Economic growth (GDP)

Could Labour build closer EU trade ties and would this increase growth?

The Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, used his Mansion House speech on Thursday to say Brexit had undermined the UK’s economy and to urge the government to improve...

Climate breakdown will hit global growth by a third, say central banks

The physical shocks caused by climate breakdown will hit global economic growth by a third, according to a...

City analysts overwhelmingly predict Bank of England interest rate cut

The Bank of England policymakers are widely expected to cut borrowing costs for businesses and homeowners by reducing...

Trump tariffs would halve UK growth and push up prices, says thinktank

UK growth would be halved in the event Donald Trump wins the US presidential race and imposes the...

Cutting red tape will give private equity a free pass | Letters

I have listened with growing concern to the growth mantra from Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves. We are...

Britain could be a sci-tech superpower – if the Treasury stopped holding it back | Will Hutton

Just how bad is the economy? The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, warns that hard choices on tax, spending and borrowing need to be made on...

Callaghan’s tight fist was his undoing – as it could be for Reeves | Phillip Inman

Rachel Reeves is wrestling with a dilemma many of her predecessors have tried and failed to resolve. It defeated James Callaghan during his tenure...