Bank of England leaves interest rates on hold but hints rise is coming - business live - Pound surges as two Bank of England policymakers vote to raise interest rates Bank of England votes 7-2 to leave rates on hold The pound has jumped, as traders an... https://t.co/qxVLEJAZNd
UK wage growth accelerates as employment rate hits record high - business live - Good news for workers as pay finally closes the gap with inflation, but there is gloom on the high street LATEST: Pay is finally catching inflation BREAKING: New UK unemp... https://t.co/98hjck7mNK
Cities in north and Midlands dominate growth measure - Report places Manchester top across England and Wales, with London only coming in 20th Cities in the north and the Midlands have been transformed by a period of rapid regeneration that has seen po... https://t.co/mZg3UjVp76
Cost of living squeeze eases as UK inflation hits seven-month low of 2.7% - business live - Boost for hard-pressed consumers as Britain’s inflation rate drops to its lowest since July 2017 Breaking: CPI inflation rate drops to 2.7%, from 3% Lowest inf... https://t.co/ZhiklEk4tL
Watch live: Bernie Sanders hosts a town hall on inequality - Join Sanders from 7pm ET as he convenes a discussion on inequality with Elizabeth Warren, Michael Moore and more guests Watch live as Senator Bernie Sanders hosts a town hall on inequality i... https://t.co/yeh8RoejhB
Melrose offers £1bn pension boost in GKN takeover bid - business live - All the day’s economic and financial news, as turnaround specialist Melrose keeps fighting to take control of UK engineering group GKN Melrose: We’d put £1bn into GKN pension pot ... https://t.co/ECgWcE3139
Yanis Varoufakis: 'Macbeth is at the mercy of forces beyond his control, like Theresa May' - The Greek former finance minister talks about the lessons politicians could learn from Shakespeare, ahead of a lecture in London Is Theresa May Macbeth? Might... https://t.co/JpWweCIAPo
Developing countries at risk from US rate rise, debt charity warns - Jubilee Debt Campaign says 126 nations spend more than 10% of revenues on interest The expected rise in US interest rates will increase financial pressures on developing countries al... https://t.co/e7EmmaZc8T
Trump is on path to full-scale trade war: first China, then Europe - US protectionism is in accord with the spirit of the times – but it won’t have a happy ending Much to the delight of Hollywood, Donald Trump wants to open a new front in his trade of... https://t.co/NxiTcWf77e
R&D can’t fly against the winds of austerity and Brexit | Phillip Inman - Research and development in Britain relies hugely on companies that are themselves dependent on close EU ties There is a warning to the government in the latest official figures... https://t.co/0aBHpjdVEb
Finland’s story shows equality is the best route to happiness - The country named the world’s happiest in a UN report was relatively slow to recover after the financial crisis If you can’t buy happiness, perhaps you should move to Helsinki. Finland ha... https://t.co/yiBnMMBBxL
The Guardian view on schools and austerity: more than just a funding crisis | Editorial - Underpaid teachers are on the frontline as the impact of cuts to other services is felt in the classroom When the Conservatives first took Britain down the path ... https://t.co/9tggNODM0B
'Trump’s agenda is anti-growth': Trump's new economic adviser in his own words - Larry Kudlow, Trump’s pick as chief economic adviser, has a history of radically different views to the president’s on the economy Larry Kudlow, the CNBC commentator who ... https://t.co/4tY4pT4KhY
We know what’s wrong with the UK economy. Now it’s time to fix it | Larry Elliott - A decade on from the crash and with the Brexit fog clearing, there’s an opportunity to make real and lasting change One of the many lessons learned since the world plu... https://t.co/ITaSvueD1P
Larry Kudlow: TV pundit to replace Gary Cohn as Trump's top economic adviser - Conservative commentator was chosen from a shortlist of just one candidate for one of the most powerful posts in the administration Out with the Goldman Sachs banker and in... https://t.co/iWvdIMYB6T
UK will need to impose tax rises of £30bn to balance budget – IFS - Chancellor will fail to cut deficit by 2025 without extra taxes, Institute of Fiscal Studies says Philip Hammond will need to impose tax rises worth at least £30bn to reach his target... https://t.co/a4OotdRWLu
Trade war could derail global economic recovery, warns OECD - Thinktank upgrades its growth forecast but says tit-for-tat tariffs would make international trade vulnerable The west’s leading economic thinktank has warned Donald Trump that a trade war ... https://t.co/Ob9qjummZP
UK will save no money from Brexit for next five years, says OBR - Country will continue paying divorce bill until at least 2064, predicts budget watchdog The UK will save no money from leaving the European Union over the next five years and could be p... https://t.co/0HFTkXSaBl
Spring statement: Philip Hammond presents new growth and borrowing forecasts - live updates - Rolling coverage of Chancellor Philip Hammond’s spring statement at 12.30pm, including the latest growth and borrowing forecasts for the UK Introduction: Ham... https://t.co/6F9J5Ri3Ao
Spring statement 2018: what to look out for in Philip Hammond's speech - What the chancellor is likely to say about economic growth, debt, borrowing and more Philip Hammond has promised MPs a short, snappy affair when he delivers the government’s firs... https://t.co/e330QSRa37