The Latest Breaking News from GDP

This year’s budget will be one of the tightest in a decade, with the New Zealand government halving its operating allowance – the new money it has available to spend – from NZ$2.4 billion to $1.3 billion.

A failure to land a deal for easier trading with the EU could cost the UK economy almost £30bn, new analysis shows

AstraZeneca and British American Tobacco today provided fresh support for the FTSE 100 index at the end of a positive week for global markets.

Microsoft’s CEO doesn’t care about AI vanity metrics, he wants to see 10% GDP growth from the increased productivity.

NATO appears headed for a compromise deal at a summit next month to satisfy US President Donald Trump's demand to spend five percent of GDP on defence, as heavyweights Germany and France got on board Thursday.

Germany under new Chancellor Friedrich Merz surprised NATO allies on Thursday by signalling plans to massively boost defence spending to five percent of GDP as demanded by US President Donald Trump.

Eurozone GDP grew 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025, with strong gains in Ireland and Spain. Employment rose 0.3%, beating forecasts. March industrial output surged 2.6%, the fastest in five years.

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are down -0.59%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM25) are down -0.77% this morning, pointing to a lower open on Wall Street as a rally sparked by the U.S.-China tariff deal cooled, while investors look ahead to a raft of U.S. economic data,…

Here, the PA news agency looks at why GDP has increased and what’s next for the UK economy.

After two sickly quarters, upbeat growth data and UK trade deal with US paint brighter picture

The economy in the UK grew faster than in the US, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada