Business

We spoke to Rain Newton-Smith, the chief executive of the Confederation of British Industry.

The head of the CBI says the Chancellor’s tax rises caught companies off guard, and they can no longer afford to invest or hire new people.

The government will soon set out its strategy to bring down the soaring number of people who are too sick to work.

The world’s largest cryptocurrency is soaring towards an extraordinary milestone, with one Bitcoin worth almost $100,000.

The rate of inflation has gone up by more than expected – thanks to the recent increase in gas and electricity bills.  

It feels, indeed, like a twin track process, with the world of politicians and diplomats trying to play catch-up in a world where global capitalism senses that money, jobs, profit and The Future lie in the world of green transition.

A joint investigation from Channel 4 News and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism has found that the UK bank NatWest is continuing to lend to the oil and gas company BP.

COP29: Around $2.4 trillion annually are required, and on the face of it, those figures look screamingly, painfully, impossible. In fact, though, we are already awash with money.

The Bank of England has cut interest rates again to 4.75% – although it came with a warning, that Rachel Reeves’ budget would add more inflationary pressure to the economy. 

Donald Trump’s victory made the Dollar, Wall Street and the crypto markets – along with his crypto-bro backers – yelp with joy, sending Bitcoin to a record high.

From deregulation to soaring trade tariffs – what impact is Trump’s win likely to have on global financial stability

Latest figures show that rents have been above affordable levels in every one of the last nine years.

Just a few blocks from the White House – some of the leading names in global finance have been gathering at the International Monetary Fund’s Annual Meetings.

We asked the chancellor why changing the fiscal rules mattered.

With barely more than a week to go to the Budget, speculation is reaching fever pitch about what taxes the Chancellor may be planning to increase.