Large economies will generally be more closed to external trade than smaller ones (hence the EU and Eurozone are more closed than individual member states), but the US is in a league of its own ...

After reaching its near-term trough in September, UK CPI is expected to increase in October, largely driven by utilities ...

GBP/USD tapped multi-month lows at the 1.2600 handle last Friday, in a complete reversal of the pair’s multi-year highs set in September of this year. The pair shed 6.25% top-to-bottom from ...

If the UK and other nations retaliate, a trade war could dampen growth and drive inflation higher. Disrupted global supply ...

Britain's biggest retailers have written to finance minister Rachel Reeves to warn her that last month's budget will make both higher prices and job losses a certainty and dent investment.

FTSE 100 LIVE: Stocks up as UK retailers warn of job cuts due to national insurance rise after budget The FTSE 100 ( ^FTSE) ...

Activists like Generation Rent are calling for rent controls in the UK that ensure rent rises are no higher than either inflation (measured by the Consumer Price Index) or wage growth - whichever ...

Meanwhile, the UK economy could take an almost 1% hit as a result of Donald Trump's potential new tariff scheme, analysts have said. Read these and the rest of today's consumer news below.