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The US economy is top of voters’ minds ahead of the November midterms.. - source: The Guardian - 08.10.2026
IMF chief urges governments to tighten belts as global debt levels soar
Kristalina Georgieva says big economies will have to make ‘very touch choices’ as soaring bond yields hit budgets
The head of the International Monetary Fund has called on governments.. - source: The Guardian - 07.10.2026
Labour could oversee worst parliament on record for living standards, study warns
Energy and housing costs threaten biggest decline in modern times unless bold action taken, says thinktank
Soaring energy and housing costs mean Labour is on course to preside over the.. - source: The Guardian - 07.10.2026
Millionaire tax no more? Rightwing groups lead effort to repeal Washington state law
An initiative on November’s ballot aims to overturn the 9.9% tax on earnings above $1m – who’s winning the fight?
Voters in Washington state will soon decide the fate of the.. - source: The Guardian - 07.10.2026
Apparent exodus of super-rich suggests UK is no longer billionaires’ playground
If recent complaints are believed, London and the UK are no longer welcoming for ultra-high net worth individuals
London was once globally renowned as the “billionaires’ playground”,.. - source: The Guardian - 07.10.2026
Poland’s ‘solidarity’ push for EU energy resilience in face of Russian aggression
In the second article in a series on the Polish economy, we look at how the country is forging closer ties with its neighbours
Two miles off the coast of Gdańsk, the white steel piles of.. - source: The Guardian - 07.10.2026
EU negotiators head to China hoping to curb cheap imports of hybrid electric cars
Mood in trade talks said to have changed as EU member states harden demands for protection against Chinese imports
EU trade negotiators are heading to China for two days of crunch talks.. - source: The Guardian - 07.10.2026
Average five-year fixed mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years
Banks and building societies raise prices as turmoil in bond markets increases expectations of base rate rise
The average cost of a five-year fixed-rate mortgage has hit the 6% barrier for.. - source: The Guardian - 05.10.2026
UK car industry faces ‘difficult trade-off’ between Chinese and EU markets
Britain under pressure to put tariffs on cheap Chinese vehicle imports ahead of protectionist trade measures
Britain’s car industry is grappling with a “difficult trade-off” between.. - source: The Guardian - 04.10.2026
Tories plan to extend cuts beyond £47bn previously pledged, leak reveals
Exclusive: Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith told party members last year he had discussed making further savings if they win next election
The Conservatives are planning to make sweeping.. - source: The Guardian - 03.10.2026
DoJ declines to reopen investigation into former Fed chair Jay Powell
Kevin Warsh’s predecessor had been investigated over cost overruns related to central bank renovation project
The US justice department is not reopening a criminal investigation into.. - source: The Guardian - 03.10.2026
John Maynard Keynes: the cultured economist who governments turn to in a crisis
A new play about the art-loving Bloomsbury Group member speaks of the enduring battle of ideas with his free-market rival Friedrich Hayek
The sound of guns from the advancing German armies.. - source: The Guardian - 02.10.2026
US added just 29,000 jobs in September in sharp drop from last month’s gains
Final jobs report before the midterm elections also shows the US unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.2%
US employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, a sharp drop from last month’s.. - source: The Guardian - 02.10.2026
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The euro is trading close to the 17-month low hit yesterday, when the single currency fell by over 0.75% to as low as.. - source: The Guardian - 02.10.2026
UK income growth revised upwards as markets hail ‘resilient’ economy
Boost for John Healey before budget as GDP figure shows UK economy grew faster than first estimated in second quarter
UK household income grew at a stronger pace than previously estimated.. - source: The Guardian - 30.09.2026
Federal Reserve watchdog finds no criminal violations for building renovation cost overruns
Trump criticized $2.4bn rehab amid attempts to pressure then Fed chair Jerome Powell into lowering interest rates
An internal watchdog said the Federal Reserve mismanaged costs associated.. - source: The Guardian - 30.09.2026
Good news in US inflation report boosts chances Fed won’t hike rates
Traders see an about 35% chance of an October rate hike, down from about 45% following White House pressure
Good economic news boosted Wall Street’s main indexes on Wednesday, as a.. - source: The Guardian - 30.09.2026
Cotality data shows median house prices fell in September as interest rates hit borrowing capacity
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Housing prices are.. - source: The Guardian - 30.09.2026
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Britons also put more money aside for a rainy day in April-June.
The household saving ratio increased by 0.2 percentage.. - source: The Guardian - 30.09.2026
The Standard of Living review – Rory Kinnear has bags of charm as Bloomsbury economist Keynes
Theatre Royal Haymarket, London
James Graham’s high-wire writing brings economic theory to life and connects it with art and fulfilment in this polished, ravishingly staged story of John.. - source: The Guardian - 30.09.2026