2+ hour, 6+ min ago   (649+ words) China announced record export numbers for 2025, a year when US President Donald Trump's tariffs and trade policy caused turmoil in the global economy. Beijing on Wednesday reported the world's largest-ever trade surplus - the value of goods and services sold overseas…...

22+ hour, 20+ min ago   (765+ words) Central banks across the world have joined together to declare that they stand in "full solidarity" with the Federal Reserve's chair after the US launched a criminal investigation into Jerome Powell. The heads of the Bank of England, the European…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (827+ words) Three former heads of the US central bank on Monday decried a criminal investigation into chair Jerome Powell, calling it a bid to undermine the Federal Reserve's independence. In a public statement, Janet Yellen, Ben Bernanke and Alan Greenspan, and…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (812+ words) It is extraordinary enough to see the world's top central banker make an unscheduled video statement on social media. My first thought upon seeing the post from the Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell was: "Is this an AI deepfake?" That…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (661+ words) Competition among lenders suggests that mortgage rates could be cut in the coming weeks, according to brokers and analysts. In a newly-published report, financial information service Moneyfacts said "expectations are high for a booming market in 2026". Its data shows the…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (593+ words) Shares in banks and credit card firms have fallen after US President Donald Trump called for credit card costs to be capped. On Friday, Trump wrote on Truth Social that interest rates on cards should be limited to 10% for one…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (587+ words) The number of jobs created in the US grew only modestly in December, as a weak year for the employment market in the world's largest economy drew to a close. Employers added 50,000 jobs in the final month of 2025, according to…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (26+ words) Martin Lewis explains how building up overdraft debt compares to credit card debt. Martin Lewis on 'the most dangerous form of mainstream debt in the UK'...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (652+ words) High street shops, pharmacies and music venues have called on Rachel Reeves to axe the looming increases to business rates for them as well as pubs. The government is expected to announce a climbdown on the increases to business rates…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (808+ words) A climbdown on forthcoming increases to the business rates bills faced by pubs in England is set to be announced by the government in the next few days. The government is expected to say it will make changes to how…...