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The Bank of England voted to keep interest rates unchanged at 4.5 per cent on Thursday as the UK wrestles with stubborn inflation and sluggish growth, while “a lot of uncertainty” hangs

NI companies still adding staff to payroll despite concerns BBC Employee jobs hit a record high in Northern Ireland Belfast Telegraph Northern Ireland’s job market ‘steady for now’ as bosses prepare for April tax

US Federal Reserve President Jerome Powell in Washington, March 19, 2025. NATHAN HOWARD / REUTERS Jerome Powell, the chair of the US Federal Reserve (Fed, central bank), is unwilling to give in

The Bank of England has warned economic and global trade uncertainty has “intensified” as it held UK interest rates at 4.5%. US trade tariffs and retaliation to the import taxes from the

An important few weeks for your moneypublished at 11:13 Greenwich Mean Time 11:13 GMT Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent This is a key period for economy-watchers and, in turn, for everyone’s finances.

A leaked Whitehall assessment has revealed that the UK’s rush to achieve net zero could wipe 10 per cent off economic growth by 2030 and potentially trigger a financial crash. The never-before-published

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ISLAMABAD: Pak­istan has received almost $12bn foreign loans in the first eight months (July-February) of 2024-25, aiming to cross the $19.2bn target by June 30. While half of this portfolio was legacy

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The government has accepted the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s major demand to completely open its economy to foreign competition by slashing the effective average import tariffs by one-third to just

British high streets continue to face significant pressure with around 35 shops closing their doors each day in 2024, according to new figures. The latest data from PwC revealed that 12,804 retail