All that you need to know about Liz Truss' resignation as British Prime MinisterTruss was undone by her economic programme that sent shockwaves through the markets and divided her Conservative Party just six weeks after...
20 Oct, 2022, 07.33 PM IST
UK Chancellor of Exchequer Jeremy Hunt to make emergency statement at House of Commons to stabilize marketThe pound has rallied against the dollar ahead of an emergency statement by newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in the UK Jeremy Hu...
17 Oct, 2022, 06.10 PM IST
UK brings forward fiscal measures after budget turmoilMonday's measures "will support fiscal sustainability", the Treasury added, after last month's notorious mini-budget had sent bond yields s...
17 Oct, 2022, 01.14 PM IST
UK's PM Liz Truss to hold first news conference amid market turmoilMarket turmoil sparked by the September 23 budget has led to speculation that Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng are set to announce a new...
14 Oct, 2022, 04.18 PM IST
UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng cuts short US trip for urgent talks on mini-budget in Downing Street. Read moreA revolt among Tory MPs over UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's economic plan has resulted in a flight home him. Prime Minister Lizz Truss is u...
14 Oct, 2022, 04.10 PM IST
UK finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng says 'not going anywhere' amid talk of new U-turnsKwarteng and Truss have been on the back foot ever since unveiling on September 23 a "mini-budget" that spooked the financial markets and h...
14 Oct, 2022, 06.25 AM IST
Executives look to raise prices as UK's inflation crisis continuesInflation in the UK continues to rise, with mortgage rates breaching records of 10-14 years. Chancellor Kwarteng is scheduled to meet with ...
06 Oct, 2022, 08.55 PM IST
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is being urged by lenders to prolong mortgage guarantee programMajor bank executives will ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the UK Kwasi Kwarteng to extend a program that guarantees house loans thr...
06 Oct, 2022, 06.41 PM IST
Liz Truss-led government makes U-turn on plans to cut 45p income tax rate for higher earnersThe UK government has decided not to proceed with its decision to scrap the 45p rate of income tax for higher earners.
03 Oct, 2022, 06.31 PM IST
Where is Liz Truss? PM is 'missing' as UK descends into chaos after mini-budget, claim Conservative Party MPsSeveral Conservative MPs have openly criticized the new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss for "remaining hidden" during a crisis. Some Tories hav...
30 Sep, 2022, 07.35 AM IST
IMF and Moody's censure UK policy, Bank of England says will act bigThe rare intervention from the global lender of last resort piled more pressure on new finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng to reassess a policy...
28 Sep, 2022, 02.27 PM IST
British pound plunges to new low as tax cuts spark concernThe weakening currency piles pressure on the U.K.'s new Conservative government, which has gambled that slashing taxes - and increasing bor...
26 Sep, 2022, 11.04 PM IST
Bank of England says it "will not hesitate" to raise ratesBRITAIN-BOE/ (UPDATE 1)UPDATE 1-Bank of England says it "will not hesitate" to raise rates
26 Sep, 2022, 09.39 PM IST
UK's new Prime Minister Liz Truss to review visa schemes to ease labour shortagesThe prime minister is set to defy some of her anti-immigration cabinet colleagues by making changes to the "shortage occupation list", allo...
26 Sep, 2022, 01.39 PM IST
UK unveils 'new era' of tax cuts with mini-budgetThe much-anticipated fiscal event, which had been delayed over the course of the state mourning period for the late Queen Elizabeth II, was...
23 Sep, 2022, 08.24 PM IST
Huge boost for self employed as major Tax reform announced by Kwasi Kwarteng in mini Budget. Details hereChancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng has reversed the decision to increase the National Insurance rate by 1.25 per cent and also slas...
23 Sep, 2022, 08.20 PM IST
Recession-bound UK fights inflation with tax cutsFinance minister Kwasi Kwarteng, fresh from being appointed by new Prime Minister Liz Truss, said caps on soaring energy bills would cost a...
23 Sep, 2022, 07.26 PM IST