Business

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted a tough 2023 as it cut growth predictions and forecast economic contraction in a third of the...

The number of people who are out of work due to long-term sickness has risen to a record high, according to data from the...

The pace of price rises for essential groceries has hit a new record high, according to a report looking at changes to shopping habits....

The Bank of England has warned of “a material risk to UK financial stability” as it widened its programme to buy up government bonds....

Mortgages continued to become more expensive despite the number of products on the market gradually increasing. The average mortgage interest rate on a two-year...

The acquisition by Morrisons of McColl’s, one of Britain’s biggest convenience store chains, has edged closer to being given the go-ahead by the competition...

The Bank of England has announced it is doubling the value of UK government bonds it can buy up as it enters the final...

A former boss of crisis-hit Wasps is spearheading a takeover bid for the Premiership Rugby club that could save it from the threat of...

Octopus Energy is close to clinching a takeover of stricken rival Bulb in a deal that will crystallise up to £4bn of losses for...

Kwasi Kwarteng, the chancellor, has ruled out tearing up the regime put in place to segregate high street lenders’ investment banking arms that was...

The pound’s value ebbed and flowed on Friday – supported by a Bank of England deputy governor’s vow to persist in the fight against...

The number of company insolvencies in England and Wales hit its highest level for 13 years in the second quarter of the year, according...

September saw the slowest retail sales growth since shops reopened post-COVID restrictions due to a combination of inflation, economic crisis and an uexpected bank...

The UK’s biggest mortgage lenders will urge the chancellor to extend a government home loans initiative which helps first-time buyers get onto the property...

The country has been put on notice that the chances of gas shortages this winter have risen markedly, prompting a contingency plan to prioritise...

The latest information on the risks facing gas and electricity supplies suggests there is an increased risk of blackouts this winter – but they...

The country has been put on notice that the chances of gas shortages this winter have risen markedly, prompting a contingency plan to prioritise...

The UK’s biggest mortgage lenders will urge the chancellor to extend a government home loans initiative which helps first-time buyers get onto the property...

A measure of confidence in the UK’s creditworthiness has been slashed by another major ratings agency in the wake of the mini-budget, piling further...