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 ...

Mr Bostic, who casts one of the votes to decide US interest rates, said the American economy was creating lots of jobs and performing well: "I've been saying for ...

Officially, the highest tax rate is 45% - but some workers can end up paying higher effective rates. Source link

"The blockbuster 303,000 increase in non-farm payrolls in March supports the Fed's position that the resilience of the economy means it can take its time with rate cuts, which ...

The rate of price increases picked up in February, as petrol and housing costs pushed higher. Source link

The US also recorded solid hiring in an "all over the place" Labor Department report. Source link