The Latest Breaking News on Economy

Businesses need strategy to help them reduce costs, but also need to be able to quickly ramp up their operations

Unemployment dropped from 3.6% to 3.5% in the three months to August

Institute for Fiscal Studies says it is not possible to deliver cuts on that scale through efficiency savings

You wouldn’t know it from watching the news, but American children are doing better than they were at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least when it comes to having their basic needs met.

Cascading global crises have left 54 countries -- home to more than half of the world's poorest people -- in dire need of debt relief, the UN said Tuesday. In a new report, the United Nations Development Program warned that dozens of developing nations were facing a rapidly deepening debt…

Jim Chalmers says spiralling energy costs the most ‘problematic aspect of our inflation problem’ through to mid-2023

The Institute for Fiscal Studies said efficiency savings and ‘trimming the fat’ will not be enough to get debt falling.

State agencies, businesses and households are being urged to brace for a global economic slowdown which could easily deteriorate into a recession next year.

Letter: Anne Fennell from Mothers at Home Matter says funds should also be available for those who want to stay home with their children

Incomes have stalled while the rich get richer. It’s clear the obsession with GDP has to change, says the University of Sheffield’s Michael Jacobs

With another solid employment report for September undermining the Fed’s persistent efforts to fight inflation, the borrowing costs are expected to increase further with another significant rate hike next month. However, businesses with enough scope for further market penetration are better placed to endure near-term macro headwinds. It could be…