Economy

It may well be the scenario in which everyone loses the most, but the prospects of a so-called “no-deal” Brexit grows by the day. German manufacturers are among the many whose business will be affected. Bookmakers...

Britain and the EU have declared their intention to create a new joint free trade area. DW gives you the highlights of the 26-page text that describes how the two sides’ economic relationship will play out...

France’s finance minister has said Carlos Ghosn cannot remain in charge of Renault, after the leading figure in the global car industry was arrested on Monday by Japanese prosecutors. “Carlos Ghosn is no longer in a position where...

Shoppers are being warned to do their research ahead of Black Friday after it emerged that nearly nine in 10 “deals” available last year had been even cheaper at other times. Consumer group Which? tracked the prices of 94 popular...

The UK government has inflicted “great misery” on its people with “punitive, mean-spirited, and often callous” austerity policies driven by a political desire to undertake social re-engineering rather than economic necessity, the United Nations poverty envoy has found....

UK inflation was unchanged at 2.4% in October after a rise in the cost of petrol and utility bills was offset by falling food prices. City economists had predicted an increase to 2.5% but a price...

The budget airline Flybe has put itself up for sale as a cocktail of rising fuel prices, the weaker pound and lower demand weigh on profits. The British carrier is in discussions with a number of...

A cut in the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) will be brought forward to April 2019 after the government backed down in the face of a growing rebellion that made allies of MPs across the political spectrum. The...

The accountancy firm KPMG will stop providing non-audit services to big listed companies whose finances they are inspecting after coming under intense pressure over perceived conflicts of interest. Bill Michael, KPMG’s UK chair, said the firm...

Three global oil trading companies with strong ties to the UK face being dragged into Brazil’s “Car Wash” investigation, after a report raised questions about their connections to businessmen named in the vast corruption scandal. Vitol, Glencore and Trafigura, which...