Growth forecasts likely to be downgraded, with rate-setting committee tipped to cut lending rate from 4.75% to 4.5%Bank of England policymakers are poised to cut interest rates and downgrade forecasts for economic growth,...
Read MoreThe chancellor will be monitoring the price of gilts after last week’s selloff and data to come on inflation and growthRachel Reeves will be back at her desk in the Treasury on Monday after her trade mission to China as...
Read MoreUK chancellor made comments during visit to China where agreements were made worth £600m to UK economyRachel Reeves vowed to stand by her “non-negotiable” fiscal rules as she arrived in China for a trip...
Read MoreTreasury chief secretary responds to urgent question in Commons as market turmoil hits poundRachel Reeves will not break her promise to borrow money only for investment, even as gilt yields rose to their highest levels since the...
Read MoreTreasury chief secretary responds to urgent question in Commons as market turmoil hits poundRachel Reeves will not not break her promise only to borrow money for investment, even as gilt yields rose to their highest levels since...
Read More10-year gilt yields have risen in the past month but are within the range of other pre-budget periodsUK government borrowing costs have risen ahead of Rachel Reeves’s budget on Wednesday.Some City investors say the...
Read MoreThinktank says tax increases in budget will be necessary even if Rachel Reeves changes fiscal rulesWill Rachel Reeves’s rules on debt and spending survive the budget?Keir Starmer’s promise to end austerity and...
Read MoreExclusive: chancellor’s plan to change rules to allow more borrowing for investment comes as cost of government debt risesRachel Reeves is pushing ahead with plans to borrow billions of pounds extra for infrastructure...
Read MoreExclusive: chancellor’s plan to change rules to allow more borrowing comes as cost of government debt risesRachel Reeves is pushing ahead with plans to borrow billions of pounds extra for infrastructure investment, the...
Read MoreExclusive: Concerns over effect on UK’s finances lead officials to believe utility should be renationalised before general electionSenior Whitehall officials fear Thames Water’s financial collapse could trigger a...
Read MoreStronger than expected job and pay data makes interest rate rise more likely, driving up two-year bond yieldsAnalysis: Don’t rule out half-point interest rate riseBusiness live – latest updatesUK government borrowing...
Read MoreBoE was forced to intervene in markets to prevent run on pension fundsThe Bank of England has finished unwinding the emergency bond-buying scheme it launched to calm the turmoil in financial markets that followed Liz...
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