UK facing permanent higher taxes, IFS think tank says
A study says taxes will reach 37% of national income by next election - the (...)UK economy grew faster than estimated since Covid
New figures show the economy has grown by 1.8% since the start of the pandemic, (...)US economy contracts as Ukraine war hits trade
The economy shrank in the first three months of the year, figures show, its (...)US jobless claims at lowest level since 1969
The last time the jobless claims were this low America landed a man on the (...)UK economy rebounds with fastest growth since WW2
Growth of 7.5% last year was ahead of forecasts despite a setback in December (...)British exports worth billions have faced EU tariffs since Brexit
Despite the tariff-free deal agreed with the EU, a study finds up to £3.5bn (...)Covid costs push government borrowing to highest since WW2
The government borrowed £303bn in the year to March, reflecting the cost (...)Tax wealth to help shrink inequality caused by Covid says IMF
Inequality had widened in the year since the virus first hit the global economy, (...)UK finances see first January deficit in 10 years
Government borrowing hit £8.8bn last month, the highest January figure since (...)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 (...)House prices up 8.5% in 2020 amid tax holiday
Prices climbed at their fastest annual rate since October 2014, official figures (...)US hit as jobs fall for first time since April
The US economy lost 140,000 jobs in December, as rising coronavirus cases (...)U.S. pulled out of talks on digital services taxes - Lighthizer
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin decided to pull out of negotiations (...)UK inflation hits four-year low on oil price fall, COVID impact
British inflation fell to its lowest since June 2016 last month as the coronavirus (...)Coronavirus: Pandemic sends US jobless rate to 14.7%
US unemployment rises to its highest level since the 1930s as coronavirus (...)UK consumers are gloomiest since 2012 - YouGov/CEBR
British consumer sentiment has dropped to its lowest since January 2012 as (...)SE Asia Stocks-Thailand posts best week since 2015 on oil surge; Singapore down
Singaporean markets slumped on Friday after the city-state shutdown most businesses (...)Britons most pessimistic about economy since 2008 - Ipsos MORI
People in Britain are at their most pessimistic about the outlook for the (...)German economy sees weakest growth since 2013
Exports grew more slowly, and investment in equipment and machinery weakened, (...)UK economic growth slowest since early 2009
The economy sees the weakest three months for more than a decade as growth (...)UK consumers pick up pace of borrowing for first time since mid-2018 - BoE
British consumers, whose spending has helped drive the economy since the Brexit (...)Factbox: Major Saudi Arabian non-oil deals since 2016
Saudi Arabia has tried to attract foreign capital into its non-oil sector (...)UK economy shrinks for the first time since 2012
The UK economy contracted by 0.2% between April and June, its worst performance (...)UK shop prices fall for first time since October - BRC
British shop prices fell in early June for the first time since October last (...)UK employers defy approach of Brexit with hiring spree
British employers ramped up their hiring at the fastest pace since 2015 in (...)Bank of England sees weakest UK outlook since 2009 on Brexit, global slowdown
The Bank of England said Britain faces its weakest economic growth in a decade (...)Is Margrethe Vestager championing consumers or her political career?
EVEN her enemies admire the bloody-mindedness of Margrethe Vestager, the European (...)A legal vulnerability at the heart of China’s big internet firms
COMPANIES’ legal structures are usually mind-numbing fare. But occasionally (...)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. (...)RPT-Foreigners dump Japan stocks as N.Korea, yen take gloss off bright economic news
TOKYO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Foreign investors are ditching Japanese stocks, (...)Does ageing explain America’s disappointing wage growth?
WHEN America’s unemployment was last as low as it has been recently, in (...)UPDATE 1-Lending to UK consumers cools as economic confidence ebbs
* Consumer credit growth weakest since April 2016 - BoE * European Commission (...)Samsung’s boss is sentenced to prison
SAMSUNG’S founding family, the Lees, have good reason to dislike room 417 (...)How crisis-hit economies become investment darlings
NAWAZ SHARIF is the ex-prime minister of Pakistan again. His third stint in (...)The world’s largest online-travel company
NOT since the dotcom boom at the turn of the century have technology shares (...)Lloyds bank posts biggest half-year profit in eight years
LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group reported its biggest half-year (...)Savings ratio at record low as disposable income drops, says ONS
The ONS also said a burst in tax payments was a major factor in the cut in (...)UK consumers suffer longest decline in spending power since 1970s
LONDON, (Reuters) - British consumers have suffered the longest decline in (...)How to Trump-proof your company
TO OUR management team: When I left the White House yesterday, after another (...)What history says about inequality and technology
ONE factor behind the rise of income inequality in America over the past four (...)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 (...)Why government-bond yields have been falling again
EVERY year it seems that analysts and investors play a ritual game. They begin (...)OECD predicts fastest global growth in six years
The OECD has predicted the global economy is set to grow 3.5% this year, its (...)In Donald Trump’s America, the left rethinks its economics
DEMOCRATS thought they knew the boundaries of acceptable economic discourse. (...)Taiwan’s economy has defied the pessimists
Tsai takes the flakTAIWAN’S president, Tsai Ing-wen, has had a tough first (...)Sweden’s economy is thriving, so why is monetary policy so loose?
ON A recent balmy day, people thronged the parks and promenades of central (...)To forecast share returns, count buy-backs as well as dividends
WHAT is the point of buying shares? Ultimately investors must hope that the (...)GLOBAL MARKETS-S&P on track for worst day since Sept on Trump concern
NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks and the dollar fell while bond prices (...)Australia budget 2017: Treasurer unveils big banks tax
Treasurer Scott Morrison delivers his first budget since the government was (...)Protecting American steel from imports makes no sense
AS AN example of all that is wrong with Donald Trump’s view of trade, the (...)Portugal GDP Annual Growth Rate
The Portuguese economy expanded 2 percent year-on-year in the last quarter (...)We found 54 rearch results.