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What’s a tech.. - source: The Guardian - 26.02.2026
Donald Trump’s new 10% global tariff comes into effect
US president had said he would raise levy to 15% after last week’s supreme court ruling
Donald Trump’s new global tariffs have taken effect at 10%, even though last weekend he had.. - source: The Guardian - 24.02.2026
Young bearing the brunt of UK tax and wage changes, says BoE economist
Huw Pill warns combined effect of national insurance and minimum wage rises have ‘acute’ effect on youth employment
The negative effect of a combined increase in employers’ taxes and.. - source: The Guardian - 24.02.2026
‘A feedback loop with no brake’: how an AI doomsday report has rattled markets
Scenario posted on Substack envisages a near-future in which autonomous systems upend the entire US economy
US stock markets have been hit by a further wave of AI jitters, this time from.. - source: The Guardian - 24.02.2026
Trump’s scramble to fix his crumbling tariff strategy sows global chaos and confusion
Economies such as the UK, India, Japan and the EU raced to hammer out agreements, but the blanket rate has left them wondering where they stand
“America is WINNING again,” Donald Trump.. - source: The Guardian - 24.02.2026
Trump illegally used executive power to impose global tariffs, supreme court rules
US president vows to enact 10% global baseline tariff after calling the supreme court justices ‘a disgrace to the nation’
The US supreme court declared many of Donald Trump’s tariffs.. - source: The Guardian - 20.02.2026
If AI makes human labor obsolete, who decides who gets to eat?
Amid talk of artificial intelligence taking our jobs, the big unasked question is: how will we be fed?
How will we be fed? That’s the biggest question not seriously being addressed amid.. - source: The Guardian - 23.02.2026
‘Progressive membership’: Ukraine’s economic resilience shows future for EU business tie-ups
Joint ventures on defence, green energy and telecoms suggest how country could join bloc in stages rather than wait for full status
When the first Ukrainian-designed drone to be made in a.. - source: The Guardian - 23.02.2026
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Chinese commerce ministry is urging Washington to lift its tariffs, saying it is making a “full assessment” of the supreme.. - source: The Guardian - 23.02.2026
UK job vacancies ‘fall to lowest level since pandemic’
Advertised roles dropped 3% last month to 695,000 – first dip below 700,000 since January 2021, job site Adzuna says
The number of job vacancies in the UK has tumbled to the lowest level.. - source: The Guardian - 23.02.2026
UK in talks with US over ‘best possible deal’ for British firms amid higher tariffs threat
Business leaders expect UK to ‘double down’ on deal announced by Donald Trump and Keir Starmer in 2025
Graeme Wearden: Trump’s trade war risks undermining his hopes of hefty US.. - source: The Guardian - 22.02.2026
China overtakes US as Germany’s top trading partner
Friedrich Merz to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing, with goods worth €251bn traded between two countries in 2025
China has overtaken the US as Germany’s top trading partner, figures have.. - source: The Guardian - 22.02.2026
Trump raises tariffs to 15% on imports from all countries
President announced increase from 10% using different authority from mechanism that supreme court struck down on Friday
Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he would raise a temporary.. - source: The Guardian - 21.02.2026
Don’t be fooled by recent good news, the UK economy is still in a precarious state
Labour MPs may clamour for bolder spending, but – like their Tory and Reform counterparts – they ask for the unaffordable
Too many Labour MPs want it all, and no amount of pleading from.. - source: The Guardian - 21.02.2026
US businesses clamor for refunds after supreme court strikes down Trump’s tariffs
Refunds were not addressed by supreme court ruling, and they’ll likely play out in lower courts over extended period
Top associations of American businesses are demanding to be repaid for.. - source: The Guardian - 21.02.2026
Why the supreme court’s tariffs ruling is a win for world trade – but also tricky
The decision adds to economic uncertainty, as deals Donald Trump struck with other countries are upended
It is refreshing to witness the US supreme court recover its spine and stand up to.. - source: The Guardian - 20.02.2026
UK ‘working with US’ to analyse impact of supreme court’s ruling against tariffs
Government ‘expects privileged trading position’ to go on as EU ‘seeks clarity’ over Trump administration’s next steps
Britain and the EU said they were assessing the implications.. - source: The Guardian - 20.02.2026
Brighter UK economy gives Reeves a springboard for March statement
Record public finances accompany stronger retail sales and business activity but some analysts express caution
The economic backdrop to Rachel Reeves’s upcoming spring statement appeared.. - source: The Guardian - 20.02.2026
UK reports record-breaking budget surplus of £30.4bn in surprise boost for Rachel Reeves
Largest January total since records began in 1993 is sharp reversal from December’s £11.6bn deficit
The UK government has posted the biggest ever budget surplus, official figures show,.. - source: The Guardian - 20.02.2026
Retail sales and public finances data to show state of British economy – business live
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Good morning. We’re about to get a new healthcheck on the British economy, with the latest public finances and retail sales.. - source: The Guardian - 20.02.2026