New spending on drones and lasers will ‘revolutionise’ UK defence, says Reeves Chancellor says new money will help turn Britain into a ‘defence industrial superpower’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025
Rachel Reeves clings on for dear life, but if this spring statement doesn’t work she’ll be out Far from becoming better any time soon, it looks like things can only get worse Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2025
Spring statement 2025: Graphs reveal economic impact of Rachel Reeves' plans GDP and productivity are not likely to grow at the pace that ministers had hoped Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2025
Graph reveals how UK tax burden will hit record high after Spring Statement Income tax and national insurance contributions are the main drivers behind the jump in the overall tax burden Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2025
Sweden To Boost Defence Spending $30 Bn Over A Decade Sweden will increase defence spending by about 300 billion kronor ($30 billion) over the next decade, the prime minister said Wednesday, calling it the nation's biggest rearmament push since the Cold War. International Business Times · Mar 26, 2025
UK Spring Statement: Further budget cuts and halved economic growth Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has laid out the latest on UK public finances. Her statement arrives at a moment when the nation needs to find billions to boost defence spending against the backdrop of an ailing economy. Here are the key takeaways. Euronews · Mar 26, 2025
Russia’s ceasefire delays suit Ukraine - if it survives another year, Kyiv can win the war NEWS ANALYSIS: Russia is manipulating ceasefire terms over the Black Sea and energy, but that suits Ukraine and gives Kyiv time to build up help from Europe writes World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025
Inflation to rise to 3.2% for 2025 as OBR slashes growth forecast The Government’s official forecaster has also warned that interest rates are set to stay higher for longer The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025
Inflation to rise to 3.2% for 2025 as growth forecast slashed – OBR The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said on Wednesday that it expects UK gross domestic product (GDP) to rise by 1% in 2025. Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2025
Forbes hails ‘strong start to the year’ after economy grew 0.3% in January The Deputy First Minister welcomed the figures ‘in the context of global economic uncertainty’. Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2025
Scotland economy outperforming UK as whole, new figures show SCOTLAND recorded an increase in GDP at the start of 2025 while the UK as a whole saw the economy contract, according to new figures ... The National (Scotland) · Mar 26, 2025
Recession Risk: Is It Going to Happen? Here Are the Key Clues Recession is the word that's been making headlines as recent economic reports and especially the Atlanta Fed is stoking fears with its GDPNow real-time forecast MarketBeat · Mar 26, 2025
Tackling climate crisis will increase economic growth, OECD research finds Third of global GDP could be lost this century if climate crisis runs unchecked, says report The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025
Further benefits cuts planned as Rachel Reeves forced to find extra £1.6bn Chancellor risks wrath of Labour backbenchers with spring statement set to confirm deeper cuts The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025
The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025 Welfare in numbers: The facts behind Britain’s soaring benefits bill As Labour attempts to tighten Britain’s burgeoning welfare belt, Alicja Hagopian and David Maddox investigate the true cost of the welfare state
Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025 UK has highest property taxes of any developed nation, analysis shows The country’s property tax burden was 3.7% as a proportion of gross domestic product (GDP) in the 2023/24 tax year.
The Conversation · Mar 23, 2025 Should Australia increase its defence spending? We asked 5 experts Both Labor and the Coalition are considering an increase to defence spending ahead of the federal election.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2025 What are Rachel Reeves’s fiscal rules and could they be changed? What are the economic constraints that underpin the chancellor’s spring statement – and why does she see them as vital?
Fortune · Mar 22, 2025 US debt could explode above 200% of GDP in two decades if Trump's tax cuts become permanent, CBO says — putting it at unsustainable levels "Macroeconomic feedback effects would further increase interest rates and, therefore, lead to even worse fiscal outcomes," the Peter G. Peterson Foundation warned.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025 US-EU trade war could cost Ireland more than €18bn, says report Report co-authored by Irish government also finds tariffs could cause job losses and relocation of US multinationals
Euronews · Mar 21, 2025 Lengthy trade wars could cut global investment by one-tenth, warn economists Uncertainty around trade will have a major impact on global growth, reducing business investment in the EU and the UK by 2% this year, Oxford Economics finds.
Fortune · Mar 20, 2025 Amid a grimmer outlook from the Fed, there’s a lone, mysterious holdout predicting stronger economic growth The Fed’s consensus for GDP growth dropped from 2.1% to 1.7% after its latest round of economic forecasts published Wednesday.
The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025 Taiwan's president says the defense budget will exceed 3% of GDP in military overhaul Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te said Thursday that the island’s defense budget will exceed 3% of its economic output as it overhauls its military in the face of the rising threat from China
Fortune · Mar 20, 2025 Brian Moynihan says consumers are in a ‘classic’ situation of worrying about money but continuing to spend Brian Moynihan said consumers, once again, are the backbone quietly propping up the American economy.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025 How Covid changed the British state Surge in national debt and NHS backlog altered the economy and expectations around crisis management