There was nothing quite as cringeworthy as the Conservatives’ desire to stick “Great British” in front of every new quango, as in Great British Railways and...

Three conclusions can be gleaned from the latest official pay and employment statistics. The first is that while the labour market is slowly cooling , it is...

Senior rate-setters at the Bank of England surprised traders and economists last month when they opened the door to an interest rate cut this summer. June’s...

Labour’s first week in government was blessed by a welcome surprise from the statistical gods at the Office for National Statistics, who revealed that...

The Olympic torch is taking a breather today after 58 stages of its relay around France. Moderate rapture accompanies the journey. Tomorrow it arrives at...

One of the Bank of England’s most doveish ratesetters has called for interest rate cuts to help with the cost of living and amid a “firm downward trajectory”...

China’s economy grew more slowly than expected in the second quarter as a continuing property downturn and concerns about job security hit domestic demand....

Less than a week after the Labour government was elected, the chancellor and the business secretary unveiled plans for a new National Wealth Fund to begin...

The UK housing market is set for a buoyant autumn driven by a potential cut to interest rates and greater political stability, experts believe. Lower mortgage...

As the chancellor made clear in her first speech, the new government’s defining mission will be to turn “securonomics” from a pre-election soundbite into a...