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UK Living Standards Set to Stagnate for Rest of 2020s, Think Tank Says
Coordinated Protests Against Tourism Levels Planned in Spain, Portugal and Italy
UK's Reeves Says Economy Is Turning a Corner but Public Restless
Eurozone Accession to Bring Economic Growth, Bulgaria PM Says
Japanese Manufacturing Sector Union Members Demand Record Pay Hike in 2025
Date: February 27, 2025
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese labour union group representing major manufacturers said on Thursday its members are demanding a record increase in their base pay for this year,...
China's Economy Meets Official Growth Target, but Many Feel Worse Off
Date: January 17, 2025
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's economy grew 5% last year, matching the government's target, but in a lopsided fashion, with many people complaining of worsening living standards as Beijing struggles to...
UK Economy Flat-Lined in Q3 in New Setback for Government
Date: December 23, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) -British economic output failed to grow in the third quarter, official figures showed, adding to the signs of a slowdown at the start of the government of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The Office for National Statistics on Monday lowered its estimate for the change in gross domestic product output to 0.0% in...
UK’s Starmer Says He Has Not Watered Down Economic Growth Pledges
Date: December 5, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday that he had not watered down the his ambition for Britain to become the fastest growing economy in the Group of Seven, as he set out ways to measure the government’s progress. The government will now “aim” for the fastest economic growth per capita...
Starmer Pledges Measurable ‘milestones’ to Rebuild Britain After Rocky Start
Date: December 5, 2024
By Alistair Smout and Elizabeth Piper IVER, England (Reuters) -Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Thursday to deliver on his priorities to rebuild Britain by offering voters targets for improved living standards and more home building in a speech he hopes will draw a line under a bumpy start to government. Five months since his...
UK’s Reeves Faces Heat for Weak Growth Despite Tax-And-Spend Budget
Date: October 31, 2024
By William Schomberg, David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves faced criticism on Thursday after her first budget came in big on spending, tax increases and borrowing but small on economic growth, which was one of the big election promises of the Labour Party. The unveiling of the new government’s economic programme by...