UK Finance Minister Rachel Reeves’ spending plans risk creating ‘a snowball effect’ that pushes borrowing costs higher

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – MARCH 26, 2025: Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street ahead of the announcement of the Spring Statement in the House of Commons in London, United Kingdom on March 26, 2025. (Photo credit should read Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Wiktor Szymanowicz | Future Publishing |…

World Bank sharply cuts global growth outlook on trade turbulence

Cargo shipping containers are loaded with cranes on container ships at the Burchardkai container terminal at the harbour of Hamburg, northern Germany, on June 3, 2025. Fabian Bimmer | Afp | Getty Images The World Bank sharply cut its global economic growth projections Tuesday, citing disruption from trade uncertainty in particular. It now expects the…