The chancellor has been cosseting City lenders to fuel economic growth but studies show UK plc would be better served by trying to keep them in check ...

Andy Haldane, who worked in Threadneedle Street for more than 30 years, said 'costly' speculation about tax rises had caused growth to 'flatline' in recent months. Ahead of her second Budget on ...

Sir Keir Starmer and chancellor Rachel Reeves have sought to talk up the UK’s economic prospects ahead of high-level meetings in Davos next week, as they presented Britain as a beacon of stability in ...

Latest figures from the Bank of England show households placed £8.1bn into cash accounts in November ahead of the 2025 Budget ...

Reeves has repeatedly claimed credit for the Bank of England cutting interest rates, six times since the last election. The obvious response is that the BoE acts completely independently of the ...

Influential MPs including committee chairs say millions could benefit with minor changes to financial inclusion bill ...

Bank of England’s top economist dismisses hopes of big interest rates cuts in further blow to Rachel Reeves - Huw Pill warns ...

LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The Bank of England estimates that finance minister Rachel Reeves' budget announced last month will knock off around 0.4 to 0.5 percentage points from the annual rate of ...

When Rachel Reeves presented her highly anticipated second Budget a few weeks ago, the pressure was on. She needed to balance the needs and wants of the electorate, the Labour Party and the financial ...