Economic news and events

The Bank of England’s top economist has boosted hopes of lower borrowing costs after saying it is ‘not unreasonable’ to expect the Bank to consider...

The ‘irresponsible actions’ of Chinese state-backed hackers are making the internet less secure for the world, a British spy chief warned.

GCHQ Director Anne Keast-Butler said...

The UK unemployment rate edged up slightly in the three months to March,

official data on Tuesday showed, while wage growth came in hotter...

Alphabet Inc subsidiary Google is expected to unveil a string of new artificial intelligence-powered features when it opens its annual developer conference later on Tuesday.

Google...

UK Cabinet ministers are visiting Saudi Arabia in a bid to bolster trade links with the kingdom amid reports that Riyadh authorised the use of...

Rishi Sunak will portray himself as the best leader to take the UK through ‘some of the most dangerous yet most transformational’ years ever, in...

Halting arms exports to Israel is ‘not a wise path’, the UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has argued, as he said it would be wrong...

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron said it would be ‘absolutely right’ for the general election to be held in the second half of the year,...

The UK economy grew by more than expected in March and in the first quarter of 2024, according to official numbers on Friday.

UK gross domestic...

The Bank of England on Thursday moved a step nearer to a summer interest rate cut, but would not commit on whether this would come...