Taking the biscuit: consumers spend more but get less as chocolate prices rise by 15% | Inflation
Whether it’s a favourite bar, biscuit or indulgent hot drink, feeding a chocolate habit costs...
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Autumn Budget will be on 26 November, Rachel Reeves announces
Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Reeves said: “Do I accept that we need to do...
Faisal Islam: Reeves will need her hard hat for the next 12 weeks
I also put to her the very interesting words of the Office for Budget Responsibility...
UK borrowing costs ease as bond market calms
He told the Treasury Committee that interest rates had been rising “across the developed world”....
Trump’s Fed pick Stephen Miran says he will keep White House job
Economists say Trump’s campaign risks undermining the credibility of the bank, which is charged with...
Retail sales boosted by sunny weather and football in July
The ONS has come under fire in recent months over the reliability of some of...
What are Rachel Reeves’ options on property tax?
Capital gains tax (CGT) is a charge on the increase in the value of an...
US jobs market weakens further in August
The number of jobs created each month has been slowing steadily since the boom that...
Faisal Islam: Market ructions and cabinet reshuffles will help shape Reeves’ Budget
So the gilt markets are not fundamentally showing a mini-budget style UK-specific problem. At the...
Car finance compensation should be paid next year, says regulator
Giving evidence to MPs on the Treasury Committee, Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the FCA,...