Simon Freeman

The Institute for Government says the chancellor has an ‘unrealistic’ approach and should lay out an agenda that fits with broader growth objectives

The number of cars built has fallen by 10% to just over 37,000, according to data published on Thursday morning by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders

Dovish comment from Jerome Powell fed market expectations of a further easing in US borrowing costs

Softer dollar and flight to safety lifts gold price to a record high

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The housing market ended 2025 on a softer note, with last month being the slowest for annual growth since April 2024, according to Nationwide

The index passed the threshold after its highest performing year since 2009, boosted by miners, defence stocks and banks — outperforming the FTSE 250

FTSE 100 at lowest point since January as energy worries mount and the Bank of England keeps interest rates on hold

SpaceX and other firms in his business empire bought more than 1,300 electric pick-up trucks, worth over $90m, in the fourth quarter of last year

The freight company ‘can’t shoulder’ extra costs from rising oil prices, the chief executive says, as the Strait of Hormuz blockade worsens an energy shock