Economy

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Money expert Martin Lewis has given his advice on how to avoid a nasty spike in energy bill …

If you pay off your balance in full every month, a credit card can be an easy way to manage your outgoings, with little or no cost involved. Better yet, some allow you to earn as you spend, by collecting points, cashback or airmiles. However, some offers are little more than clever marketing. With certain cards, you could pay more …

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth The choice of buy-to-let mortgage deals has reached its highest point since a financial information website’s records started …

Hopes of interest rates coming down quickly this year appear to be fading amid rising taxes and economic uncertainty in the UK. Inflation may no longer be at double digits and the cost of living measure even managed to hit the 2 per cent target last year, which prompted interest rate cuts in August and November. But despite an interest …

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth British households are bracing for yet another surge in energy bills, set to take effect from April 1, …

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Generation X, those born between 1965 and 1980, are the least likely to feel confident about their retirement …

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Middle-aged people in the Generation X age group are the least likely to feel their savings are on …

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth More than 25,000 first-time buyers in England are to miss the stamp duty deadline at the end of …

Friedrich Merz and his center-right Christian Democrats emerged victorious in Germany’s election on Sunday, but the celebrations may be short. The next government, almost certainly led by Mr. Merz as chancellor, faces a stagnant economy, President Trump’s threat to put tariffs on the country’s crucial export industries and a fourth year of war in Ukraine. What’s more, the ability to …

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free Women are starting to outperform men when it comes to investment returns, a new study shows. While narratives of female financial insecurity, exemplified by terms such as “girl math,” still linger, a …