UK budget deficit undershoots official expectations
Britain’s government borrowed less over the first two months of the 2025/26 financial year than official budget forecasters had expected, ...
Read More EU increasingly resigned to 10% baseline tariff in US trade talks, European sources say
European officials are increasingly resigned to a 10% rate on “reciprocal” tariffs being the baseline in any trade deal between ...
Read More First time buyer property and mortgages rise significantly – BPFI
One in three first time buyer (FTB) homes were valued over €400,000 in 2024, three times the 2019 share, according ...
Read More US added over 1,000 new millionaires a day last year – report
Wealth grew disproportionately quickly last year in the US, where over 379,000 people became new US dollar millionaires, more than ...
Read More Swiss National Bank cuts interest rates to zero
The Swiss National Bank cut its interest rate to zero today in response to falling inflation, appreciation pressure on the ...
Read More Central Bank revises down housing and growth forecast
The Central Bank is revising downwards its forecast for how many homes will be built this year and over the ...
Read More Climate body recommends rise in grants to buy EVs
The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) is recommending that the Government provides an additional €10,000 in grants to low income ...
Read More Transatlantic airfares slump as Europeans skip US travel
Airfares from Europe to the United States have dropped to rates not seen since before the Covid-19 pandemic, as travellers ...
Read More Amazon’s corporate workforce may shrink as AI takes over routine tasks
Rollout of generative AI and agents will reduce Amazon’s total corporate workforce in the next few years, Andy Jassy, CEO ...
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