Move aside NIMBYs, there’s a new acronym: Britain is now a Banana economy June 25, 2024 You may have heard of NIMBYs blocking economic growth, but now there's a new acronym ready to slip up the UK's planning system - BANANA.
UK households would be £4,300 richer per year if pay growth had matched Germany and the US June 25, 2024 Households would be £4,300 a year better off if pay growth in the UK had matched average wages in Germany and the US since 2010, according to a new study.
Addressing the rise in long-term sickness could unlock £57bn windfall, research shows June 25, 2024 Reintegrating between half and three-quarters of those who have dropped out of the workforce since 2020 could generate anywhere between £35bn and £57bn over the next five years, the analysis suggests.
FTSE 100 today: London markets set for muted open ahead of US PCE inflation June 25, 2024 Asian markets quieted post-Wall Street tech sell-off, with Nvidia falling 6.68 per cent. All eyes are on US house price data and Fedspeak.
IFS: Labour and Conservative manifestos ‘singularly fail’ to address fiscal challenges June 24, 2024 The IFS called attention - yet again - to the fiscal 'trilemma' which will face the next government.
Top economists say Labour will have to raise more taxes if it wins election June 24, 2024 The UK's leading economists widely agree that Labour will put up more taxes if it wins the general election on 4 July, a City A.M. poll suggests, as the party comes under pressure to explain how it will fund its plans.
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to extend Friday’s losses, echoing weak global lead June 24, 2024 Asian stocks dip on China-EU trade worries; gold rises on lower Treasury yields. Focus is on US PCE inflation and the US presidential debate.
Week ahead: US inflation data could bolster case for Fed rate cut in September June 23, 2024 The US Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation is expected to show its coolest monthly reading since late 2023, offering hope that policymakers could start lowering interest rates in September.
Retail sales blow past expectations in sign UK economy is on the turn June 21, 2024 UK retail sales rebounded last month, according to fresh data, after a rainy April saw a slump in high street spending.
Consumer confidence rises again in June as economic outlook improves June 21, 2024 Consumer confidence picked up again in June, a new survey shows, in a sign that the improving economic outlook is slowly feeding through into household budgets.