DEBT interest costs pushed up UK government borrowing more than predicted last month, putting Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves on course to overshoot official forecasts this year. Read more ...

The mother of a teenager who was murdered by her ex-partner is campaigning for the government to include "hidden homicides" ...

An AP-NORC poll finds many U.S. adults support the idea of beefing up security at the southern border and undertaking some ...

The government borrows money by selling financial products called bonds. A bond is a promise to pay money in the future. Most ...

Yields on U.K. government bonds--which are known as gilts--surged in early January, and although they have since fallen back somewhat, they remain above the levels assumed by the OBR when it was ...

(Reuters) - Britain ran a bigger-than-expected budget deficit in December, swelled by debt interest costs and a one-off ...

Britain ran a bigger-than-expected budget deficit in December, swelled by debt interest and a one-off purchase of military ...

The budget deficit surged in the final month of 2024, underlining the challenge facing the government in meeting its fiscal ...

Britain's unemployment rate rose slightly at the end of last year, official data showed Tuesday, adding to unease over the stalling UK economy.

The data had the effect of stopping Britain's runaway debt yields, or what Bank of America had been calling the Great British Sell Off, as the 10-year gilt yield had reached the highest level since ...

The pound dropped against the dollar and euro on Friday, after data showed that British retail sales fell unexpectedly in ...

Britain’s economy is almost flatlining, having grown just 0.1 per cent in November following two months of shrinking. While ...