The Latest Breaking News from Economy

Dow Drops Over 400 Points After US Economy Adds 263,000 Jobs During September

U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Dow Jones dropping more than 400 points on Friday.

Benzinga · Oct 7, 2022

Risky 'Shadow Banks' Are Still Unregulated: Are They A Threat To The UK Economy?

The Bank of England recently unpacked £65 billion ($72 billion) in an emergency measure to avoid a crash in government bond prices. Without the intervention, the U.K.’s pension funds, which rely heavily on bond holdings, would have entered default. A larger economic crisis was averted.

Benzinga · Oct 7, 2022

Mexican tax chief Raquel Buenrostro named as next economy minister

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday named the country's tax authority chief Raquel Buenrostro as the next economy minister, a day after former minister Tatiana Clouthier resigned.

Reuters · Oct 7, 2022

Direct US and Middle East flights to Northern Ireland targeted under proposed airline funding scheme

The Department for the Economy is developing a new Northern Ireland Route Development Scheme

Birmingham Post · Oct 7, 2022

Imran Khan: ‘This government will push Pakistan to the brink’

Ex-PM attacks the government over its handling of the flood-ravaged economy and once again calls for swift elections.

Al Jazeera · Oct 7, 2022

Economy and currency paper for independent Scotland to be published next week

Speaking ahead of that, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said work on a Scottish central bank would begin immediately after a Yes vote.

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022

Americans are becoming less productive, and that's a risk to the economy

Job market swings over the past few years have dampened the motivation of many workers and led to a decline in the fuel of the U.S. economy — productivity.

WEKU · Oct 7, 2022

Government doing ‘lasting damage’ to economy, says Nicola Sturgeon, as she vows to go ahead with independence referendum

Scottish First Minister vows to press ahead with independence referendum next year

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2022

Tyler Cowen: A crisis is coming in Europe. The only question is, which kind?

European governments are facing a choice of which kind of crisis to have: an energy crisis or a fiscal crisis. The global economy may hang in the balance.

Tribune News Service · Oct 7, 2022

Rees-Mogg: New oil and gas licensing will boost economy and energy security

A total of 898 blocks are being made available across huge expanses of the North Sea

Insider UK · Oct 7, 2022