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What to expect in budget 2025: tax, VAT, pensions, savings and more

Here’s what Rachel Reeves is tipped to announce after months of speculation

Could you do better than Reeves as chancellor? Play our interactive budget game

Every chancellor likes to.. - source: The Guardian - 25.11.2025


Sterling volatility expected around the budget; German economy stagnating – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Reeves expected to reveal cut in growth forecasts for next five years in budget

We have confirmation this morning that.. - source: The Guardian - 25.11.2025


AI could replace 3m low-skilled jobs in the UK by 2035, research finds

Trades, machine operations and administrative roles are most at-risk, says leading educational research charity

Up to 3m low-skilled jobs could disappear in the UK by 2035 because of.. - source: The Guardian - 25.11.2025


Reeves expected to reveal cut in growth forecasts for next five years in budget

OBR has reportedly downgraded predictions after review that blames lack of investment under Tories

Could you do better than Reeves as chancellor? Play our interactive budget.. - source: The Guardian - 24.11.2025


Labour will listen to bosses’ concerns on workers’ rights, says business secretary

Peter Kyle tells CBI conference he will ensure firms do not lose as a result of overhaul

The business secretary, Peter Kyle, has opened the door to bosses to influence Labour’s landmark.. - source: The Guardian - 24.11.2025


Business secretary dismisses claim ‘shambolic’ pre-budget uncertainty has caused hit to growth – UK politics live

Peter Kyle defends government as Reeves faces criticism about pre-budget briefings ahead of Wednesday announcement

Joel Hills, business and economics editor at ITV News, was not impressed.. - source: The Guardian - 24.11.2025


BHP walks away from latest takeover approach for mining rival Anglo – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as BHP is (again) rebuffed by mining rival Anglo American

One banker has told the Financial Times that it is a surprise that BHP.. - source: The Guardian - 24.11.2025


Unions urge Rachel Reeves to deliver ‘living standards budget’

TUC calls on chancellor to focus on child poverty and upping minimum wage as businesses call for change of course

Reeves promises to ‘grip the cost of living’ in autumn budget

You.. - source: The Guardian - 23.11.2025


Has Britain become an economic colony?

The UK could’ve been a true tech leader – but it has cheerfully submitted to US dominance in a way that could cost it dear

Two and a half centuries ago, the American colonies launched a.. - source: The Guardian - 23.11.2025


China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice

Despite the US’s economic success, income inequality remains breathtaking. But this is no glitch – it’s the system

The Chinese did rather well in the age of globalization. In 1990,.. - source: The Guardian - 23.11.2025


EU and US to restart trade talks as sticking points on July tariff deal remain

US officials to hold high-level talks in Brussels amid unhappiness in Washington at slow action on July deal

The EU and US are set to restart trade negotiations next week after a two-month.. - source: The Guardian - 22.11.2025


A make-or-break budget: inside the Treasury before Labour’s crucial day

From the outside, the run-up to Rachel Reeves’s announcement has looked chaotic, and many see the future of the chancellor and PM in the balance

Every budget could be described, to a.. - source: The Guardian - 22.11.2025


US data agency cancels October inflation report as Fed considers whether to cut rates

Bureau of Labor Statistics canceled release of October’s consumer price index, citing the government shutdown

The US federal government will not publish official data on inflation for.. - source: The Guardian - 21.11.2025


Europe’s economy is geared towards a disappearing world, says ECB’s Lagarde

Central bank chief warns that the bloc’s dependence on third countries for trade and security has left it vulnerable

Europe’s economy is “geared towards a world that is gradually.. - source: The Guardian - 21.11.2025


UK public finances and retail sales data to give pre-budget health check; energy price cap to rise in January – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Newsflash: Hopes for a small fall in energy bills across Great Britain have been dashed.

Regulator Ofgem has just announced.. - source: The Guardian - 21.11.2025


AI bubble fears return as Wall Street falls back from short-lived rally

Leading US stock markets tumble less than 24 hours after strong results from chipmaker Nvidia sparked gains

Fears of a growing bubble around the artificial intelligence frenzy resurfaced on.. - source: The Guardian - 20.11.2025


US added 119,000 jobs in September in report delayed by federal shutdown

Unemployment rate hits 4.4%, its highest level since 2021, and government has said no October report will be issued

The US jobs market added 119,000 jobs in September, according to the.. - source: The Guardian - 20.11.2025


Markets rally after Nvidia’s strong results calm AI bubble fears, and investors await US jobs report – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

A relief rally has swept across Asian markets today after Nvidia’s market-topping earnings cheered investors.

Nvidia’s.. - source: The Guardian - 20.11.2025


Nvidia earnings: Wall Street sighs with relief after AI wave doesn’t crash

Amid a blackout of data due to the government shutdown, the $5tn chipmaker’s report took on wider significance

Markets expectations around Wednesday’s quarterly earnings report by the.. - source: The Guardian - 19.11.2025


Trump’s plan to impose semiconductor tariffs may be delayed, sources say

Officials are reportedly taking their time on US president’s long-promised chips plan to avoid a rupture with China

US officials are privately saying that they might not levy.. - source: The Guardian - 19.11.2025


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