The worst of the rise in inflation is likely over. But as the economy stutters, and with Brexit chaos looming, wage earners will be waiting a long time for any real relief

Most forecasts now expect the Eurozone to outgrowth the UK economy in both 2017 and 2018—what happens beyond that will be down to what version of Brexit we pursue

Growth could be substantially down by the end of 2017—with the potential figures for 2018 scarier still

Returning expats alone could cost the health service £1bn

Both main parties have pledged to increase it in their manifestos. This is unlikely to harm employment growth; it could even help remedy the UK’s crippling productivity problem

As a corruption scandal rumbles on, Brazil struggles to emerge from recession. Where's a commodity boom when you need one?

Warnings about rising debt have not gone down well with China's leaders. But without some drastic action a similar crash to the west's 2008 will become increasingly likely

Last Monday, a meeting between the IMF and a group of Eurozone countries went awry

Election 2017 is the most important for a generation—or so we are told. Actually, poor Britons are set for a brutal squeeze whoever triumphs next month

The government—and the opposition—should think carefully before promising them