UK business leaders are perennially a gloomy lot, but it takes a special kind of disenchantment to make them quite as gloomy ...

At the start of the week we asked whether you thought the UK should introduce a wealth tax. The idea has resurfaced recently as a potential way for chancellor Rachel Reeves to plug a hole in public ...

Campaigners say the bumper earnings of Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and NatWest must be taxed to fund public services and ease pressure on struggling households ...

NatWest partners with Landbay to offer limited company buy-to-let deals, and court ruling closes stamp duty loophole. Explore ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves frequently cites the more upbeat findings of a business barometer published by Lloyds Bank, which last month showed business confidence at its highest since 2015.

Britain’s national debt could rise to 270 per cent of GDP by the 2070s. That’s according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), assuming current spending and tax patterns continue. It’s a ...

Should the pension triple lock be scrapped to help balance the books, or is it a vital lifeline for retirees? With pressure ...

The OECD’s latest ‘Global Debt Report’ has flagged the global risks of a debt spike in developed economies. With fiscal ...

Gary Neville has hit out at Rachel Reeves for her national insurance hike, saying it has hampered employment and “could have ...

Given the perilous condition of Britain’s public finances, perhaps we ought to start taking the IMF and its World Economic ...

Mounting debts and trade war uncertainty risk triggering renewed financial turmoil ...

The British economy could experience a small boost, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) upgrading its growth predictions by just 0.1 per cent for 2025. Growth is expected to sit at 1.2 per cent ...