ECONOMY

Cabinet committee meeting to decide the future of Brexit and the survival of the Government.

Slowdown had been expected in light of winter weather but the scale of the decline was a surprise and prompted a sharp fall in the value of the pound

Is the growing backlash against free trade a threat to international policies that protect the environment?

Several indicators suggest Trump's America is in good economic health.

The financial press failed to play its watchdog role and was handicapped by entrenched views and group-think, argues a new book

China's auto show to reveal electric ambitions to clean-up its smog-chocked cities and become a technological world leader.

Donald Trump is fragmenting the world trade order making the hoped-for favourable trade deals post-Brexit a far more difficult prospect.

Over half of the Commonwealth's 2.3bn citizens are Indians.

Has the the time come for growth-focused investors to hand on the baton to their counterparts in the value camp?

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde told reporters that "the near-term prospect for the global economy appears to be bright."

Hundreds of companies in the United States that use those metals are saying the tariffs are disrupting their business.

In the last decade, over 28,000 stores have closed, and footfall has been on a relentless downward trend.

The Office for National Statistics says that average weekly earnings in the three months to February rose 2.8 percent

The world's second-largest economy expanded by 6.8 percent during the January-March quarter, compared to the same quarter in 2017.

While the Chinese government has said it would take reciprocal action, higher U.S. tariffs are causing Chinese traders concern.

Portrayed as a fight for the identity of France, Macron wants to reduce the role of the state.

Chinese President Xi Jinping had said in a speech Tuesday the country would lower import tariffs and open up its economy.

China's President Xi Jinping offers US possible trade concessions.

US President's war of words over trade deficit is making markets and fellow Republicans nervous.

The Nationwide UK house price index for February reveals a slowdown after January's data sparked hopes of a bounce in the property market.

Theresa May will set out details of the government's landmark review of higher education funding in England, and may announce reduced tuition fees.

A new report claims that the US is wasting billions of dollars upgrading nuclear bombs based in Europe that are no longer an effective deterrent and could be a security liability.

A new report has called on the government to give £10,000 to everyone under 55 years of age as part of a move towards a national universal basic income (UBI).

Figures from the Institute for Fiscal Studies show young middle earners are struggling to get on the property ladder.

Boris Johnson said it would be "intolerable and undemocratic" for Brussels to impose its laws on Britain after Brexit.

Data from the EU statistics office shows that the economy of the 28-member EU grew by 2.5% in 2017, its best performance since it grew 2.7% in 2007.

President Donald Trump unveiled a $4.4 trillion budget for next year including a bid spending spree on the military.

The European Union is set to vote in favour of imposing a ban on palm oil imports from Malaysia, which could spark a tit-for-tat retort.

British farmers counting the cost of 4,300 unfilled vacancies and vegetables rotting in the fields as Brexit worries bite.