Getty ImagesThe UK's inflation rate has risen for the first time this year, official figures show. Overall prices rose by 2.2% in the year to July, slightly above the ...

Lower mortgage costs and more interest rate cuts could fuel a rise in house prices for the rest of this year, Halifax has said.The mortgage lender's prediction came after ...

BBCMortgage broker Peter Seymour says the rate reduction would be "great news for borrowers".'A double whammy'Interest rates dictate the cost of borrowing set by High Street banks and money ...

Raphael Sheridan / BBCJames Willicombe says moving back in with his parents means he can save up to £1,000 a monthThe Bank of England has finally cut interest rates ...

56 minutes agoBy John Campbell, BBC News NI Economics & Business EditorGetty ImagesTypical monthly pay continued to increase, rising by 3.7% in June to £2,329The unemployment rate in Northern Ireland reached ...

Wales has the highest rate in the UK of working age people not in employment or looking for a job, according to new estimates.Figures from the Office for National ...

The unemployment rate has unexpectedly risen to its highest level for two and a half years, official figures show.The rate climbed to 4.4% in February to April this year, ...

The EU has become the second major global economy to cut its lending rate this week, saying it had made progress in tackling inflation.The European Central Bank (ECB) announced ...

Hiring in the US surged unexpectedly last month, continuing to defy predictions of a slowdown while raising fresh questions about when interest rates will fall.Employers added 272,000 jobs in ...

While the rate has been falling over the past year, it has remained higher than some economists had forecast and this has pushed back expectations of when the Bank ...

But Darren Jones, shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, said while it was the Bank of England's "independent right" to set interest rates, it was "bad news for people ...

Analysts said the report could bolster the case for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates later this year."At last there is evidence of some weakness in the US ...