Economics

A rise in UK interest rates over the next couple of months could derail the economic recovery, says a new report.

The Bank of England will raise interest rates from their historically low levels in May, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) predicts.

Nationals roundup: Expect calls this week from women and men worried about the implications of that ECJ ban on gender-based underwriting.

The FSA was in denial about the scale of the banking crisis right up to the week of the historic multi-billion-pound bailout in October 2008, an investigation by the Telegraph has found.

The CBI has called for the Chancellor to commit to scrapping the 50% tax rate in the Budget as a vital measure for boosting enterprise and economic growth.

The UK could be entering a "profoundly different" era of slow growth and high debt reminiscent of the economic ills engulfing Japan, says the BBC's economics editor Stephanie Flanders.

London is expected to have the largest "meaningful" jump in GDP of any city in the world between now and 2025 because of the booming financial services sector, according to new research from Citigroup.

Sterling has surged to a three-month high against the dollar following buoyant growth figures for the construction industry.

Manufacturing grew at its fastest rate since 1992 in January as the sector continues to prop up the country's sluggish economy, according to the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS).

Three quarters of a million more people are set to become higher-rate taxpayers in April, according to a leading economic research body.