Economic news and events

Rachel Reeves’ budget caught firms ‘off guard’ and will undermine investment and jobs, the head of one of Britain’s leading business groups has said.

Rain Newton-Smith,...

British spies will seek to counter the threat of Russian cyber warfare with a new laboratory for artificial intelligence, a minister will announce, as he...

Russia is prepared to launch a series of cyber attacks on Britain and other Nato members as it seeks to weaken support for Ukraine, a...

The UK wants to see a deal at the UN climate conference that ‘accelerates the clean energy transition,’ Ed Miliband has said.

The energy secretary said...

Benjamin Netanyahu faces arrest if he enters Britain after an international arrest warrant was issued for him, Downing Street has indicated.

Number 10 refused to explicitly...

UK private sector business activity fractionally declined in November, a preliminary reading showed Friday, ending a 12 month streak of growth, amid weaker business optimism...

The UK home secretary has said that ‘we will continue’ to see ‘aggressive language’ from Vladimir Putin after the Russian leader threatened to strike the...

Stamp duty changes next year are likely to keep a lid on UK house price growth and reinforce a North-South divide, a property website predicts.

From...

UK retail sales growth fell short of expectations last month, numbers on Friday showed, as non-food sales were hurt by pre-budget uncertainty.

According to the...

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to strike the UK with a new ballistic missile after using the weapon to hit a target in Ukraine.

Downing Street...