Economic growth

The chancellor highlights "uncertainty" in the world as economists warn of tax rises if the economy fails to grow.

The strength of the economy affects things like pay rises and how much tax the government can raise to pay for services.

The UK economy grew by more than expected at the start of 2025. What does this mean for you?

These figures provide an opportune moment for some optimism and a hard sell of the UK to the rest of the world.

The economy grew faster than expected between January and March, before UK and US tax rises were brought in during April.

The Irish government expects domestic economy to expand by 2.5% this year, down from an earlier forecast of 2.9%.

Business and consumer confidence is expected to suffer from the disruption to trade, an economic forecaster says.

The US suffers the biggest downgrade to growth among advanced economies, in the influential International Monetary Fund's latest forecast.