Jack Barnett

There was a rise in withdrawals from cash machines last year as people returned to using physical money to manage their budgets, according to Nationwide

Markets look for signs of cuts to come later in the year after fall in inflation

Signs on inflation are encouraging, according to Jonathan Haskel, who voted to raise rates at the last Bank of England monetary policy committee meeting

EY Item Club forecasts that bank lending to businesses will increase by 0.8 per cent this year, reversing a 2.1 per cent contraction in 2023

The head of the Bank of England said that the economy was already showing ‘distinct signs of an upturn’ despite figures revealing the UK was in recession late last year

Closely watched survey shows a slowdown in wage growth and falling demand for staff

Jonathan Haskel says underlying measures of inflation remain too high

Stubborn inflation will mean fewer reductions this year, but growth will come in 2025, EY Item Club predicts

Lloyds figures suggest the UK left recession at start of the year

The Bank of England should leave interest rates unchanged on Thursday but look at loosening policy next month, The Times shadow monetary policy committee says