Economic news and events

The UK economy is set for a ‘soft landing’ as it grows faster than previously expected following a recession last year, according to the International...

Food price inflation fell for the fifteenth month in a row while sales ticked higher, figures on Tuesday showed.

In the four weeks to 12 May,...

UK interest rates could be cut by the Bank of England as soon as this summer, according to its deputy governor.

Ben Broadbent, deputy governor of...

Britain’s post-Brexit border with the EU has been plagued by chronic delays and uncertainty, ramping up costs for businesses and the government, the nation’s spending...

Jeremy Hunt is promising further tax cuts if the Conservatives win the general election as he accuses Labour of ‘playground politics’ over attacks on the...

Britain and Spain insisted they were closer to a deal on post-Brexit arrangements for disputed Gibraltar after they made ‘important breakthroughs’ in talks Thursday.

The two...

UK ‘inflation persistence’ has ebbed over the past year or so, but monetary policy may need to be ‘more restrictive’ for longer in light of...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to stay on as an MP even if his ruling Conservative Party loses the next general election.

The PM...

The UK urged China to call on Russia to end its war in Ukraine as President Xi Jinping held talks with President Vladimir Putin.

Downing Street...

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron is set to visit Brussels in a bid to strengthen the nation’s relationship with the EU and progress negotiations over...