economy
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14 Aug
Why is Japan’s economy growing at its fastest pace in over two years?
Japan’s economy grew at its fastest pace for more than two years in the second quarter amid high consumer spending and capital expenditure.
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7 Aug
Spending on transport in the UK has fallen sharply — what’s behind it?
UK consumer spending fell for the third month in a row in July, the longest-running slump since February 2013, according to research from credit card giant Visa and financial services company IHS Markit.
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22 Jun
Voting to leave the European Union has generated new political identities in the UK
In June 2016 the UK voted to leave the European Union, but almost a year on, how has the political environment changed?
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16 May
UK inflation: how has it changed since the Brexit vote?
When the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU) in June last year, the pound fell dramatically.
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15 May
UK unemployment rate set to increase amid slow jobs growth
UK unemployment is set to rise amid slow jobs growth according to a report by the EY Item Club, an economic forecasting group.
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19 Apr
Companies increase ad spending as confidence grows despite Brexit
Marketing budgets hit a four-and-a-half year growth streak as financial confidence grows despite Brexit.
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4 Apr
Brexit: How bad could it be for households?
The UK’s vote to quit the European Union last year is likely to hit the poorest the hardest.
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10 Mar
Nigeria’s president Buhari returns home as the 2019 election date is announced
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has returned to the country’s capital, Abuja, after spending seven weeks in the UK for medical treatment.
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7 Feb
UK could overcome Brexit slump to be the fastest-growing G7 economy by 2050
Despite the market woes caused the Brexit vote and the devaluing of the pound, the UK could be the fastest-growing economy in the G7 over the next 34 years.
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30 Jan
Millionaires will be just as affected by Trump’s immigration crackdown as everyone else
US president Donald Trump’s 90-day ban on all nationals including the very wealthy from seven Muslim-majority countries — Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen — could prevent thousands of these countries’ millionaire nationals from entering the country.
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23 Jan
The disunited states of consumption: Spending under Trump
The US is politically divided.
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13 Jan
The wind energy market is in for a shock
The wind energy market is forecast to peak at $81bn in 2019, before experiencing a sudden drop the following year to $71.21bn, according to a report published today by consulting firm GlobalData.
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9 Jan
Three things that will change the world today
These three things are going to have an impact on the wider world.