Economy

Talks on a trade deal between Britain and the EU are getting increasingly fraught and this has implications for investors. The government has denied its new proposed bill will ‘tear up’ the Brexit deal but there is no doubt the stake are high over the next couple of months. According …

The Government has announced a far more draconian tightening of lockdown that anyone expected, at the same time as it tries to get the economy back on track. The new rules on no social gatherings of more than six people – indoors and outdoors – are likely to not just …

First-time buyers and families risk being priced out with house price growth at its strongest level since 2016, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said today.  ‘Virtually all parts of the UK are now seeing prices increase’ to some extent, with buyers facing a ‘sharp acceleration’ in prices up and …

House price growth stood at the strongest level since 2016 last month, a new closely-watched survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors today revealed.  ‘Virtually all parts of the UK are now seeing prices increase’ to some extent, with buyers facing a ‘sharp acceleration’ in prices up and down …

Most people might think that developing a rival to the London Stock Exchange (LSE) is an impossible task – especially now. Staff have been at home for months, businesses have put innovations on ice, and investors are wondering how to keep their money safe. But for Alasdair Haynes, the founder …

Rio Tinto is no stranger to ethical problems. It currently is involved in tussles from the Gobi desert in Mongolia to Guinea in Africa, where it has been embroiled in bribery allegations. Given this torrid recent history one might have expected chairman Simon Thompson to have taken the protests from …

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe prime minister said the new measures were “not another national lockdown” Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said “we must act” to avoid another lockdown as virus cases rise in England. He set out a new “rule of six”, restricting gatherings to …

The UK said on Wednesday it would not tell the EU about its detailed plan for a post-Brexit state aid regime until next year, in a move that prompted anger in Brussels. Business secretary Alok Sharma said the design of the UK’s new subsidy regime for companies would not be …

US companies are ignoring Donald Trump’s threats to “decouple” from China and repatriate manufacturing, according to a survey of more than 200 companies with operations in the country. The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai found that fewer than 4 per cent of respondents were relocating some production capacity back …

US companies are ignoring Donald Trump’s threats to “decouple” from China and repatriate manufacturing, according to a survey of more than 200 companies with operations in the country. The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai found that fewer than 4 per cent of respondents were relocating some production capacity back …