Economic news and events

The UK has joined an international coalition to phase out fossil fuel subsidies as negotiations continue at the UN climate summit Cop29 in Azerbaijan.

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The governor of the Bank of England has warned over ‘fragmenting’ the world economy amid promises from Donald Trump that he will impose steep trade...

A group of Britain’s largest retailers has warned jobs will be lost and prices will rise due to the national insurance rise announced in October’s...

New business openings across the UK hit their lowest rate in more than a decade last year, official figures show.

Data from the Office for National...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that the most recent growth figures are ‘not good enough’ as he said he wanted ‘better’ results than those...

The UK government is facing calls from farmers and opposition parties to scrap its changes to agricultural inheritance tax ahead of protests in Westminster.

The National...

The UK is set to relaunch trade talks with India, Downing Street has announced.

It was confirmed that discussions will reopen at the start of next...

Japan and the UK have agreed to hold regular high-level talks on economic security, Tokyo said Tuesday after the two countries’ leaders met on the...

Keir Starmer has said he told Xi Jinping he wanted ‘respectful’ relations with Beijing as he became the first prime minister to meet the Chinese...

The UK has announced fresh sanctions against Iran for aiding Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine.

Iran’s national airliner Iran Air will be subject to an asset...