A major speech Wednesday promises a host of pro-growth policies to turn the UK economy around. But the hurdles in the chancellor’s way are huge.

In a major speech in Oxford yesterday, the Chancellor said she was prepared to 'fight' with opponents who stand in the way of her reforms.

UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has given government support for a 3rd runway in Heathrow (as rumoured). Last estimates on cost were from 2014 and put it at £14b. It take up to 10-years to complete.Heathrow has estimated it would be able to boost capacity

HSBC Chairman Mark Tucker leaned into the microphone at a vast conference table in Beijing, telling British business leaders and senior Chinese officials that he spoke for all UK businesses present in hoping for stronger economic ties.

Pepperstone analyst Michael Brown commented: "The nub of the issue here seems to be that the firm has created a model which seems to be on a par with those created by the likes of OpenAI, for a considerably lower 'training cost'.

In a congratulatory message to this year's "The Icebreakers" Chinese New Year celebration, Vice-President Han Zheng expressed hope that friends from all sectors in China and the UK will continue to uphold the icebreaking spirit, characterized by great courage and forward-looking wisdom, to promote mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation.

Shein’s reported plan to list in London as soon as April could face a new hurdle after British regulators grilled the company about its cotton sourcing Controversy about its business practices and riv

Reeves told The Wall Street Journal at Davos on Thursday that she "hears" criticism of her budget but hasn't been presented with "any serious alternative" to steady the public finances. The budget, delivered in October, includes tax rises to plug a hole in the public finances.

Societe Generale 's French retail recovery is key, Jefferies said. Industry data suggests banks should start their engines of loan production after almost two years of subdued loan issuance and higher liability costs linked with regulated savings accounts, it said.

China's relations are starting to improve with Japan, India and other countries that former U.S. President Joe Biden courted, just as Donald Trump brings his more unilateralist approach back to

In the US the biggest concern remains over Lord Mandelson’s support for close ties with China, fuelled by Rachel Reeves’s recent trip to Beijing. But another motivation might be to embarrass Starmer in retaliation. The i Paper understands Trump’s ...

(Alliance News) - Rachel Reeves will bid for more investment in Britain as she travels to the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos this week.