The UK will make it easier to attract global talent at a time when the US is making it harder, the chancellor has said, in a direct reference to...

Dharshini DavidDeputy economics editor andRaphael SheridanEconomics reporterBBCGlenys is concerned about people whose only income is the basic state pensionAt a weekly ballet class in Wokingham, dancers glide elegantly through...

Pritti Mistrybusiness reporter andKevin Peacheycost of living correspondentGetty ImagesPeople drawing their new state pension from April are likely to see a rise of more than £500 a year, latest...

Hugh SchofieldParis correspondentBBCSome people in France were upset to learn this week that their political chaos was being laughed at… by the Italians.In less than two years France has...

Charlotte EdwardsBusiness reporterGetty ImagesUK government borrowing in August hit the highest level for the month in five years, latest figures show, adding to the pressure on the chancellor ahead...

Dearbail JordanBusiness reporterGetty ImagesUK interest rates have been held at 4% as the Bank of England governor warned "we're not out of the woods yet" in terms of rising...

Dearbail JordanBusiness reporterGetty ImagesFood price inflation rose for the fifth month in a row in August with costs rising at the fastest pace since the beginning of last year,...

Danielle KayeBusiness reporterDanielle Kaye/BBCYanique Clarke says "prices are really drastically high" for meat, vegetables and fruitThere's a divide in the US economy between the haves and the have-nots. And...

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesContactless card payments are set to exceed £100 and potentially become unlimited under new proposals to allow banks and other providers to set limits.The...

Faarea MasudBusiness reporterDave Bennett/Getty ImagesThe fashion label founded by Samantha Cameron, the wife of former Prime Minister David Cameron, is to close after struggling with rising costs.Lady Cameron confirmed...

The US Labor Department's internal watchdog has launched an investigation into how it gathers jobs and inflation data after intense White House criticism of the agency. The office of...

The UK economy failed to grow in July, following the biggest contraction in manufacturing output for a year.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the economy saw zero growth...