The Guardian » 3 weeks ago
Bank torn between calls to cut interest rates to boost growth and need to damp down price risesUK inflation jumps higher than expecte...
The Guardian » 3 weeks ago
We’d like to hear from UK employers how tightened visa rules may affect their business, and why they have been recruiting from abroad instead of from the UKThe government’s ...
The Guardian » 3 weeks ago
IMF is urging countries globally to act to ease stress on public finances, sparking mainly outrage but also supportAs ...
The Guardian » 3 weeks ago
Bill will make permanent huge tax cuts to the wealthy and cost the government $4.6tn over the next 10 yearsRepublicans in Congress are trying to pass a new tax and spending bill that may e...
The Guardian » 3 weeks ago
US president’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act has rattled the bond market and will inevitably have global consequencesDonald Trump calls his tax and spending plans...
The Guardian » 1 day ago
Labour has helped get ball rolling by lifting the bankers’ bonus cap but we have seen before how this play endsAs the old ways of turning a profit become more difficult – from assembling cars to selling soap powder – politicians of all stripes want the City to inject some...
The Guardian » 3 weeks ago
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsUS credit rating downgrade could add to pressure on governmen...
The Guardian » 4 weeks ago
Rate-setters would fuel growth by clarifying policy and bringing rates low enough to encourage investmentHow can the Bank of England avoid being a loyal and trusted friend to Nigel Farage? That’s easy. It could say the cost of borrowing will tumble over the next year, ste...
The Guardian » 4 weeks ago
Loss of Moody’s triple-A rating comes amid concerns about fiscal trajectory and widening budget deficitUS government debt may come under more pressure this week after the credit ratings agency Moody’s stripped the US of its top-notch triple-A rating.Moo...
The Guardian » 4 weeks ago
Proposed rule change could pave way for president to fire economists whose figures prove politically inconvenientSummarizing his befuddlement with numbers, Mark Twain observed that there were “lies, damned lies and statistics”.The acerbic phrase later b...