Christmas comes early to high streets amid fear of shortages

Shoppers have started spending earlier than normal for Christmas because of fears that shortages will spoil the...

 Economics Christmas comes early to high streets amid fear of shortages

Bank will raise rates if inflation drives higher wages, insists Bailey

Andrew Bailey has insisted that the Bank of England will raise interest rates if expectations of higher inflation...

 Economics Bank will raise rates if inflation drives higher wages, insists Bailey

Labour markets recovering faster than expected, jobless figures show

The number of unemployed people in advanced economies has fallen significantly since July, research by the...

 Economics Labour markets recovering faster than expected, jobless figures show

Business productivity is rising up the boardroom agenda

One aspect of the autumn budget the chancellor got right was his focus on improving business productivity through...

 Economics Business productivity is rising up the boardroom agenda

Inflation data to be gathered from supermarket checkout scanners

The UK will soon see the most accurate and detailed measure of inflation in its history as the nation’s official...

 Economics Inflation data to be gathered from supermarket checkout scanners

Covid has shown that inequality is about more than jobs or earnings

When the facts change, I change my mind. It’s become a hoary old adage, but this is a good time for economists to...

 Economics Covid has shown that inequality is about more than jobs or earnings

Plans for carbon border tax risk raising cabinet temperature

Ministers are drawing up plans for a carbon border tax that would affect imports from polluting countries, the...

 Economics Plans for carbon border tax risk raising cabinet temperature

University structure nurtures low-grade courses, says report

Students are being ripped off by a tuition system that encourages poor-quality courses, according to a report.

 Economics University structure nurtures low-grade courses, says report

Presidents Xi and Putin are laughing at us

The gap between rhetoric and fact is a perennial feature of politics. But seldom can the chasm between claim and...

 Economics Presidents Xi and Putin are laughing at us

The big squeeze on incomes is not just for Christmas

There are some questions that are bigger and more important to most people than whether the Bank of England nudges...

 Economics The big squeeze on incomes is not just for Christmas

The FTSE 100 executive bonus plans that nearly always pay out

Millions of shareholders saw the value of their stakes in companies slide during 2020, with the FTSE 100 ending the...

 Economics The FTSE 100 executive bonus plans that nearly always pay out

Seven ways to protect yourself from scams

While every scam is different — and some are more convincing than others — there are some tell-tale signs to watch...

 Economics Seven ways to protect yourself from scams

Move to a cheaper pension? You’ll lose a fifth of your pot

The three million savers holding controversial “with-profits” pensions could lose a fifth of their money if they...

 Economics Move to a cheaper pension? You’ll lose a fifth of your pot

Ed Balls: ‘I thought I knew what care was. I didn’t’

Ed Balls, former shadow chancellor of the exchequer, is wearing a plastic apron and mopping up a puddle of wee...

 Economics Ed Balls: ‘I thought I knew what care was. I didn’t’

Gini is out of the bottle, so let’s wish for a better way to tackle social deprivation

Inequality is both a political and an economic issue. For centuries, conventional politics have divided between the...

 Economics Gini is out of the bottle, so let’s wish for a better way to tackle social deprivation

Why won’t Brits spend, spend, spend?

When people are in a good mood — that’s when Stefano Vallebona reckons his Italian delicatessen performs best. So...

 Economics Why won’t Brits spend, spend, spend?

Confusion threat to Bank’s credibility

First, Mark Carnage. Now, Andrew Bailout. What is it with Bank of England governors and their failure to...

 Economics Confusion threat to Bank’s credibility

Rate decision ‘blurred’ by the end of furlough

Widespread problems in the supply chain should disappear next year, but there is significant uncertainty about the...

 Economics Rate decision ‘blurred’ by the end of furlough

I won’t be giving up on Nick Train any time soon

Some people think that star fund manager Nick Train has fallen out of fashion. He invests in Nintendo, Disney and...

 Economics I won’t be giving up on Nick Train any time soon

Well done for saving £10,000, it just made you £200 poorer

Inflation has wiped hundreds of pounds off the value of savers’ money over the past year, even in the...

 Economics Well done for saving £10,000, it just made you £200 poorer

Chequers away day irritates ministers

Boris Johnson is planning to hold a cabinet away day at Chequers next week to discuss plans to “level up” Britain...

 Economics Chequers away day irritates ministers

United States adds half a million new jobs

Employers across the United States hired more than half a million workers last month as recruitment within the...

 Economics United States adds half a million new jobs

Bank holds rates at record low despite fears of rising inflation

The Bank of England warned that inflation would rise more sharply than expected as it defied market expectations...

 Economics Bank holds rates at record low despite fears of rising inflation

Inflation threat tests governor’s mettle

The Bank of England has blinked. Despite reams of evidence that inflation is on the rise and going to get worse...

 Economics Inflation threat tests governor’s mettle

Small firms worried by rising bills

Confidence among small business owners in Scotland has fallen amid growing concern about rising costs.

 Economics Small firms worried by rising bills

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Most furloughed workers returned to their jobs

Most workers who were still on the government’s Covid-19 furlough scheme when it closed at the end of September...

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