ECB leaves eurozone interest rates on hold but hints at cut this summer – as it happened
European Central Bank says rate cuts would be appropriate if inflation keeps falling, as BoE policymaker Megan Greene argues UK rate cuts are a way off
Business live
Thames Water parent ‘owes two Chinese state-owned banks’ as debt downgraded – as it happened
Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as Fitch downgrades debt of parent of water company, saying default is likely
Business live
MP calls Royal Mail delivery cuts a ‘slap in the face for families’ – as it happened
Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as UK postal service says it wants to cut 1,000 jobs and cut delivery days
March 2024
Business live
UK ‘fiscally offside’ by up to £60bn, Citi fears; house prices rise again – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as economist warns OBR productivity forecasts are much too optimistic
February 2024
Business live
UK inflation steady in January; Uber to buy back $7bn in shares after first profit – as it happened
Live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as the UK consumer price index sticks at 4% below economists’ 4.2% forecast
January 2024
Hope fades for cut in interest rates for industrialised nations
US Federal Reserve expected to hold rate, ECB says talks on reductions premature and Bank of England could delay change until summer
Business live
Tata Steel accused of ‘industrial vandalism’ over plan to cut up to 2,800 UK jobs – as it happened
Tata Steel confirmed plans to close two Welsh blast furnaces and cut up to 2,800 jobs
Eurozone inflation rises to 2.9% after increase in energy costs
December data comes amid speculation over when European Central Bank will cut interest rates
December 2023
Is the spectre of inflation finally fading – and what could it mean for Biden?
Business live
Pound hits $1.27 as Bank of England pushes back against rate cut predictions – business live
Bank of England, Fed and ECB poised to leave interest rates on hold
Project Syndicate economists
Higher interest rates are here to stay, so we need a rethink
Kenneth Rogoff
November 2023
Eurozone inflation falls to within striking distance of 2% target
Eurozone banks starting to show ‘stress’ as loan defaults rise, ECB warns
October 2023
Business live
ECB warns eurozone economy ‘remains weak’ after leaving interest rates on hold; US growth accelerates to 4.9% – as it happened
