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According to fund’s World Economic Outlook, Britain is on course to average 3.4% this year and 2.5% in 2026US shares risk ‘sharp correctio...
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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsWorld economy resilient amid Trump tariffs but ou...
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Government bond markets also under increasing pressure, says Global Financial Stability ReportWorld economy resilient ami...
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Unemployment rate rises slightly to 4.8% but ONS says falls in payroll numbers and vacancies are levelling offYoung ...
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Inflation also hitting sales, says industry body, as Barclays says credit card spending fell in SeptemberUK retail sales growth cooled last month as concerns over inflation and looming tax increases in Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget weighed on British consumers.&...
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Author of influential report on the gig economy says new watchdog can make progress on workers’ rightsLabour has appointed Tony Blair’s former policy chief to lead Britain’s new jobs market watchdog being created by the government to enforce its strengthening of workers’ ...
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Trump has threatened 100% tariffs after Beijing’s fresh curbs on rare earths, a month before deadline to agree a dealWith nearly a month to go before the deadline for the US and China to reach a deal in their trade war, goodwill between the two countries appears to have b...
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Wall Street rallies at the open as fears over US-China trade war easeThe National Lottery operator Allwyn is to merge with Greece’s leading gambling company OPAP to create a global listed gaming giant worth about €...
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Exclusive: Chancellor hints at rises and calls out past ‘scaremongering’ over VAT on private schools and changes to non-domsRachel Reeves has said higher taxes on the UK’s wealthy will form part of next month’s budget, as she shrugged off the “scaremongering” and “bleatin...
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Labour would do well to remember its manifesto promise to revive Britain’s global leadership on developmentWith borrowing costs rising and western governments including the UK cutting their aid budgets, unsustainable debts are driving a development crisis across the globa...