Business
UK government borrowing costs fall as Bank of England outlines new bond-selling plan – as it happened
BoE lays out proposal to sell UK bonds back to the government, and wind up the asset purchase scheme launched after the...
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Business
Burnham’s talk of ‘breathing space’ at odds with reality of future Bank rate rises
PM’s push to cut cost of living threatened by rising inflation and government borrowing costs as geopolitics hit home
Business
Next forecasts bigger profits after hot weather lifts sales
FTSE 100 retailer, which owns UK rights to US brands Gap and Victoria’s Secret, says prices could rise in autumn
Business
Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% but warns war could force future rises
Central bank announces surprise plan to sell billions of pounds in government bonds back to the Treasury
Technology
Amazon raises starting pay to $20 an hour and adds Whole Foods discount
Wage increase brings Amazon’s US minimum pay in line with Costco and includes new grocery discount benefit
Technology
Amazon to launch Ring ‘neighbourhood watch’ app in UK amid US privacy fears
Doorbell firm aims to replace WhatsApp or Facebook groups with platform where people can post about safety or lost pets
Business
Pensioners are ‘big winners’ with triple-lock set to rise by 3.9%, lifting state pension to £13,000 – business live
Wage growth – used to set triple-lock pension – slows to 3.9%, meaning state pension should hit £13,000 next year
Finance
More than 1,000 women invested in companies at heart of Britain’s slave trade
Women used profits from trafficking of enslaved Africans to secure their families’ futures, research reveals
Business
Jaguar Land Rover in talks to sell Defender to Nato countries
Carmaker builds on relationship with British armed forces by seeking to cash in on Europe’s rearmament drive
Finance
Channel 4 poaches Paramount’s £300m-plus TV ad sales business from Sky
Exclusive: Move is a big boost for Channel 4, days after it announced it is to cut 340 jobs
Business
UK state pension set to top £13,000 a year as wage growth slows to 3.9%
Workers face inflation squeeze fuelled by Iran war, as Bank of England prepares for interest rates decision
Business
Parents seek out school uniform deals, cutting average spend to £54.53
Overall grocery inflation rises to 2.3%, as Ocado and Lidl gain market share