Traders are betting on interest rate hikes this year as Rachel Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer have consulted analysts at the Bank of England to monitor the impact of spiralling oil prices on the UK ...

UK chancellor pledges to be ‘responsive’ to rising living costs but any support would come against difficult fiscal backdrop ...

The price of Brent crude was back above $100 on Friday morning, and it’s already feeding through into prices at the pumps.

The Bank of England in February predicted growth of 0.9 per cent for 2026, while economists polled by Reuters expect 1 per cent growth. The OBR is also likely to revise up its unemployment rate, which ...

Live: Chancellor Rachel Reeves promises growth in spring statement - The Chancellor’s speech comes just weeks after the Bank ...

The chancellor says in her Spring Statement that unemployment will peak later this year and then fall every year of the ...

That would be a better way of stimulating output than easing prudential rules designed to future proof the financial sector against the next crash.

Unemployment predicted to continue rising to 5.3% as chancellor says she is meeting energy firms amid soaring oil and gas prices ...

Rachel Reeves met other G7 finance ministers on Monday to discuss releasing oil reserves to ease the crisis of supply - Alberto Pezzali/AFP via Rachel Reeves has warned families to brace for a fresh ...

Chancellor says she is ready to help households with rising costs but stops short of setting out specific steps ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to deliver a steady Spring Statement, with mortgage rates, fiscal rules and investment in focus.