445+ words) Mortgage availability to households is expected to increase over the three months to the end of May, according to a Bank of England survey of lenders. The availability of non-mortgage credit to households is also predicted to rise in the…...