TUC’s Paul Nowak defends the Employment Rights Bill, dismissing claims it will damage economic growth. He says better job ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Britain's economic growth forecast for 2025 was cut by more than for other major European economies by ...

Energy and water bills for households in Britain rose this month, alongside a hike in social security contributions paid by employers and a nearly 7% rise in the minimum wage, which could also ...

Perhaps her most important meeting will be with Scott Bessent ... These factors, as well as big increases in the minimum wage and employer National Insurance contributions are expected to push ...

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In January 2025, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, was officially confirmed by the Senate in a 68–29 vote. A longtime financial advisor and major ...

In November 2024, Donald Trump nominated Scott Bessent as his pick for ... listed his net worth at a minimum of $521 million. Bessent is the founder of the macro investment firm Key Square Group.

Claims that Trump administration officials were mulling a tax hike on millionaires had one adviser suggesting why that “conversation should now be over.” While efforts were underway […] ...

The survey finds many people fear the country is being steered into a recession and Trump’s broad and haphazardly enforced ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he was optimistic that President Trump could strike trade deals with U.S. allies and later turn attention toward addressing China’s export-centric economic ...

Andrew Bailey warned that a trade war will hurt global growth - Ken Cedeno/Reuters Andrew Bailey has signalled that a trade deal with the US will not save the UK from a growth slump as he opened ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pulled out of a Wednesday lunch event with the Republican Study Committee, the largest conservative caucus in Congress. Members of the caucus learned on their way ...