No room for giveaways in OBR risk report
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has given Rishi Sunak its new worry list. It gives the Chancellor little wriggle room for potential Budget generosity.
Stats & Figures
Inflation: at a turning point?
Office for National Statistics CPI index reflects dramatic changes in consumer behaviour.
Look back in curiosity: what can we learn from the 2010s?
Some key economic indicators interacted in interesting ways across the last decade. What can we learn to take us forward into the next 10 years?
2018: The story so far
The third quarter of 2018 showed mixed results for global stock markets.
Slowing down our old age
Life expectancy has been increasing in the UK for a long time. In 1980, the average life expectancy at birth was 70.6 years for a man and 76.6 years for a woman. In 2016 this had increased to 79.2 years for a man and 82.9 years for a woman.
The pressure is dropping on inflation
UK inflation is falling faster than expected, as the March figure for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 2.5%.
Has your income risen by 14.3% over the past year?
Statistics show that dividends from UK shares are still rising rapidly.
Finance Acts 2017: the sequel?
The long-running saga of the final spring Budget and subsequent Finance Bills is one step nearer the end.