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FTSE 100 hits record high as shares rise amid hopes of interest rate cuts
UK’s blue-chip index reaches 8,076, surpassing previous high of 8,047 in February 2023Business live – latest...
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Jeremy Hunt’s scope for tax cuts hit by higher-than-expected borrowing
Government borrowed £120.7bn in the last financial year, with just under £12bn in MarchBusiness live –...
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UK inflation falls by less than forecast to 3.2%, cooling rate cut hopes
Predictions for when Bank of England will start lowering cost of borrowing pushed back Business live...
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UK unemployment rate leaps to 4.2% amid fears of job cuts
Pay growth is stronger than expected, underlining dilemma over when to cut interest ratesBusiness live –...
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UK takes another step on path out of recession as GDP rises
February growth of 0.1% comes despite construction and retail being hit by wet start to yearBusiness...
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IMF warns BoE over keeping UK interest rates high due to fixed-rate mortgages
Risk of declining consumption, house price falls and defaults as tighter policy finally has impactBusiness live...
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Longest sustained rise in people too sick to work since 1990s, says thinktank
Resolution Foundation points to legacy of Covid as it warns that near-record 2.7m people are too...
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Reeves to promise ‘decade of economic renewal’ if Labour wins power
Shadow chancellor will tell high-profile financial audience that ‘mission-led’ governments must take a lead in turbulent...
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Nearly 5,000 UK chain stores closed last year at rate of 14 a day
Pharmacies, banks and pubs retreat from town and city centres knocked by failure of Wilko last...
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Tory peer calls for £10,000 ‘citizens inheritance’ for all 30-year-olds
David Willetts suggests policy would help spread wealth among millennials amid deepening inequalitiesMinisters should hand all...
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UK middle classes ‘struggling despite incomes of up to £60,000 a year’
Insecure jobs and high housing costs make it hard to maintain decent living standard, says abrdn...
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UK pay growth slows less than expected as workers bid up wages
December figures pose dilemma for Bank of England, dampening hopes of early interest rate cutBusiness live...
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Jeremy Hunt has room for £20bn tax cuts after borrowing halves year on year
December deficit is less than expected at £14bn – the lowest for the month since 2019Business...
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London outpacing other UK cities on services exports, report says
Capital accounts for almost half of sector’s exports and action needed elsewhere, says Resolution FoundationLondon is...
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UK inflation: which goods and services have changed most in price?
From food, alcohol and tobacco to fuel prices and holidays, how the cost of everyday items...
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UK inflation rise complicates outlook on interest rates
Surprise increase is blow to Bank of England’s fight against rising prices –but could be followed...
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UK pay growth shows as inflation pressure weakens
Vacancies tumbled at the fastest rate on record in December, according to ONS figuresBusiness live –...
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Davos day one: Zelenskiy, von der Leyen and Li Qiang to address WEF amid economic uncertainty – business live
Rolling coverage of the opening day of the World Economic Forum in DavosGeopolitical tensions and AI...
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UK economy returns to growth amid Black Friday spending lift
GDP rises by 0.3% in November after October decline, with car leasing and video games fuelling...
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A year on from Sunak’s five pledges, here’s the report card
In today’s newsletter: Guardian experts assess the government’s progress on the prime minister’s key promisesSign up...
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Post Office breaks daily cash withdrawal record amid cost of living crisis
The £62m dispensed on last Friday before Christmas beat £51m record set in 2022 to reflect...