Time for a rate cut surprise: The Bank of England must back UK recovery, says ALEX BRUMMER
The economy stalled in April, which is a misfortune for Rishi Sunak. The failure to grow over the month is...
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Raising taxes on banks and the oil firms risks driving more capital overseas, warns ALEX BRUMMER
What we have learned from a sterile election debate so far is that Britain appears to be a fiscal basket...
Britain must go it alone when it comes to interest rates, says ALEX BRUMMER
Britain has long looked across the Atlantic for guidance on interest rates. Of all the European economies, the UK, with its...
Bank of England needs to take the lead and give prosperity a chance
Britain is getting on top of its inflation problem. Headline inflation, at 3.4 per cent, is down, core prices (which...
Rachel Reeves’ speech on the economy was plausible… almost. But giving unions more power and driving away wealth creators won’t ignite growth
So the Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has evoked the Thatcher era of renewal in 1979 and vowed to 'hardwire' economic...
Bank of England must bolster growth
Anyone expecting fireworks and respite from high borrowing costs at next week's Bank of England interest rate meeting will probably...
Should Nationwide be using members’ money to buy another bank, asks ALEX BRUMMER
The biggest immediate winner from Nationwide’s £2.9billion offer for Virgin Money will be Sir Richard Branson.His share stake in the...
Buying into the new NatWest share offer? I’ve suffered enough, says ALEX BRUMMER
Retail offers of shares, owned by government, are a rare event in the post-privatisation era. So it is not that...
ALEX BRUMMER: Fintech picks up the slack as grocers shelve their banking divisions
The plan by Sainsbury’s to throw in the towel on banking is symbolic of the struggle that retailers have had...
Overseas takeovers usually mean a treasure trove of lost corporation tax
The scourge of overseas takeovers is most obviously seen in the loss of command and control of vital public services,...
