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It may still be as near as you can get to double figures. It may yet be heading higher still. It may be squeezing...

The rate of inflation eased slightly to 9.9% in the 12 months to August, aided by a fall in fuel costs. The Office for...

Center Parcs has U-turned on plans to ask customers to leave just for the day when it closes its five UK sites for the...

UK price rises slowed in August compared to July, but are still at the highest rates in more than 40 years. However, they are...

Hundreds of businesses are urging the chancellor to offer details about the support they’ll receive with their energy bills. The letter to Kwasi Kwarteng...

Since the end of the pandemic and the reopening of economies around the world, labour markets have become tighter, in the jargon. In short,...

The UK economy grew by just 0.2% in July, according to the Office for National Statistics. The figure was below the 0.4% growth expected...

Mike Ashley, the high street tycoon who has snapped up some of Britain’s best-known retailers, is plotting a takeover of Gieves & Hawkes, the...

There is much we do not know about the government’s new plans to help people out with their energy bills. We do not know...

The digital lender Atom Bank is close to picking bankers to work on a stock market listing after calling off talks about a £700m...

The European Central Bank (ECB) has hiked its key interest rates by an unprecedented 75 basis points, signalling that further rises are likely. On...

A typical household will pay no more than £2,500 annually for its gas and electricity bills from the start of October, Prime Minister Liz...

An unprecedented intervention in the energy market will shield households, businesses and public sector organisations from the worst of the surge in wholesale gas...

Primark has ruled out further price increases “beyond those already actioned and planned”, in a bid to protect sales in the tough economy. The...

Apple has launched the iPhone 14 as its “most advanced” smartphone yet – with longer battery life and a series of camera upgrades. Its...

The British pound has hit its lowest level against the US dollar in almost four decades. Just after 2pm on Wednesday, sterling fell to...

The governor of the Bank of England has told MPs he welcomes the prospect of a “clear policy stance” on tackling the surge in...

The bosses of Britain’s biggest banks will hold talks with the new chancellor on Wednesday as he tries to exert a grip on the...

A cap on wholesale gas costs to freeze energy bills is being finalised by the government as it moves to shield households and businesses...