Will soaring expenditure on defence be a boon for the economy? That’s what politicians are telling voters. But is it really ...

But market skepticism remains about Europe's short-term defense spending and its growth impact. Goldman Sachs predicts EU defense spending will rise, driven by geopolitical challenges.

In February, Sir Keir set out plans to increase the UK's defence spending, as opposed to national security spending, to 2.5% by April 2027 and expressed a "clear ambition" to reach 3% by 2034 if ...

The report also cited a pattern, over multiple governments, of U-turns on tax and spending changes. It came within days of ...

Healey expects UK to spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2034 Conservative shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel accused ministers of announcing the target with "no new money" to fund it.

Investors may be fixated on Donald Trump’s attacks on the Federal Reserve, but the Bank of England also faces increasing ...

A new report has warned that health, education and environmental programs in Southeast Asia's poorest countries are under ...

The government has suggested that it aims to shift the tax burden upwards, targeting especially large profits and tax ...

The FTSE Debt Capacity World Government Bond Index captures relative differences in sovereign debt/GDP ratios and ...

The triple lock pension is an elegant solution to a real problem: what to do about the fact the UK’s state pension is less generous than our peers. Introduced by the Conservative-Liberal Democrat ...

The European Commission will today lay out its proposal to overhaul the EU’s budget from 2028 onwards, setting the scene for ...

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