Economy

Inflation blame game: UK economic woes set government and central bank on a collision course

LONDON — In January, with one eye on a critical general election in 2024, U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed…

LGBTQ small business owners struggle to find financing

It’s not an easy time to be a small business in search of financing. For LGBTQ owners, the struggle has…

Key Fed inflation measure shows prices rose just 0.3% in May

Inflation pressures eased slightly in May as consumer spending slowed considerably, according to a Commerce Department report released Friday. The…

First-quarter economic growth was actually 2%, up from 1.3% first reported in major GDP revision

The U.S. economy showed much stronger-than-expected growth in the first quarter than previously thought, according to a big upward revision…

A U.S. recession is coming this year, HSBC Asset Management warns — with Europe to follow in 2024

The U.S. will enter a downturn in the fourth quarter, followed by a “year of contraction and a European recession…

Markets are pricing in rate cuts too soon, IMF’s Gopinath says

Major central banks will have to keep interest rates high for much longer than some investors expect, Gita Gopinath, first…

Corporate bankruptcies and defaults are surging – here’s why

The Federal Reserve plans to keep hiking interest rates to stem inflation, which means an increase in corporate default rates…

European business activity slows in June as higher interest rates begin to bite

Business activity growth in Europe slowed in June, pointing to a difficult end to the second quarter, according to preliminary…

This investment manager is looking to bridge the racial wealth gap

Black people in America won their personal freedom 158 years ago. Economic freedom, though, has been far more elusive. Veteran…

Brits are facing a major mortgage crisis as lending rates soar

LONDON — U.K. borrowers are facing a cliff edge that could damage the economy as rising mortgage costs hit deal…