Jeremy Hunt delivers his Budget in the Commons yesterday (Image: PA) Jeremy Hunt’s Budget included three key points to boost Britain’s economy and also put “clear blue water” between the Tories and Labour, an economist has said. The Chancellor outlined his package
A top economist has rubbished the concerns of Remoaners in just four words as the UK enjoys a bright future outside of the European Union. Former chief economist for the Bank of England Andy Haldane has said businesses that voted Remain in
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is free to announce tax cuts in the autumn statement next week after inflation sharply fell in the latest figures, an economist says. Inflation fell to 4.6 percent for the year to October, down from 6.7 percent in September,
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has been warned not to increase interest rates despite “disappointing” data revealing inflation failed to fall in September in line with expectations. Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the free market think tank, the Institute of Economic
Rishi Sunak‘s promise to halve inflation by the end of the year is in jeopardy after the latest figures showed a dramatic fall in price rises. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) economic think tank said the numbers showed the Prime Minister
The Bank of England has come in for fierce criticism from a senior economic commentator for allowing inflation to “run out of control”, after “disappointing” new figures showed that prices for essential items, like food, remain at eye-watering levels. New figures out
Turkish economist, politician and former head of the United Nations Development Program Kemal Dervis died Monday at the age of 74, Turkish news outlets reported. He was being treated for an unspecified illness in Washington D.C., state-run Anadolu Agency reported, as did
Unions have dismissed these warnings as they continue to organise strikes around the country demanding wage rises. Huw Pill told the Columbia Law School podcast Beyond Unprecedented: “Somehow in the UK, someone needs to accept that they’re worse off and stop trying to
Brexit has been blamed by a senior economist for companies leaving London and heading to New York. Simon French, Head of Research and Panmure Gordon, said valuations of the UK stock market had declined since 2016 when Britain voted to leave the
IMF discusses inflation trends in the global economy The International Monetary Fund’s chief economist has warned the global economy is facing a perilous phase. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said: “We are… entering a perilous phase during which economic growth remains low by historical standards