Labour pledges more watchdog power after Truss mini-budget
Sir Keir Starmer says huge damage was done to the economy and can not be allowed (...)Tim Gurner apologises over call for more unemployment to fix worker attitudes
Tim Gurner backtracks over his call for "pain in the economy" to remind people (...)UK economy shrinks more than expected as rain and strikes hit
Official figures show the UK economy contracted by 0.5% in July, more than (...)Triple lock means state pension set to rise by 8.5% in April
It will be the second significant rise in the state pension in two years, (...)Thousands lose benefits after tax credits overpaid
Households on universal credit lose £5,000 or more as authorities claw back (...)Amazon online sales improve despite economy fears
The firm said more efficient deliveries helped boost sales and profits in (...)Bumper BP profits of £4bn in three months spark criticism
Strong profits lead to renewed calls for energy firms to pay more tax, with (...)What the Budget means for you and your money
Childcare, energy bill support, pensions and more will affect your finances. (...)UK economy rebounds as Rishi Sunak says confidence is returning
The economy grew by more than expected in January, helped by higher school (...)Jeremy Hunt: Everyone will have to pay more tax
The chancellor also tells the BBC he wants to make sure any recession is as (...)Labour conference: Rachel Reeves pledges to spend top rate tax on more nurses
The shadow chancellor says Labour is now the party of economic responsibility (...)Stamp duty cut in bid to help house buyers
The chancellor says the changes mean 200,000 more house buyers will no longer (...)UK government debt on unsustainable path unless taxes hiked, says OBR
Energy prices and an ageing population risk more pressure on the economy, (...)Two million more people paying higher rate tax
The number of workers in higher income tax bands has risen by almost two million (...)Stocks slide over global economy concerns
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The Dow Jones share index closed below 30,000 at its lowest level in more (...)Asian stocks slide over global economy concerns
It comes as official figures showed that US inflation hit a more than 40-year (...)HMRC must do more to recover taxes unpaid due to pandemic, say MPs
The total tax debt in the UK now stands at £39bn, more than double what it (...)Do more to spur investment, firms urge government
The trade body says firms need help as they face the highest tax burden in (...)Southeastern stripped of franchise over undeclared funding
Southeastern failed to declare more than £25m of taxpayer funding that should (...)Why tax pay packets more and not property?
The pandemic response has spurred a greater willingness to tax wages rather (...)US economy adds more jobs than expected in July
US employers added 943,000 jobs in July, while the unemployment rate fell (...)Small businesses urgently call for more Covid support
Payments on VAT and loans kick in from next week but many companies cannot (...)UK economy set to grow at fastest rate in more than 70 years
Economy expected to grow by 7.25% in 2021 as lockdown restrictions are eased, (...)Samsung heirs to pay record inheritance tax
The Lee family will pay more than $10bn, one of the largest ever inheritance (...)UK government borrowing hits highest January level since records began
It is the first time in 10 years that more have been borrowed than collected (...)How much can Joe Biden get done on the US economy?
The new US president may have more scope to make change than initially thought. (...)Snapchat boss: US faces ‘century of competition’
The billionaire founder of messaging app Snapchat also said he was "happy" (...)Chinese President Xi opens up to more trade deals and imports
The Chinese president has called for more cooperation in international trade (...)Coronavirus: Working from home damaging economy, Raab warns
The government wants more workers back into offices, while other warn a swift (...)Facebook agrees to pay France €106m in back taxes
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Boss Jitse Groen says he would rather have staff who get benefits and more (...)Royal Bank of Canada quarterly profit slumps on higher loan loss provisions
Royal Bank of Canada reported a 54% drop in quarterly profit on Wednesday, (...)European shares rise in thin trading, Bayer jumps
European shares rose in thin trading on Monday, as optimism over reopening (...)Coronavirus: Jaguar Land Rover in talks over government loan
The carmaker is reportedly seeking more than £1bn in taxpayer support as (...)UPDATE 2-Fed debates longer-term crisis-fighting plan, minutes show
Federal Reserve policymakers, still working to fully roll out a multi-trillion-dollar (...)U.S. energy capital spending to keep falling amid industry collapse - Dallas Fed
Capital spending by the U.S. energy sector that has dropped during the coronavirus (...)UPDATE 3-Britain heading for sub-zero rates club, money markets bet
Money markets ramped up expectations that the United Kingdom could cut interest (...)More than 8% of U.S. mortgages now in forbearance -MBA weekly survey
Roughly 4.1 million U.S. mortgage borrowers have had their payments paused (...)Britain heading for sub-zero rates club, money markets bet
Money markets ramped up expectations that the United Kingdom could cut interest (...)Money markets raise bets that British interest rates will drop below zero
Money markets ramped up expectations of negative interest rates in the United (...)UK leaves coronavirus lifeline for workers in place for four more months
Britain extended its job retention scheme - the centrepiece of its attempts (...)Can robotaxis ease public transport fears in China?
