Is UK economy on the brink of recession? Growth slows, job market faces biggest hit since pandemic as Iran tensions and energy costs weighUK economy recession warning: Britain's economy is nearing a recession. New forecasts predict difficult times for workers and businesses. R...
20 Apr, 2026, 08.34 PM IST
Charting the global economy: Oil storms higher on war escalationIran's escalating attacks on Arab Gulf states, including oil facilities in Kuwait and gas processing in Abu Dhabi, have sent oil prices soa...
05 Apr, 2026, 10.37 AM IST
UK unemployment touches five-year highUK unemployment has reached its highest point since the pandemic. Wage growth has also slowed down. This weakening labor market is leading ...
18 Feb, 2026, 12.50 AM IST
Gold ticks higher as US unemployment climbs in NovemberGold prices surged as a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report fueled expectations of future interest rate cuts. The rising unemployment rat...
17 Dec, 2025, 07.29 AM IST
European shares advance on rate optimism; UK elections in focusEuropean shares rose Thursday due to Fed rate cut prospects, weak U.S. data, and Labour gains. FTSE 100 rose by 0.5%, STOXX 600 by 0.3%, le...
04 Jul, 2024, 01.04 PM IST
UK unemployment climbs as inflation weighs on economyThe unemployment rate increased from 3.8 percent in the three months to the end of April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in ...
11 Jul, 2023, 07.00 PM IST
UK unemployment climbs as inflation weighs on economyUK unemployment rose back to four percent in the three months to the end of May, official data showed Tuesday, as the economy struggles wit...
11 Jul, 2023, 12.41 PM IST
UK unemployment rate at 48-year low, with rise in long-term sickness. Read full story hereThe latest unemployment rate in the United Kingdom is 3.5 percent, the lowest since 1974, said ONS Head of Labour Market and Household Stat...
11 Oct, 2022, 03.54 PM IST
Are low-paid jobs really a stepping stone to better pay? A new study suggests it's not that simpleOur new research suggests past studies may have considerably overstated the chances of moving from low to higher pay. This has significant ...
21 Jun, 2021, 01.16 PM IST
Britain unemployment edges up to 5.1 percent on pandemic falloutAnalysts expect unemployment to surge when the UK government's furlough scheme paying the bulk of wages for millions of private-sector work...
23 Feb, 2021, 01.50 PM IST
UK unemployment climbs to 4.1% on virus falloutThe rate grew to 4.1 percent in the three months to the end of July from 3.9 percent the previous quarter, the Office for National Statisti...
15 Sep, 2020, 12.18 PM IST
Palm rises as crude jumps overnight, other commodities recoverPalm oil futures fell on Monday despite a big rise in June exports, as fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections pressured crude oil...
16 Jun, 2020, 10.44 AM IST
- UK unemployment soars to 2.62 million
UK unemployment jumped in the third quarter as joblessness among young people climbed above 1 million for the first time since at least 199...
17 Nov, 2011, 03.38 AM IST
- UK unemployment numbers touch 2.38 mn
The number of unemployed people in the UK climbed to 2.38 million in the three months to May pushing the jobless rate to 7.6 per cent, repo...
15 Jul, 2009, 04.07 PM IST
- UK jobless numbers touch 12-year high of 1.97 mn
In yet another manifestation of the deepening economic recession, the UK has seen the unemployment numbers surging to 1.97 million for the ...
11 Feb, 2009, 09.19 PM IST
- British business body warns of recession risk
An influential body which represents British business said there was a "distinct possibility" of the country facing recession in the next s...
17 Aug, 2008, 08.43 PM IST
- Bank of England cuts growth forecasts, unemployment rises
The Bank of England cut its forecast for UK economic growth and held out the prospect of lower interest rates as unemployment rose the most...
13 Aug, 2008, 12.43 AM IST