The Bank of England is expected to cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a point on Thursday as signs of a weakening labour market and a larger-than-forecast inflation drop ease pressure on ...

The Bank of England’s (BoE) MPC has cut interest rates from 4% to 3.75% The MPC last met on 6 November when it held rates at 4% The market was widely expecting the MPC to lower interest rates ...

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as US non-farm payrolls rise by 64,000 in November but shrink by 105,000 in October Young people hit hard as UK unemployment marches upwards ...

A CHIEF UK economist for Oxford Economics has said the Bank of England is likely to cut interest rates. Andrew Goodwin believes that a rate reduction is probable, though the decision is not as ...

Prices across the UK dropped again in the four weeks to 6 December, with property valued lower than a year ago as tax speculation and slower demand weighed on the market. Prices for UK homes dropped ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Reform UK’s Danny Kruger warned Britain’s civil service that any efforts to thwart his party’s plans to ...

TL;DR: Scan and save your old slides and negatives before they fade with Kodak Slide N Scan, on sale for $164.97 (MSRP $189.99) until December 14 at 11:59pm Pacific. If you’ve been holding on to dusty ...

Disappointing UK GDP report shows economy contracted by 0.1% in both September and October Economists are convinced that the Bank of England will respond to the UK’s weak economic performance by ...

The Bank of England expects Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ budget to reduce UK inflation by as much as 0.5 percentage points next spring, even as the government boost spending over the ...

Plus, read below to see what YOU can do NOW to protect yourself A JOB cut and hiring freeze bloodbath is about to hit the UK – here is what YOU can do to protect yourself. Bosses in Britain’s private ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...