Consumer confidence is in freefall. Inflation is stuck at stubbornly high levels, postponing cuts to interest rates. The ...

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Consumers are nervously awaiting the budget, reports data provider GfK, while national debt hits highest level since 1960s.   15:28 A day after stocks hit record highs, the mood on Wall ...

Government borrowing in August rose to the highest level for the month since the Covid pandemic in 2021. Official figures ...

UK borrowing exceeded forecasts again in August, pushing national debt to 100% of GDP. Labour faces a £22 billion fiscal gap ...

The Bank of England (BoE) has decided to maintain its key interest rate at 5 per cent, following a recent trend of cautious ...

British retail sales rose by a stronger-than-expected 1% in August and growth in July was revised up, official figures showed ...

South Africa’s first interest-rate cut since 2020 quickly divided economists over how much further it will go after making a ...

Market Roundup US Continuing Jobless Claims 1,829K 1,850K forecast, 1,843K previous US Current Account (Q2) -266.8B -259.0B forecast, -241.0B previous US Initial Jobless Claims 219K 230K forecast, ...

The upgrade came after revenues at Ocado Retail, its joint venture with M&S, hit £658m in the 13 weeks to September, up 15% ...

The Bank of England left interest rates on hold today, as expected, but with just one vote for a cut (so relatively hawkish).