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Analysts say pressure will be on Bank to keep interest rates higher for longer, as consumers’ mood stays gloomyUK inflation rises unexpectedly to 3.6%Business live – latest updatesFor anyone hoping the Bank of England will pick up the pace of interest …
Annual increase in June follows warnings about increase in employment taxes leading to job cuts and higher pricesAnalysis: UK inflation rise makes it clear: the cost of living crisis has not gone awayBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation unexpecte…
In today’s newsletter: Rachel Reeves has announced the ‘biggest financial regulation reforms in a decade’ – but are they enough to spark the economy? Good morning. The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has vowed to cut back regulation in the UK financial sec…
At the Mansion House dinner she will call for regulators to allow more risk to clear the way for economic growthRachel Reeves will say that rules and red tape are acting as a “boot on the neck” of businesses and risk “choking off” innovation across the…
Inflation remains far below the peaks seen three years ago, when price increases reached as high as 9%Inflation shot up in June as the impacts of Donald Trump’s tariffs slowly started to show in US prices.Business leaders have said for months that the …
GDP grows 5.2% in second quarter as world’s second largest economy ‘front-loads’ shipments before tariffs kick inBusiness live – latest updatesChina’s economy grew more strongly than expected in the second quarter as it proved resilient in the face of …
London’s blue-chip index has risen 10% in 2025 helped by investor flight from US stocks amid Trump’s trade policiesBusiness live – latest updatesBritain’s blue-chip stock index has risen through the 9,000-point mark to touch a new high.The FTSE 100 sha…
Chancellor to announce raft of deregulation changes as City regulators move to pare back transparency rulesRachel Reeves will claim that cutting red tape for City firms will have trickle-down benefits for households across Britain, as she tries to drum…
Retail body says sales up by 3.1% year on year in June after drop in May, but Barclays finds shoppers are cautiousRetail sales in the UK recovered in June as hot weather drove spending on electric fans, sports and leisure equipment, but households rema…
EU trade commissioner says ‘we want to use ‘every minute until 1 August to find a negotiated solution’Business live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s threatened 30% tariffs on European goods would eliminate transatlantic trade, the EU’s chief negotiator w…