2+ hour, 5+ min ago   (959+ words) Commodities form the foundation of the global economy, and many investors prefer to allocate a good chunk of their portfolio to them for diversification purposes. This can be a wise move, as commodities are often more volatile while showing lower…...

3+ day, 1+ hour 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…...

3+ day, 1+ hour 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…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (373+ words) Gold prices extended their gains as they benefited from a softer US dollar. The currency retreated to a multi-month low, reducing pressure on the metal gradually. While bond yields stabilized after the markets’ reaction to the US Treasury’s decision to…...

4+ day, 23+ hour 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…...

5+ day, 3+ hour 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…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (327+ words) Food and drink prices across Britain’s hospitality sector edged higher in July, with prolonged heatwaves and renewed pressure in global commodity markets threatening to keep costs elevated into the autumn. The latest Foodservice Price Index from NIQ and Prestige Purchasing…...

1+ week, 22+ 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…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (695+ words) It was the first financial penalty the CMA has imposed using the direct enforcement powers it acquired in April 2025. It will not be the last. Itemising also feels honest, which is the joke sitting at the centre of all this....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (652+ words) The headline London Business Activity Index rose from 54.1 in June to 55.3 in July, marking the second consecutive month in which output growth has accelerated. A reading above 50 indicates expansion. The improvement was driven by a sustained increase in new business,…...