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US private payrolls unexpectedly declined in November, ADP says
Private employment decreased by 32,000 jobs last month after an upwardly revised 47,000 increase in October
US private payrolls unexpectedly declined in November, the ADP employment report.. - source: The Guardian - 03.12.2025
OBR complained to Treasury before budget about leaks spreading ‘misconceptions’
Official tells MPs there was lots of information appearing in the press that ‘wasn’t particularly helpful’
The Office for Budget Responsibility complained to senior Treasury officials.. - source: The Guardian - 02.12.2025
OBR chief’s exit may ease pressure on Rachel Reeves but the battle isn’t over
With the row deepening over budget leaks, who is most likely to replace Richard Hughes in the increasingly thankless role of chair?
Had Richard Hughes not resigned as boss of the Office for.. - source: The Guardian - 02.12.2025
Use shop loyalty cards, invest in shares, buy some gold: six ways to tackle inflation
Prices are rising on everything from energy to food – but there are ways to cushion the impact
Inflation measures how much prices rise over time. It is measured officially by the Office.. - source: The Guardian - 02.12.2025
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as the Bank of England releases its Financial Stability Report
The good news from today’s financial stability report is that.. - source: The Guardian - 02.12.2025
Black Friday deals slowed down UK retail price rises in November
Discounts started earlier than usual as competition for customers hit ‘fever pitch’, says British Retail Consortium
Competition between retailers seeking to entice customers with early.. - source: The Guardian - 02.12.2025
How the standoff between Rachel Reeves and the OBR unfolded
Treasury’s independent economic forecaster says outlook for economy rosier than chancellor led everyone to believe
OBR chair quits after inquiry into early release of Reeves’s.. - source: The Guardian - 01.12.2025
Has Rachel Reeves been economical with the truth? – The Latest
Keir Starmer has been pushed to defend his chancellor after she was accused of lying in the run-up to the autumn budget. Rachel Reeves is alleged to have misled the public by citing bleak.. - source: The Guardian - 01.12.2025
OBR chair quits after inquiry into early release of Reeves’s budget
Richard Hughes departs after investigation into how official forecaster accidentally published budget 40 minutes early
Richard Hughes, the chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, has.. - source: The Guardian - 01.12.2025
Can Keir Starmer save Rachel Reeves? – podcast
Pippa and Kiran discuss the prime minister’s speech on Monday and ask whether it will take attention away from allegations that the chancellor misled the public with her budget statements... - source: The Guardian - 01.12.2025
Prime minister to give speech after report that some ministers are unhappy over handling of the budget
Good morning. At Westminster there used to be a theory about budgets that, if they.. - source: The Guardian - 01.12.2025
UK economic growth forecast to slow next year as unemployment rises – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Just in: A deal to create the largest listed UK infrastructure investment company has collapsed.
The propsed combination of.. - source: The Guardian - 01.12.2025
UK refrains from hitting high street on Black Friday as fears grow over economy
Data comes as KPMG highlights soft consumer spending as one factor likely to hold back growth in 2026
Shoppers held back from visiting high streets over Black Friday, data shows, amid fears.. - source: The Guardian - 01.12.2025
People deriving income solely from state pension won’t be taxed, says chancellor
Clarification creates prospect of two-tier system for retirees solely on new state pension and those on private schemes
People who rely only on their state pension for their income will not.. - source: The Guardian - 28.11.2025
‘The City can’t be taken for granted’: how banks won over Rachel Reeves
JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs to expand UK presence after sector was spared from higher taxes in budget
Over canapés of beef and stilton pie, bone marrow gravy and mushy peas, the.. - source: The Guardian - 28.11.2025
Downing Street brushes off claims that the chancellor misled voters about the state of the public finances ahead of the budget
The Office for Budget Responsibility has said that Rachel.. - source: The Guardian - 28.11.2025
Amid ‘instability and fear’ in Trump’s economy, Americans are cutting holiday spending
In addition to rising prices and tariffs, readers cite growing unemployment as a reason not to exchange gifts this year
Americans are feeling rattled about the state of the economy. Donald.. - source: The Guardian - 28.11.2025
Income tax threshold freeze will hit poorer households harder, experts say
Move will have greater impact on living standards of taxpayers in bottom half of income scale, thinktanks say
Rachel Reeves will punish poorer households more than the better off through.. - source: The Guardian - 27.11.2025
Keir Starmer says Labour ‘kept to our manifesto’ over budget tax rises
PM seeks to rebuff claims government broke its promises while conceding budget ‘asked everybody to contribute’
Keir Starmer has conceded that the budget “asked everybody to.. - source: The Guardian - 27.11.2025
‘Mortified’ OBR chair hopes inquiry into budget leak will report next week
Reuters news agency says it obtained document after visiting URL it predicted file would be uploaded to
How Rachel Reeves’s budget was leaked 40 minutes early
The chair of the.. - source: The Guardian - 27.11.2025