Uk Economy Returns to Growth As Labour Tees Up Allimportant Budget
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House tees up another CR vote
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story House moves on plan C The House on Friday will try again to avert a government ...The Hill - 17h -
Reeves heads into harsh 2025 as UK Budget damage reverberates
Chancellor plans set-piece new year speech to reboot growth ‘mission’ as invidious fiscal choices loomFinancial Times - 21h -
'Hope after horror' and Labour 'crashing the economy'
Gisèle Pelicot's bravery is honoured on many front pages, while the growth outlook also makes headlines.BBC News - 1d -
UK military budget must rise by 56%, Ministry of Defence calculations say
Amount would far outstrip current 2.5% target and take annual spending above £90bnFinancial Times - 2d -
UK footwear chain Shoe Zone blames Budget for shop closures
Shares plunge 40 per cent after retailer halves profit forecast and suspends dividendFinancial Times - 2d -
Pay growth picks up for the first time in more than a year
Regular pay grew at an annual pace of 5.2%, much faster than expected, official figures show.BBC News - 4d -
UK wage growth accelerates to 5.2%
Increase in pay for three months to October driven by private sectorFinancial Times - 4d -
Senate advances annual defense policy bill, teeing up final vote in coming days
The Senate on Monday cleared a key procedural hurdle toward passing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), teeing up a final vote in the coming days before Congress wraps up its work for ...The Hill - 4d -
UK manufacturing confidence slumps after Reeves’ Budget
Data from Make UK complicates picture for BoE rate-setters as they contemplate how quickly to cut interest ratesFinancial Times - 5d -
Republicans make inroads in state legislative elections, teeing up high-stakes 2025 races
Republicans are expanding their footprint in statehouses across the country, reversing Democrats' earlier trend of high-profile wins just a year ago. In the Midwest, the GOP successfully flipped ...The Hill - 6d -
Labour-aligned think-tank urges Starmer to set UK immigration target
The system would include sub-targets for different types of visasFinancial Times - Dec. 14 -
UK 'doesn't have enough builders' for Labour's 1.5m homes
Builders and developers say reforms are needed to recruit more tradespeople to build the homes being promised.BBC News - Dec. 14 -
Labour’s push for growth hit by latest fall in UK output
Weaker business and consumer confidence contribute to lacklustre economyFinancial Times - Dec. 13 -
UK economy unexpectedly shrinks by 0.1%
October contraction marks second consecutive fall and deals blow to Labour government’s economic agendaFinancial Times - Dec. 13 -
UK economy shrinks unexpectedly for second month in a row
The economy had been expected to return to growth but it contracted by 0.1%.BBC News - Dec. 13 -
Miliband pledges no blackouts under Labour’s ‘unstoppable’ renewable energy shake-up
‘Clean power 2030’ plan will speed up planning and give energy secretary final say on major infrastructure projects. The UK will not face blackouts under Labour’s proposed shake-up of energy ...The Guardian - Dec. 13 -
UK economy shrinks for second month, contracting 0.1% in October
It marked the country's second consecutive economic downturn, following a 0.1% GDP decline in September.CNBC - Dec. 13 -
Sánchez gears up for Spanish budget battle as political tensions mount
PM contends with perception of legislative inaction as well as corruption allegations against members of his inner circleFinancial Times - Dec. 13 -
Fallout from breakdown of UK labour force survey spreads
Regulator warns that 14 sets of ONS figures can no longer be badged as ‘official statistics’Financial Times - Dec. 12 -
China Pledges More Stimulus to Shore Up Flagging Economy
At a meeting to set the party’s economic policy agenda, China’s leadership said it would borrow more and cut interest rates in a bid to bolster growth.The New York Times - Dec. 12 -
Trump tariffs to have 'insignificant effect' on UK economy
Plans by Donald Trump to impose blanket tariffs on all imports to the US will have an "insignificant effect" on the UK economy, according to a poll of international economists. While policymakers ...Yahoo Sports - Dec. 12 -
Price growth ticked up in November as inflation progress stalls
Price growth sped up a bit in November, a sign that efforts to cool inflation may be stalling.NBC News - Dec. 11 -
Farmers gather in Whitehall in latest protest against UK Budget tax changes
Tractors park up in main London thoroughfare in rally opposing government inheritance tax reformsFinancial Times - Dec. 11 -
House tees up defense bill, but hurdles remain
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story House tees up defense bill, but hurdles remain The passage sets up ...The Hill - Dec. 10 -
House advances annual defense policy bill, teeing up final vote
The House advanced the annual defense policy bill on Tuesday, teeing up the mammoth measure for a final vote later this week. The chamber voted 211-207 along party lines to adopt the rule — which ...The Hill - Dec. 10 -
2024 PNC Championship: Tiger, Charlie Woods set to tee it up at two-day tournament for fifth time
Team Woods is back at it again as the father-son duo seeks its first victory togetherCBS Sports - Dec. 10 -
Allianz Targets Faster Earnings Growth, Boosts Returns
Europe’s largest insurer expects earnings growth to accelerate in the next three years driven by its property and casualty division and promised to return three quarters of its net profit to ...The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 10 -
Hiring falls more sharply in UK than other major economies
Slowdown in British recruitment unusual because it involves low-wage sectors, according to data from website IndeedFinancial Times - Dec. 10 -
Labour minister echoes Cummings with call to shake up civil service
Government officials appear to share some of the analysis of maverick former No 10 adviserFinancial Times - Dec. 9 -
UK business confidence falls to lowest level in almost two years after Labour budget
British businesses lost steam and pulled back on hiring last month, as industry reacted to the Labour government's bumper tax-raising budget, new data showed Monday.CNBC - Dec. 9 -
Labour MP's family transferred farm before Budget
Questions are being raised about whether Henry Tufnell knew about farming inheritance tax changes.BBC News - Dec. 5 -
Safran Outlines Growth, Shareholder Return Plans
Safran anticipates further sales and profit growth next year and said it intends to return about 70% of its cash generation to shareholders from 2025 to 2028.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 5 -
UK businesses expect lower margins and higher prices after Budget
Survey finds 54% of companies plan to raise prices in 2025 after national insurance increaseFinancial Times - Dec. 5 -
Afghan economy shows modest signs of growth but recovery remains fragile, says World Bank
The World Bank says Afghanistan’s economy is showing modest signs of growth after two years of severe contractionABC News - Dec. 5 -
Trump Tax Cuts Won’t Help the Economy Grow, Budget Office Finds
A larger debt and higher interest rates would cancel out the boost from keeping individual taxes lower, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
Starmer refuses to repeat Labour’s G7 growth pledge
Prime minister will set new target on Thursday, as he courts investment during Qatari visit to BritainFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
Investors signal a return to UK equities
November was the first month for over three years that money came back into British stocksFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
UK auditors refuse to sign off Tees Valley regeneration project’s accounts
Accountants Mazars could not get sufficient assurance of Ben Houchen’s body before deadlineFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
AT&T sees earnings growth over next 3 years; eyes more than $40B in anticipated shareholder returns
AT&T anticipates earnings growth over the next three years thanks to the momentum of 5G and fiber servicesABC News - Dec. 3 -
ONS admits it may not be able to replace UK labour force survey until 2027
Policymakers face further uncertainty over state of jobs marketFinancial Times - Dec. 3
