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'Ange is transformed': Rayner is Labour's growth star as pressure builds on Reeves
The 'immovable' Deputy PM saw her housing brief in the spotlight and spent time with the King during a week that brought the Chancellor new problems ...
Government borrowing, bonds and yields explained
You may have heard about government borrowing costs going up and then down again. Here's a quick guide on government ...
The week ahead: UK CPI and wages, Lloyds and HSBC results
UK CPI (Jan) – 19/02 – having cut interest rates by 25bps at its recent meeting the Bank of England will be hoping that the ...
Modest UK growth reprieve leaves Reeves on defensive ahead of Spring Statement
Figures do little to dispel broader concerns about the weakness of the economy and its impact on public finances ...
Rachel Reeves might crack a smile today after unexpected 0.1% economy boost... it is her birthday, after all. But businesses and households may not be so chipper, writes …
The harsh reality is that the economy has flatlined since Labour came to power - crushed by the chancellor's gloomy rhetoric ...
Investors cash-in on gilts after UK borrowing costs soared in January
Freetrade said its users will be able to trade a range of bond maturities, allowing them to diversify their portfolios and ...
January bond market chaos put brakes on UK house sales
A survey of estate agents said February’s interest rates cut would help boost sales momentum for the rest of the year.
Rachel Reeves’s debt fiddle leaves her cornered on tax
Reeves rewrote the fiscal rules to allow more borrowing, then near-enough maxed it out, ramping up spending by £70bn and ...
Trump calls for lower interest rates despite rise in inflation
Donald Trump has called for the US Federal Reserve to cut interest rates despite official figures showing inflation in the ...
Bailey wants to cut rates but markets have other ideas
LONDON: Bank of England (BoE) interest rate cuts are not feeding through to borrowing costs for households and the government ...
Mises Institute5d
Countries Don’t Go Broke. Governments Do.
It is not countries, but governments, which overborrow and go broke. The debtor is the government. The government is quite distinct from the country.
FTSE falls and Wall Street heads lower as US job creation slows in January
US stocks traded lower after fresh data showed the economy added 143,000 jobs in January, fewer than the 175,000 expected by ...