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Rachel Reeves has been given political cover by the IMF to “refine” her fiscal framework in order to avoid having to change ...
A member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has dismissed stronger than expected inflation and growth figures as he renewed his call for lower interest rates in the face of mounting ...
Economists at the IMF said global trade tensions are expected to wipe 0.3 percentage points off growth for 2026.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its growth forecast for the UK in a much-needed win for Chancellor Rachel ...
A rate-setter at the Bank of England has said he remains “pretty concerned” about the economic outlook as he renewed calls to ...
Despite an agreement with the Trump administration, the UK economy will be hit by tariffs and suffer from "weak" productivity ...
The British state will swell to more than half the total size of the UK economy under the government’s current plans, the IMF ...
Trade tensions from Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs will dampen the UK’s economic growth next year, the International ...
Britain suffers from “chronic under-investment” and a “deterioration in health outcomes,” the experts warn. It also suffers ...
Huw Pill said the pace of interest rate reductions since August last year has been ‘too rapid’ given the balance of risks to UK inflation.
Annual UK consumer prices index inflation surged by more than expected in April, to 3.5%, data revealed this morning. However, senior economists believe this will not deter the Bank of England from ...