More self-driving cabs are being launched in China at a time when people are (...)Pumping cash at record pace, ECB is under pressure to act again
Just weeks after unveiling a massive stimulus scheme in a late-night shock-and-awe (...)UPDATE 1-China cuts TMLF interest rate by 20 basis points in latest economy support step
* More targeted easing measures are expected -analyst (Adds analyst comments, (...)Fund managers looking at medical tests, Europe, for signs U.S. economy can reopen
Some investors are wary about buying into a recent stock market rally. Even (...)Coronavirus: US weekly jobless claims hit 6.6 million
The Federal Reserve unveils more measures to shore up the economy as weekly (...)European stock index futures slide as coronavirus damage grows
European stock index futures fell more than 3% on Wednesday as dismal economic (...)China stocks end lower amid coronavirus fears, policy hopes limit losses
China stocks finished the first session of the second quarter lower on Wednesday, (...)UPDATE 5-BOJ joins peers to fight coronavirus fallout, ramps up risky asset buying
* BOJ ready to ease more if virus hurts economy - Kuroda (Adds Kuroda quotes) (...)UPDATE 4-Fed provides massive liquidity injection to calm markets amid signs of stress
The Federal Reserve moved to stem a market meltdown on Thursday with offers (...)Hong Kong stocks close higher as Beijing signals more support for economy
Hong Kong stocks reversed earlier losses to end higher on Thursday, after (...)Thai bank loans may grow more than 2% this year -c.bank
Commercial bank loans in Thailand may grow more than 2% this year while bad (...)China and HK stocks climb as Beijing steps up support for virus-hit economy
China stocks rallied on Monday, led by start-up companies which surged to (...)Hong Kong economy to see more weakness due to virus outbreak
The risk of further contraction in the Hong Kong economy, which was buffeted (...)UPDATE 1-Indian shares slide as federal budget fails to inspire
Indian shares fell on Saturday to their lowest closing level in more than (...)Majority of CEOs expect global economy to cool in PwC survey
More than half of chief executives in an annual survey by PwC expect a slowdown (...)German economy sees weakest growth since 2013
Exports grew more slowly, and investment in equipment and machinery weakened, (...)Flybe: Government strikes a deal to rescue troubled airline
The airline’s investors will put more money in while the government will (...)HK considers "competitive" tax measures for private equity funds -finance sec
Hong Kong finance secretary Paul Chan said on Monday the government was considering (...)UK economic growth slowest since early 2009
The economy sees the weakest three months for more than a decade as growth (...)The race to build a flying electric taxi
More than a hundred companies are working on electric aircraft designed to (...)Why Booker shortlist is more taxing for some readers
Publishers say VAT charged on e-books and audiobooks unfairly pushes up prices (...)Column: Hedge funds sell oil as global economy deteriorates
Hedge funds are becoming more pessimistic about the outlook for oil prices (...)UPDATE 4-General Electric fortifies defense against charges of bogus accounting
General Electric Co reinforced its defense of its accounting practices on (...)UK jobs data shows strong economic fundamentals - Javid
Labour market data showing the fastest pay growth in 11 years and more people (...)UK economy shrinks for the first time since 2012
The UK economy contracted by 0.2% between April and June, its worst performance (...)Sampo Q2 pre-tax profit drops 29%, beats forecasts
Financial group Sampo posted a smaller than expected drop in second-quarter (...)COLUMN-Hedge funds sell crude as economy fears trump OPEC cuts: Kemp
Hedge funds sold more Brent futures and options last week as concerns about (...)US labour market booms in June
The US economy created 224,000 jobs in June, many more than economists had (...)UK consumers raise borrowing at weakest pace in five years, adding to slowdown signs
Lending to British consumers rose by its weakest pace in more than five years (...)A group of US billionaires is calling for a wealth tax
A group of 18 wealthy individuals is arguing that politicians have a moral (...)UPDATE 1-U.S. charges ex-CEO of cryptocurrency company Longfin with $66 million fraud
U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday the former chief executive of Longfin Corp has (...)ECB to give euro zone economy a small shot in the arm
The European Central Bank will try to give an ailing euro zone economy a boost (...)YOUR MONEY-Retirement reform wants more of your tax dollars now
Saving for retirement is such a lofty goal that the U.S. government has always (...)UK households fret more about their finances - survey
British households turned more downbeat about their finances in May, according (...)More than one BoE rate rise likely over next three years - Carney
The Bank of England is likely to carry out further interest rate increases (...)WRAPUP 3-Chill in global economy prompts G20 call for trade truce
The risk that global economic growth could slow more than expected spurred (...)Britons turn more cautious about big spending as Brexit nears - IHS Markit
British households were the most downbeat about their finances in over a year (...)Hammond offers more spending, lower taxes if a Brexit deal is done
British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Wednesday he could free billions (...)How much has the shutdown hit the US economy?
