Bank of England cuts interest rates for fifth time in a year to 4% despite inflation fears
By THIS IS MONEY REPORTERS and JAMIE BULLEN, LIVE COVERAGE EDITOR Updated: 11:18 EDT, 7 August 2025…
Donald Trump tariff sends gold to record high
US officials ruled that one kilo and 100 ounce bars should be subject to import duties By JESSICA…
Bundesbank sounds alarm over US trade war
By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 16:51 EDT, 13 December 2024 Germany’s central bank sharply downgraded its growth outlook for the…
BAE boss cheers Nato spending surge as its order book swells to £75bn
By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 08:22 EDT, 30 July 2025 BAE Systems has hiked its profit and sales guidance,…
FTSE eyes 9,000 as UK named trade war winner – but European shares sink after Trump threatens 30% tariffs hit
By HUGO DUNCAN Updated: 17:03 EDT, 14 July 2025 The FTSE 100 rose to within a whisker of…
Majority of British workers vulnerable to Trump trade war shocks, warns BoE
Bank’s Financial Stability Report warns manufacturing and retail most at risk By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 06:52 EDT, 9…
UK markets ‘drifting into irrelevance’: CBI sounds alarm over decline of the LSE
By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 17:02 EDT, 8 July 2025 London’s stock market risks ‘drifting into irrelevance’, according…
Shares in UK packaging firm plunge as US tariffs spark sales warning
Mpac Group expects its order book will total £118.5m at the end of JuneUS restructuring to result in…
‘Labour is sucking the confidence out of business’: Ex-BoE chief economist Andy Haldane in a stinging attack on Rachel Reeves
Andy Haldane is demob happy. He’s ready to get on the road, first to his holiday home on…
Loss of over-50s sparks £31bn brain drain
Nearly half a million over-50s are quitting Britain’s most important growth sectors early every year – costing the…
Under-pressure rate setters on both sides of Atlantic hold the line
By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 16:50 EDT, 15 June 2025 Central banks on both sides of the Atlantic…
UK’s borrowing costs under Labour are the worst in the developed world
At the onset of Covid-19, just over five years ago, Robert Chote, then head of Britain’s Office for…