Biden’s IRA is U.S. playing ‘catch-up’ after Trump
The U.K.’s Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt has said that the U.S. President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is a bid to play ‘catch up’ on clean energy investment. Bloomberg |…
UK inflation rate dips for third straight month to hit 10.1%
U.K. inflation data paints a picture of the British economy. Bloomberg / Contributor / Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. inflation rate fell for the third month in a row…
Germany rules out spending as Europe aims to avoid US subsidy race
German Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner (L) and French Minister of the Economy, Finance and Recovery Bruno Le Maire (R) both criticized the U.S. inflation reduction act for discriminating…
U.K.’s FTSE 100 scaling fresh highs despite cost of living crisis
The sun rises over the city on Feb. 6, 2023 in London, United Kingdom. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. is facing the…
Half a million Brits are taking part in the biggest walkout for 12 years
Union members gather outside Westminster Central Hall, in London, on Feb. 1 ahead of a march and rally against the Government’s controversial plans for a new law on minimum service…
The threat of a transatlantic trade war is dominating Davos
Trade tensions between the EU and the US are dominating the talk in Davos. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images DAVOS, Switzerland — It’s the talk of the…
Irish premier hopeful of a breakthrough on post-Brexit trade dispute
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar talking to the media outside the Stormont hotel on Jan. 12. Brian Lawless – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images Irish premier Leo Varadkar on…
Ireland signals ‘better mood’ on UK-EU talks after bitter Brexit disputes
Protesters holding EU and Ireland flags, and a ‘Keep the Protocol’ placard stand outside Parliament. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Ireland’s finance minister spoke of the new optimism…
Britain weathered political turmoil in 2022. But Brexit remains the elephant in the room
London CNN — The past year has been one of the most tumultuous in modern British politics. The country has gone through three prime ministers, mourned the death of its…
U.K. set for Christmas travel disruption amid air and rail strikes
A train makes its way through the snow in Penistone, South Yorkshire, in March 2022. Passengers face Christmas travel disruption as workers strike over pay and working conditions. Nurphoto |…