![UK set to have highest inflation among big economies in 2023-OECD](/i/c/dd829614-b1fb-0604-80a5-954b482cc927.webp)
UK set to have highest inflation among big economies in 2023-OECD
LONDON Britain will have the highest inflation of any leading economy in 2023, according to forecasts from the
2023-06-07 16:58
![High inflation and recession risk - the Bank of England's dilemma](/i/c/9a2fe266-3798-0791-3c50-c2d588d413c9.webp)
High inflation and recession risk - the Bank of England's dilemma
By William Schomberg LONDON The Bank of England is trying to curb an inflation rate that is running
2023-06-06 19:54
![UK construction growth edges up, despite housing slump: PMI](/i/c/30b7b0c0-cd75-753e-bb8b-caf1f7d29d89.webp)
UK construction growth edges up, despite housing slump: PMI
LONDON Weak growth across Britain's construction sector picked up modestly in May, despite an increasingly severe downturn in
2023-06-06 16:58
![UK investors back money market funds in May, ditch ESG funds](/i/c/264012e4-c7a3-50ab-33b5-cf88522861b9.webp)
UK investors back money market funds in May, ditch ESG funds
LONDON UK investors backed money market funds in May at the fastest rate since the country's failed 'mini-budget'
2023-06-06 15:23
![Tobacco group BAT sticks to full-year revenue forecast](/i/c/95fb45ff-16a9-d5fb-8bdb-d3762a6f8b25.webp)
Tobacco group BAT sticks to full-year revenue forecast
British American Tobacco maintained its full-year revenue growth outlook on Tuesday, betting on steady demand for its vaping
2023-06-06 14:20
![UK consumers slow spending in May as rising food costs bite](/i/c/157a7707-a724-90a5-d678-299cebf50d84.webp)
UK consumers slow spending in May as rising food costs bite
By Suban Abdulla LONDON British retail sales growth slowed to a seven-month low in May as soaring food
2023-06-06 07:20
![Fitch keeps its negative slant on UK credit rating](/i/c/489ef4c4-fdd5-3b4d-1a19-1d70b4c48413.webp)
Fitch keeps its negative slant on UK credit rating
LONDON Ratings agency Fitch on Friday stuck with its negative outlook for Britain's sovereign credit rating, citing a
2023-06-03 05:45
![UK has bigger inflation problem than US or euro zone - BoE's Mann](/i/c/a1253582-0a19-db11-2c7a-5dde0f803a9c.webp)
UK has bigger inflation problem than US or euro zone - BoE's Mann
By David Milliken LONDON Britain has a bigger inflation problem than the United States or the euro zone,
2023-06-01 00:22
![Bank of England to take Bank Rate to 5.00% next quarter as inflation proves sticky: Reuters poll](/i/c/12f63685-75ff-418a-f83e-c469da915a21.webp)
Bank of England to take Bank Rate to 5.00% next quarter as inflation proves sticky: Reuters poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON The Bank of England will be far more aggressive in policy tightening than previously
2023-05-31 20:28
![UK business confidence dips in May, inflation pressures persist: Lloyds](/i/c/e4b6bfe8-35d6-9b03-6abf-908204c73603.webp)
UK business confidence dips in May, inflation pressures persist: Lloyds
By Suban Abdulla LONDON Sentiment among British businesses fell for the first time in three months in May
2023-05-31 07:26
![New Zealand-UK free trade agreement to start benefiting exporters -NZ PM](/i/c/c2178c21-b16a-41fb-9c6b-4578c70bf2b0.webp)
New Zealand-UK free trade agreement to start benefiting exporters -NZ PM
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON New Zealand companies will start to benefit from the country’s new free trade agreement
2023-05-31 05:45
![Microsoft says UK regulator an 'outlier' for blocking Activision deal](/i/c/788e06af-8434-4d40-a00f-73b15ef0231d.webp)
Microsoft says UK regulator an 'outlier' for blocking Activision deal
By Sam Tobin and Paul Sandle LONDON Microsoft on Tuesday accused Britain's anti-trust regulator of being a global
2023-05-31 01:48