Chancellor has been pushing cabinet ministers to find ways to reduce financial pressure on households ahead of Budget ...

One in four employees in England and Wales will be higher rate taxpayers by the end of the decade if Rachel Reeves extends a ...

British grocery inflation slowed to 4.7% in the four weeks to November 2 as grocers ramped up Christmas promotions, industry ...

Interest rates were held at 4% in a tight vote as the Bank of England said it judged inflation in the UK to have peaked.

The Bank of England's base rate reached a recent high of 5.25% in 2023, but five cuts since August 2024 have brought it down ...

Long-term Government borrowing costs surged on Friday following reports Rachel Reeves has abandoned plans to hike income ...

UK CPI inflation came in at 3.8% for September, unchanged from the previous month, with analysts having forecast a reading of 4%. Follow our live coverage for the latest reaction and the implications ...

We look at how Rachel Reeves’s Budget could impact the economy. Could it trigger a fall in inflation and interest rates, and ...

A distant prospect just a couple of weeks ago, a yearend cut in British interest rates is now more likely than not and only ...

The Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged at 4% in a setback for borrowers and the Chancellor. The Bank’s ...

The Chancellor and Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, have reportedly scrapped proposals to raise the basic and higher rates ...