US President Donald Trump's escalating trade tariffs will hit world growth and raise inflation, the OECD has predicted in its latest forecast.Canada and Mexico are forecast to see the ...

US President Donald Trump's cuts to the government workforce have started to hit, but overall hiring last month remained stable as growth in other sectors offset those losses. The ...

Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesJob growth in the US slowed last month but unemployment remained low, in a sign of a solid, if more subdued economy.Employers added 143,000 ...

Getty ImagesChancellor Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday that "economic growth is the number one mission of this government" as she unveiled a series of proposals to boost the UK's ...

Brian WheelerPolitical reporterWatch: Rachel Reeves on Heathrow, benefits and the EURachel Reeves has backed a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport as part of a fresh plan to get ...

BBCIt has been a wild January for Rachel Reeves and frankly for economics in the UK and the world.When Labour swept to victory last summer, Reeves pledged she would ...

Theo LeggettBusiness correspondentGetty ImagesThis is a key week for the government and its pledge to grow the UK economy.On Wednesday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to announce plans for ...

The government is to ease restrictions on how some pension schemes are managed, as part of efforts to boost economic growth.The Treasury said defined benefit pension schemes have a ...

Getty ImagesMost growth came from the service sectorNorthern Ireland's economy grew strongly in the third quarter of 2024, the latest official data suggests.The economy expanded by 1.3% compared to ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the chancellor and business secretary have written to the UK's main regulators asking them to come up with ideas for reform that could boost ...

Getty ImagesThe UK economy was weaker than initially estimated between July and September, revised official figures show.The economy had zero growth in the three months, revised down from an ...

Getty ImagesPay growth has picked up for the first time in more than a year, according to the latest official figures.Regular pay grew at a faster-than-expected annual pace of ...