New remit given to FCA by chancellor raises fears of a weakening of rules meant to avert another financial crisisThe financial regulator has been ordered to encourage more risk-taking across the City, raising concerns that the...
Read MoreRolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsBank of England governor says Brexit has undermined UK economyThe CBI are blaming the uncertainty around last month’s budget for the slowdown in growth over the...
Read MoreFirst quarter under Labour government shows services and manufacturing slowed in run-up to budgetBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK economy grew by 0.1% in the third quarter of the year, down from 0.5% in the second...
Read MoreKeir Starmer can show UK is ‘open for business’, says former Bank of England chief economist Andy HaldaneBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK can strike a US trade deal with Donald Trump while also rebuilding...
Read MoreFigures suggest cooling of job market amid concerns over increase in employers’ national insurance contributionsUK jobs market in spotlight after tax risesBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK’s jobs market has...
Read MoreThe chancellor will make the case for free trade as Labour is warned that it must choose between the United States and the European UnionThe chancellor Rachel Reeves will use a keynote speech this week to promote free and open...
Read MoreChancellor tells Treasury select committee ‘we’ve now set the envelope for spending for this parliament’Rachel Reeves has committed not to increase taxes at Labour’s next budget and said the government...
Read MoreSingle Trade Window designed to reduce friction on imports and exports will be halted until at least 2026 amid cost fearsA key part of the UK’s post-Brexit border strategy has been put on pause for more than a year amid...
Read MoreNIESR warns Republican nominee’s protectionist policies, including against Britain, would harm domestic economyUK growth would be halved in the event Donald Trump wins the US presidential race and imposes the swingeing new...
Read MoreHead of OBR says officials should have told it about spending commitments in Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election budgetUK politics live – latest updatesTreasury officials may have broken the law when they failed to alert the...
Read MoreRachel Reeves throws down budget gauntlet to new Tory chief as party’s first black leader is congratulated on winLabour has thrown down an immediate challenge to the new Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, to back Rachel...
Read MoreMarkets conclude higher level of public spending could lead to higher inflation, making cuts in Bank of England rate less likelyBusiness live – latest updatesUK government borrowing costs have risen to their highest level...
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