Bank of England's Bailey warns of backlash against regulation
The cost of the 2008 global financial crisis (GFC) should not be forgotten during a backlash against the burden of financial ...
Rachel Reeves is having no more joy from the OBR and the Bank than Liz Truss did
We will all be paying even higher taxes very soon. There will not be many jobs, and we may not even be able to switch on the ...
Bank of England cuts rates and growth outlook, sees inflation 'bump'
The Bank of England cut interest rates by a quarter-point and some policymakers wanted a bigger move to offset a slowdown, ...
Bank of England restarts monetary easing, cutting key rate to 4.5%
The Bank of England made its first interest rate cut of 2025 on Thursday amid ongoing concerns over sluggish growth in the ...
Rachel Reeves could soon hike income tax rates, experts warn
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has revealed that Reeves’s £9.9 billion fiscal headroom has ...
Rachel Reeves heading for disaster as new OBR forecast deals body blow to finance plans
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has found that Ms Reeves is on course for a Budget deficit thanks to her decisions ...
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey answers YOUR questions from Rachel Reeves’ Budget to Trump’s trade war
THE Bank of England yesterday lowered interest rates from 4.75 per cent to 4.5, while halving its growth forecasts amid fears ...
Rachel Reeves may be forced to HIKE taxes after she wiped out £9billion of spending headroom, experts warn
RACHEL Reeves will be forced to hike taxes or slash spending after wiping out her £9.9billion economic buffer, experts have warned.  The Chancellor’s remaining headroom is believed to have ...
Government ‘relentlessly focused’ on economy amid reports of lower growth – No10
Reports of a downgraded OBR forecast come ahead of the publication of the latest GDP growth figures on Thursday, which cover ...
Gloomy growth forecast adds to Rachel Reeves’ woes
A gloomy growth forecast from the Bank of England has piled the pressure on Rachel Reeves ahead of a verdict from the Budget watchdog in March. The Bank of England cut interest rates but halved its ...
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Bank of England chief warns Reeves 'no trade-off' between financial stability and growth as she moves to water down regulation
Andrew Bailey has issued a stark warning against hasty financial deregulation, emphasising there is "no trade-off" between ...
Should Rachel Reeves pay for her mishandling of the economy?
Despite her audacious tax raids, an absence of ‘growth, growth, growth’ and, now, the prospect of stagflation, the chancellor ...