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UK pay growth stays high – but Britons are feeling the pinch
Firms are reluctant to hire and unemployment is rising, as inflation dulls the impact of higher wages
UK labour market cools as pay growth slows and job losses rise
Tuesday’s latest.. - source: The Guardian - 16.09.2025
Starmer banks on £150bn investment to placate critics of Trump state visit
Prime minister seeks to make best of difficult state visit by US president with package of commitments by US firms
Keir Starmer has sought to navigate a politically treacherous state visit.. - source: The Guardian - 17.09.2025
Federal Reserve cuts US interest rates for first time since December
Central bank moves to set rates at range between 4 and 4.25% but decision unlikely to satisfy Donald Trump
The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday, its first rate cut since.. - source: The Guardian - 17.09.2025
Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates amid Trump pressure – live updates
Decision due amid concerns about political influence at independent central bank – with Trump aide sworn in as governor and Lisa Cook fighting removal
The US Federal Reserve is expected.. - source: The Guardian - 17.09.2025
Trump’s tariffs have hurt tea exports to the US, says Fortnum & Mason boss
Tom Athron says stricter rules on country of origin and end of ‘de minimis’ exemptions are up and sales down
The boss of upmarket retailer Fortnum & Mason has said Donald Trump’s.. - source: The Guardian - 17.09.2025
UK inflation remained at 3.8% in August, official figures show
ONS releases figures as Bank of England considers holding interest rate at 4% to tackle rising prices
UK inflation held steady in August, official figures show, adding to pressure on.. - source: The Guardian - 17.09.2025
Food prices rise at fastest rate since January 2024 with vegetables, milk, cheese and fish going up; Bank of England expected to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday
Food prices rose for.. - source: The Guardian - 17.09.2025
Labour must rethink growth strategy to curb rise of far right, says top economist
Former Bank chief economist Andy Haldane says left-behind communities need investment to stem populist tide
Defeating far-right populism will require Labour to radically overhaul its.. - source: The Guardian - 17.09.2025
New headache for Rachel Reeves as OBR downgrades key productivity forecast
Weaker growth outlook would set chancellor on course to break her fiscal rules without significant action in budget
The Office for Budget Responsibility is expected to downgrade its key.. - source: The Guardian - 16.09.2025
‘Our plans could be derailed’: family firms say Labour tax rises will force fire sales
Manufacturers say new rules on passing on assets threaten investment and future survival of businesses
Unassuming wooden crates filled with brake pads and metal springs are piled high in.. - source: The Guardian - 16.09.2025
UK wage growth slows as jobs market continues to cool – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as pay growth slows and unemployment remains at a four-year high
Monica George Michail, associate economist at the National.. - source: The Guardian - 16.09.2025
Trump official confirmed to Fed board but court rejects Lisa Cook removal bid
Senate votes 48-27 to confirm Stephen Miran as Fed governor but court rules Cook may remain in place
Senate Republicans voted on Monday to confirm a senior Trump official to the Federal.. - source: The Guardian - 16.09.2025
Reeves to host bosses of UK and US financial firms as Trump visit begins
Chancellor hosting Downing Street talks with Treasury secretary, which are aimed at securing more US investment
Rachel Reeves will host the bosses of top US and UK financial firms in.. - source: The Guardian - 15.09.2025
First annual , as tax fears loom over market
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Rightmove adds that it’s not seeing any “immediate reaction” from movers to rumours that chancellor Rachel Reeves may change.. - source: The Guardian - 15.09.2025
UK and US line up string of deals to build modular nuclear reactors in Britain
Agreements include plan to build 12 reactors in Hartlepool with Centrica, creating 2,500 jobs, and fast-tracking UK and US safety checks
Labour’s plans for a massive expansion of nuclear.. - source: The Guardian - 15.09.2025
Europe’s summer of extreme weather caused €43bn of short-term losses, analysis finds
Greatest damage from heat, drought and flooding done in Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Bulgaria
The violent weather that battered Europe this summer caused short-term economic losses of at.. - source: The Guardian - 15.09.2025
Bank of England urged to slow bond-selling plan to help cut record UK borrowing costs
Ex-MPC members say ‘quantitative tightening’ should be scaled back or halted entirely, saving the Treasury up to £10bn a year
Andrew Bailey has been urged by former Bank of England.. - source: The Guardian - 14.09.2025
US created 911,000 fewer jobs through March 2025 than initially reported
Revision highlights recent concerns about the health of the labor market, and follows a lackluster August jobs report
The US added 911,000 fewer jobs than first estimated for the year to.. - source: The Guardian - 09.09.2025
As US edges closer to stagflation, economists blame Trump policies
Recent data shows stagflation, stagnant growth and price inflation, is possible as economy shaken by uncertainty
It’s a strange time for the US economy. Prices are rising, jobs growth has.. - source: The Guardian - 13.09.2025
UK economy flatlines in July in grim news for Rachel Reeves
Official GDP figures confirm widely expected slowdown after strong expansion in first half of the year
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The UK economy flatlined in July,.. - source: The Guardian - 12.09.2025