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The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the fourteenth successive time, lifting its official rate to 5.25%. The quarter percentage point increase was somewhat...
High street retailer Wilko has filed a notice of intent to appoint administrators – putting around 12,000 jobs at risk. The discount homeware and hardware chain...
Higher for longer. The Bank of England may have lifted interest rates by less than a lot of people had been expecting up until recently –...
Most of the work done by women around the world is unpaid, according to a new Oxfam report. The charity estimates around 65% of women’s working...
Viewers are switching off traditional TV at record rates, according to a new Ofcom report. With more competition than ever from streamers, the proportion of people...
The Bank of England is expected to increase its interest rate for the 14th time in a row today. Economists believe a 0.25 percentage point rise...
Most of the work done by women around the world is unpaid, according to a new Oxfam report. The charity estimates around 65% of women’s working...
BP has recorded a big drop in profits in the first half of its financial year, as energy prices fell from the highs seen after Russia’s...
Food price inflation has slowed to its lowest level this year – as costs fall for staples such as oils, fats, fish, and breakfast cereals, research...
The amount of money borrowed by consumers rose to a five-year high in June as inflation and interest rate pressure hit households, Bank of England figures...
The prime minister has announced an expansion of oil and gas drilling in the North Sea amid ongoing rows in his party over the future of...
BT, the FTSE 100 telecoms provider, has announced its new chief executive, the first woman to hold the post. It comes after Sky News reported earlier...
Britain’s biggest mortgage lenders will this week launch a multimillion pound campaign aimed at illustrating the range of support they are providing to cash-strapped customers as...
One of the private equity backers of the AA breakdown recovery service has poached a veteran City banker to take a leadership role at its operations...
HS2 has been rated as “unachievable” as part of an annual report from a government watchdog. The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) gave the first two...
Nigel Farage has launched a website to tackle de-banking following the fallout from the closure of his account with Coutts. The former UKIP and Brexit Party...
An activist fund manager has been building a stake in Dr Martens, the globally renowned bootmaker which has seen its valuation slump amid supply chain bottlenecks...
Train passengers are facing more disruption on Saturday as workers strike once again over pay, jobs and conditions. Thousands of staff from the Rail, Maritime and...
Another rail strike is set to disrupt train journeys this weekend – with further industrial action planned in August. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT)...
NatWest has reported a better-than-expected surge in half-year profits as the taxpayer-backed lender reels from the Nigel Farage de-banking debacle. At the end of a week...
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Trump trade war escalation sparks global market sell-off
British businesses issue warning over ‘deeply troubling’ Trump tariffs
Trump trade war: The blunt calculation that should have spared UK from reciprocal tariffs
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Stock markets suffer sharp drops after Donald Trump announces sweeping tariffs
Donald Trump announces sweeping global trade tariffs – including 10% on UK imports