Losses from the partial shutdown could soon add up to more than the cost of (...)UK house prices rise at slowest pace in over five years - Nationwide
British house prices rose at their slowest pace in more than five years in (...)Goldman Sachs announces a change in strategy
IT IS not easy to feel pity for Goldman Sachs. Its alumni lord it in pivotal (...)The Fed prepares for its balance-sheet—and its board—to shrink
NINE years ago, in the autumn of 2008, the Federal Reserve was fighting a (...)Give us some clarity on Brexit, French minister Griveaux tells UK
LONDON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The British government needs to provide more clarity (...)Capacity cuts in China fuel a commodity rally and a debate
STEEL ran in Zhang Cheng’s family for three generations. His grandfather (...)Exchange-rate shifts have helped the global economy
STICKLERS for value have plenty of reasons to frown at financial markets. (...)Governments need to rethink their attitudes to debt
GOVERNMENTS do not always make the best budget managers. Assuming it avoids (...)Is there a wage growth puzzle in America?
TODAY’S labour market report showed that the American economy created 156,000 (...)On NAFTA, Donald Trump’s most dangerous opponents are at home
EVER game for a fight, President Donald Trump is picking one again with Canada (...)Of Indian banknotes cancelled last year, 99% are accounted for
ON NOVEMBER 8th 2016, Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, stunned its (...)Uber picks Dara Khosrowshahi as its new boss
“A LEADER is a dealer in hope,” said Napoleon Bonaparte. For much of this (...)The gap between India’s richer and poorer states is widening
COUNTRIES find it easier to get rich once their neighbours already are. East (...)Lending to UK consumers cools as economic confidence ebbs
LONDON (Reuters) - Lending to British consumers expanded at the weakest pace (...)UPDATE 1-Lending to UK consumers cools as economic confidence ebbs
* Consumer credit growth weakest since April 2016 - BoE * European Commission (...)UK consumer credit growth hits more than one-year low in July, mortgage approvals surge - BoE
LONDON (Reuters) - British consumer credit expanded at the weakest pace in (...)Denmark wants to attract more IPOs by cutting tax on equity investments
COPENHAGEN, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Denmark wants to reduce the tax on equity investments, (...)Sri Lankan shares fall for third straight day; blue chips drag
COLOMBO, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares fell for the third straight (...)China modernises its monetary policy
QIN SHIHUANG was the emperor who first unified China, through bloody conquest (...)China stocks rise after promise to widen role for foreign investors
SHANGHAI, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Industrial and materials stocks lifted China (...)SE Asia Stocks-Singapore hits 1-month low as financials drag
By Urvashi Goenka Aug 16 (Reuters) - Singapore shares hit a one-month (...)Australia shares rebound as banks rally; NZ climbs
Aug 14 (Reuters) - Australian shares recovered on Monday, with financials (...)Year-end wave of Treasury debt issuance may tighten monetary conditions
Aug 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department’s plan to significantly (...)Broadbent stresses rates message as Bank of England tries again
LONDON (Reuters) - A Bank of England policymaker sought on Friday to drive (...)The hubris of ten-year budgets
IN February of 2001, Alan Greenspan, then still the chairman of the Federal (...)The world’s largest online-travel company
NOT since the dotcom boom at the turn of the century have technology shares (...)America’s uncompetitive markets harm its economy
“THE best of all monopoly profits is a quiet life,” wrote Sir John Hicks, (...)Tech stocks have regained their dotcom-era highs
CAST your mind back to when Bill Clinton was president, Tony Blair and Vladimir (...)Spain looks at selling more of Bankia, economy minister says
BARCELONA, Spain, July 23 (Reuters) - Spain will explore the possibility of (...)An overhaul of Brazilian labour law should spur job creation
IN THE litany of bosses’ gripes about Brazil’s inclement business climate, (...)The United States of debt
POLITICS in America may be an arena of mutual incomprehension with few settled (...)BoE says banks plan to cut back lending to consumers on worries about economy
LONDON (Reuters) - British banks expect to cut back lending to consumers in (...)SE Asia Stocks-Most up on cautious Fed; Philippines gives up gains
By Chris Thomas July 13 (Reuters) - Most Southeast Asian stock markets (...)How to Trump-proof your company
TO OUR management team: When I left the White House yesterday, after another (...)Britain to crack down on militant, criminal financing
LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) - Britain will bring in new rules on Monday to crack (...)Why the falling oil price isn’t hurting markets
INVESTORS could easily get confused about the impact of oil-price rises on (...)Why falling oil isn't hurting markets
INVESTORS could easily get confused about the impact of oil prices rises on (...)Barclays and four former executives are charged with fraud
