Economy

UK business investment lowest in G7 countries: Stocks to eye

Highlights:,Despite corporation tax cuts, business investment in the UK has dipped to the lowest among the Group of Seven (G7) countries.,The news com...

Stocks to eye amid less-than-expected economic growth

Amid the growing cost-of-living squeeze, economic growth in the UK has turned out to be slower than expected.

Inflation-proof stocks to watch as Truss wins PM race: Kalkine Media...

Liz Truss has been announced as the leader of the Conservative Party on Monday.

Liz Truss to be new UK PM: What does it mean for your taxes?

Highlights:,Liz Truss' campaign opened and closed with tax cuts as the way out to the cost-of-living crisis.,There have been concerns that huge tax cu...

Liz Truss named new UK Prime Minister

Highlights:,Liz Truss is set to become the new UK prime minister,She was announced as the leader of the Conservative Party on Monday evening.,The lead...

Top banks to watch as UK elects Liz Truss as Prime Minister

Truss has recently said that it would be entirely wrong for her to tell how much the interest rate should be.

Truss vs Sunak: Challenges for the new UK PM

Highlights:,The name of the UK's new PM will be announced on Monday.,Liz Truss is expected to be the winner, as per reports citing Conservative Party...

Liz Truss vs Rishi Sunak: How do they plan to fix high inflation?

Highlights:,The leadership race is down to Lizz Truss and Rishi Sunak.,The country will get a new prime minister on Monday when Conservatives decide w...

Top 10 FTSE 100 stocks that investors can eye in September

The FTSE 100 index or footsie constitutes the top 100 companies that trade on the London Stock Exchange.

Current UK energy crisis likely to have bigger impact than 2008 cras...

Highlights:,UK's energy regulator Ofgem has raised the energy price cap by 80% to £3,549.,The hike risks pushing more people into fuel poverty as they...

Stocks on investors' radar as Brits default on bill payments

Highlights:,Inflation hit double digits in July, forcing people to make difficult choices.,A major chunk of people defaulted on at least one bill last...

Six million Brits to get cost-of-living payments: Which stocks to ey...

Highlights:,People with disabilities will receive the £150 cost of living payment in September, the Department for Work and Pensions has announced.,Th...

10 stocks to watch as households face record dips in real income

The most significant contributor towards the rising household bills is the soaring energy costs.

What does BoE's biggest interest rate hike mean for you?

Highlights:,The Bank of England has hiked the interest rates by 50 bps, the biggest in the last 27 years.,It also raised its inflation forecast, sayin...

Why UK’s net zero plan is still work in progress

The UK’s ambitious net zero by 2050 target was proposed by CCC.

Tax cuts: Where do Rishi Sunak and Lizz Truss stand?

Highlights:,The UK will get a new prime minister on 5 September, and it'll either be Rishi Sunak or Lizz Truss.,Both have sharply divergent plans to h...

TSCO, GSK, HSBC: Stocks to watch as Rishi Sunak promises slash incom...

Highlights,Tory leadership contender and former chancellor Rishi Sunak has vowed to slash the basic rate of income tax to 16% from 20% by the end of t...

ULVR, AZN, BATS: Stocks to watch as IMF cuts UK growth forecast

Highlights,The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut global growth forecast to 3.2% this year from a forecast of 3.6% issued in April.,The UK is e...

Stocks to keep a close eye as DWP releases payments to over 7.2 mill...

Highlights,The DWP has announced that more than 7.2 million cost-of-living payment of £326 has been made as part of former chancellor Rishi Sunak’s su...

UK economy bounces back in May: Are challenging times over?

Highlights:,The UK economy registered an unexpected growth in May, largely aided by GP appointments.,The monthly GDP is now 1.7% above its pre-pandemi...