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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...

“Stealthy” freezes to tax and welfare thresholds will outweigh any benefits people will get from the government’s plan to cut taxes, according to economists....

The National Grid’s electricity system operator and gas system operator will release one of their regular winter outlook reports later. They are designed to...

Two million fewer barrels of oil are to be produced each day, equivalent to 2% of global supply, the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting...

Executives from Britain’s biggest high street banks have been summoned for talks with Kwasi Kwarteng amid concerns about the impact of recent financial turmoil...

The boss of the UK’s biggest retailer says it is “inflating prices a little bit less and a little bit later” than the competition...

The taxpayer support for household energy bills could cost up to £140bn in an “extreme” scenario, an energy market expert has warned. Cornwall Insight,...