IN 2008, as banks cracked on both sides of the Atlantic, Britain’s government (...)The Federal Reserve risks truncating a recovery with room to run
WHEN it comes to inflation, the Federal Reserve sometimes resembles a child (...)Spare landlords more tax changes, says CML
A "weak start" to 2017 in the UK buy-to-let sector leads mortgage lenders (...)What history says about inequality and technology
ONE factor behind the rise of income inequality in America over the past four (...)The Treasury publishes proposals to cut red tape
TEN days after he became America’s 45th president in January, Donald Trump (...)Getting the most out of business taxes
ONE of the hottest debates in economic policy at the moment is how to ensure (...)The perils of nationalisation
WHEN Jeremy Corbyn unveiled his Labour manifesto ahead of the recent British (...)Tanzania’s firebrand leader takes on its largest gold miner
“IF THEY accept that they stole from us and seek forgiveness in front of (...)UK retail sales fall sharply as consumers feel the hit of Brexit vote inflation
LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - British retail sales fell more sharply than expected (...)UPDATE 1-World Bank approves $500 mln grant package for Afghanistan projects
WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - The World Bank on Tuesday approved financing (...)Bangladesh worries about falling remittances
IT IS a mystery. Last year Bangladesh’s army of migrant workers abroad increased (...)Uber fires more than 20 staff after harassment investigation
The taxi-hailing firm reportedly sacks more than 20 people after a sexual (...)Taiwan’s economy has defied the pessimists
Tsai takes the flakTAIWAN’S president, Tsai Ing-wen, has had a tough first (...)Global monetary policy is not tightening as expected
AT ITS outset, 2017 seemed likely to mark a turning-point for global monetary (...)A Turkish maker of white goods is looking outwards
FORGIVE a maker of washing machines a fondness for spin. Hakan Bulgurlu, who (...)UK consumers downbeat on finances as inflation bites
LONDON (Reuters) - The rise in inflation in Britain after the Brexit vote (...)Noble Group, a big Asian commodities trader, is teetering
THE difficulties facing Noble Group, a beleaguered Hong Kong commodities trader, (...)How becoming a Hong Kong pensioner can save you tax
Not dodging but shufflingTHE global war on tax evasion rumbles on. What began (...)To forecast share returns, count buy-backs as well as dividends
WHAT is the point of buying shares? Ultimately investors must hope that the (...)Donald Trump’s budget ignores what is ailing American workers
PRESIDENTIAL budget requests are worth exactly nothing. They carry no force (...)Greece adopts more austerity measures in bailout bid
More pension cuts and tax rises are agreed as thousands protest in central (...)A new anthology of essays reconsiders Thomas Piketty’s “Capital”
“A MODERN Marx” was how The Economist described Thomas Piketty three years (...)U.S. Treasury secretary to say 3 percent economic growth achievable
WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin will tell (...)Labour manifesto: Extra £48.6bn in tax revenue to fund pledges
Jeremy Corbyn pledges more free childcare, billions for the NHS and to scrap (...)India needs to curb a borrowing spree by its state governments
WHICH Indian state sounds more likely to repay a loan: Bihar, the country’s (...)Africa’s informal economy is receding faster than Latin America’s
COMMON to all men, according to Adam Smith, is “the propensity to truck, (...)General election 2017: Labour rules out tax rises for 95% of earners
VAT and employee national insurance rises are ruled out but those on over (...)Investors are both bullish and skittish about share prices
TEN years ago this month investors were pretty confident. True, there were (...)America’s Treasury ponders issuing 40-, 50- or 100-year bonds
HOW can governments borrow most cheaply? The answer matters hugely for taxpayers. (...)UK economy grows by 0.3% as service sector slows
UK economic growth slowed by more than expected at the start of the year as (...)Steven Mnuchin gets started on tax reform but there is more to do
OF THE things that investors and bosses have come to like about Donald Trump, (...)Reducing rates for “pass-through” businesses will be tough to justify
THERE are two main reasons for a country to paw around in its tax code: to (...)The IMF nudges up its forecast for global growth
APRIL is the cruellest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, and, in (...)America has a retirement problem, not a saving problem
HOUSE Resolution 67, which Donald Trump signed last week, rolls back a rule (...)The markets adjust their Brexit calculations
SOMETIMES the markets are genuinely surprised. On the morning of April 18th, (...)Portugal Government Budget
The Portuguese government reported a EUR 3.8 billion deficit in 2016, equivalent (...)How Chávez and Maduro have impoverished Venezuela
IT IS hard to convey the severity of Venezuela’s unfolding crisis. Its extent (...)Outsourcing
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