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Factbox-How the UK Economy Has Fared Since Reeves' First Budget

Britain's main inflation rate rose to 3.8% in July, August and September from 2.3% in October 2024, with the tax increase on employers adding to price pressures. It slowed to 3.6% last month but ... Read More

COVID's uneven recovery still haunts the economy

We look at why the unequal "K-shaped" pandemic recovery persists half a decade later, according to professor Peter Atwater. According to its proponents, that’s led to a rise in inequality, with many ... Read More

UK’s unpopular government delivers tax-raising budget after leak that outlined its main plans

Britain’s unpopular center-left Labour government sought to seize the political narrative Wednesday with a tax-raising budget that it hopes will boost economic growth, reduce child poverty and ease ... Read More

UK’s Covid response was ‘too little, too late’ and cost thousands of lives, inquiry says

The UK did “too little, too late,” in its early response to the coronavirus pandemic, leading to thousands of more deaths, the head of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry said as its latest findings were released ... Read More

COVID-19 school closures will cost U.S. economy $2 trillion, study finds

A recent study from the University of Washington and Oxford found school closures caused by COVID-19 in 2020 will cost the U.S. economy $2 trillion. The staggering future deficit mainly stems from ... Read More

How the UK economy has fared since Reeves' first budget

Finance minister Rachel Reeves has vowed for the past year to speed up Britain's economy but growth has slowed recently on worries about more tax increases in her budget on Wednesday. Read More