Mehreen Khan

The US economy generated fewer jobs than expected October, raising bond and stock prices in a sign that the labour market is cooling under the pressure of high interest rates.Official figures showed an 150,000 increase in payrolls in the world’s largest economy, below economists expectations of 180,

The chancellor delivers his autumn statement at a time when growth is soft in the UK and across the globe, inflation concerns are keeping interest rates high and geopolitical risks are increasing.

Hopes of a “soft landing” for the American economy are set to strengthen this week, with figures released on Friday expected to show unemployment remaining at a historic low and the rate of job

The Bank of England will examine the financial stability risks posed by artificial intelligence in an effort to keep regulators’ eyes open to the technology’s threats. Andrew Bailey said policymakers

Business lobby group forecast based on inflation not hitting Bank of England’s 2% target until second half of 2025

There were warnings of crisis, but from ‘immaculate disinflation’ to green shoots of recovery, there have been grounds for constructive optimism in 2023

From an election to the economy, leading business figures look ahead to 2024 and what they expect to see in a busy year

Pressure eases on borrowers as ‘life returns to the housing market’, Bank of England figures show

Business lobby group wants details from Jeremy Hunt in the budget to give companies an incentive to spend money on the green transition

The chancellor will cut national insurance and introduce a vape tax, but has scaled back his plans, shelving many of the biggest tax cuts until the autumn statement

The public finances showed a record revenue of £16.7 billion in January but that undershot the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast and economists’ projections

Sir Dave Ramsden pushes back against expectations of imminent interest rate cuts

Clare Lombardelli, chief economist of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and a former senior Treasury official, has been appointed a deputy governor of the Bank of England.

National Audit Office reveals increases in ‘major’ and ‘minor’ rule abuses over a year but staff more confident in reporting incidences

The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its monthly estimate of non-farm payrolls growth

The chancellor will cut national insurance and introduce a vape tax but has played down expectations of big tax cuts, shelving many of the measures until the autumn statement

While companies created 275,000 jobs in February, rising unemployment and a slowdown in wage growth point to an interest rate cut

ONS says there is no evidence that Red Sea shipping disruption has impacted performance

Ratesetters must consider varied international backdrops to hit inflation targets and support growth in the UK — and the path is far from clear

The Centre for Economics and Business Research said road damage was approaching levels seen in emerging economies