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Britain’s public finances recorded their biggest April shortfall since the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting mounting fiscal pressures facing finance minister Rachel Reeves amid the economic fallout from the Iran war. Official …

Kevin Warsh delivered his first public speech as chair of the Federal Reserve on Friday, outlining a reform-focused vision for the central bank while emphasizing that inflation can be lowered …

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week, suggesting the US labor market remains relatively stable even as policymakers grow increasingly concerned about inflation …

The International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday that France faces growing public finance risks as efforts to tighten the budget continue to lag while debt levels remain elevated. Following its …

British consumer price inflation slowed to 2.8% in April from 3.3% in March, according to official data released on Wednesday. The reading came in lower than economists’ expectations. Analysts polled …

British house prices were flat in the 12 months to March after recording a 1.7% increase in the year to February, according to data released by the Office for National …

Foreign holdings of US Treasuries declined in March, according to data released by the US Treasury Department on Monday, with Japan and China leading the reduction in exposure. Total foreign-owned …

India’s power demand has surged to fresh records this week as a brutal heatwave grips much of the country, pushing electricity consumption to levels never seen before.  Bloomberg reported that …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its growth forecast for the UK economy on Monday but warned that growing domestic uncertainty and political instability could weigh on spending and investment. …

President Donald Trump is set to swear in Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve during a White House ceremony on Friday, marking the beginning of a …