Economy sees rebound in January helped by return of Premier League football
The economy rebounded to grow by 0.3% in January, according to official figures which reaffirmed that the UK avoided recession at the end of last year.
The economy rebounded to grow by 0.3% in January, according to official figures which reaffirmed that the UK avoided recession at the end of last year.
It’s now seen as a 50-50 call on whether the Monetary Policy Committee lifts rates on Thursday
Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of hypocrisy after it emerged that he has a unique pension deal from his time as Director of Public Prosecutions which allows him to avoid tax on his savings.
The banking sector was thrown into crisis as markets tumbled in early trading on Monday following the emergency takeover of Credit Suisse by rival bank UBS.
Chancellor puts rising inflation as chief concern for UK economy, saying monetary and fiscal policy must point in the same direction.
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Rate hits 10.4% in February, tilting back up after recent falls
A huge rise in borrowing costs threatens to squeeze buy-to-let profits, at a time when many of the tax perks once enjoyed by landlords have evaporated.
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LONDON (Reuters) -Forcing asset managers to shift clearing of their euro derivatives trades from London to the European Union would be anti-competitive, split markets and increase costs, Europe's investment funds industry body said on Tuesday. The EU's executive European Commission has proposed that asset managers and banks in the EU open an "active account" with an EU-based clearing house to shift some clearing from London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and ICE to Deutsche Boerse in Frankfurt to end heavy post-Brexit reliance on UK clearers.
To counteract rising inflation, the Bank of England has been increasing interest rates in the past year
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The turmoil affecting the world's financial system was caused by "contagious bank runs", the US Treasury Secretary has said.
A row involving the steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta and one of his biggest UK customers has deepened after administrators launched a bid to wind up a company he bought just weeks ago. Sky News has learnt that insolvency practitioners at Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) have filed a winding-up petition against Aartee Group Holdings Limited and an application to be appointed as administrator to Aartee Steel Group Limited. Both companies were acquired last month by Mr Gupta's GFG Alliance conglomerate, which trades under names including Liberty Steel in the UK.
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