Britain’s Office for Budget Responsibility, a slimmed-down version of the Congressional Budget Office in the US, may be just 15 years old but it’s already one of the most powerful players in the ...

Alex Kerr, UK economist at Capital Economics, said: “Based on the rise in gilt yields and the fall in interest rate ...

The UK government has announced a huge(ish) investment into quantum technology - but will it have any real effect?

The interest paid on long-term government debt has soared to its highest level in almost 28 years after wide-ranging US ...

Changing the UK’s fiscal rule to allow more cash to flow could take the pressure off – but it isn’t without risk.

The UK Overseas Territories are some of the world’s most magical and diverse places for wildlife. They range from the ...

In March, UK government budget forecasters halved their 2025 forecast for Britain's economic growth to 1%, which would follow a lacklustre 1.1% last year. The forecasters saw a stronger ...

British 30-year government bond yields surged to their highest since May 1998 on Wednesday, following a sharp rise in 30-year US Treasury yields driven by the US President hitting China with 104% ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the government’s budget watchdog should have taken into account the supply-side effects of welfare reforms in its outlook last month, the first time he has ...

It said that if the UK Government squeezes public spending or hikes taxes in order to cut the £2.7trillion national debt, the average annual budget gap in Scotland between 2030/31 and 2074/75 ...

Sub Club boss Mike Grieve questioned their approach to culture and the accessibility of funding and believes the rest of the UK is offering ...

NEWS ANALYSIS. Faced with budgetary constraints and rising defense spending, Labour is preparing to cut social expenditures – ...