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The threat of a new UK-US trade war has reared up again, after Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on the UK if it does.. - source: The Guardian - 24.04.2026
UK undershoots annual borrowing target by £700m
Figure hits three-year low but Iran war expected to blow hole in Reeves’s fiscal ‘headroom’
The UK government budget came in below its annual borrowing target by £700m, official.. - source: The Guardian - 23.04.2026
UK braces for price rises driven by Iran war as economic confidence plummets
Consumer confidence hit its lowest level since October 2023 this month, with surveys showing the cost pressures companies are facing
Confidence in the UK economy has fallen sharply amid the.. - source: The Guardian - 23.04.2026
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Here’s some early reaction to the (small) drop in UK borrowing in the last financial year:
Lindsay James, investment.. - source: The Guardian - 23.04.2026
City firms bank on ‘savvy’ advertising campaign to push Brits towards investing
The campaign, fronted by a CGI squirrel, is part of government initiative to boost financial risk taking, amid fears UK growth is being stymied
Nils Pratley: the ‘Savvy Squirrel looks a.. - source: The Guardian - 23.04.2026
UK jobs market was in a fragile state – even before Iran war threatened recovery
Despite surprise fall in unemployment, weak wage growth and inflation pressures put the squeeze on workers
UK unemployment shows surprise fall to 4.9%
Despite a surprise fall in the.. - source: The Guardian - 21.04.2026
UK inflation rises to 3.3% amid biggest jump in fuel prices in more than three years
Annual March rate shows impact of Iran war, which also pushed up cost of food and air fares
UK inflation accelerated to 3.3% in March after the Iran war triggered the biggest jump in fuel.. - source: The Guardian - 22.04.2026
Oil prices fall on ceasefire extension but stay near $100 a barrel as strait of Hormuz remains closed
The average price of petrol rose by 8.6p a litre between February and March, compared.. - source: The Guardian - 22.04.2026
Trump’s Fed chair pick says he’ll maintain independence – but won’t say president lost 2020 election
Kevin Warsh says ‘we need to take politics out of monetary policy’ as Elizabeth Warren calls him Trump’s ‘sock puppet’
Donald Trump’s nominee for US Federal Reserve chair, Kevin.. - source: The Guardian - 22.04.2026
Carney names broad team to advise on tense US-Canada trade talks
Conservatives and former provincial premiers among those PM names to advisory committee on economic relations
Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, says his new advisory committee on.. - source: The Guardian - 21.04.2026
Kevin Warsh: Trump’s ideal choice to push Fed to cut interest rates
Former Wall Street banker faces questions at confirmation hearing – but his biggest backer is also his biggest liability
On the face of it, Kevin Warsh looks like an ideal candidate to.. - source: The Guardian - 21.04.2026
Trump’s Federal Reserve chair pick to face lawmakers at key confirmation hearing – US politics live
The hearing marks a key hurdle Kevin Warsh must overcome in order to succeed Jerome Powell when his term ends on 15 May
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President.. - source: The Guardian - 21.04.2026
UK unemployment shows surprise fall to 4.9% as pay growth drops to lowest in five years
ONS data for three months to February is not expected to alter Bank of England’s decision on interest rates
Unemployment in the UK unexpectedly fell in the three months to February,.. - source: The Guardian - 21.04.2026
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In the summer of 2008, Robert Skidelsky, who has died aged 86, thought he was done.. - source: The Guardian - 20.04.2026
Vinegar, Tim Tams and baby rice are among the products to be scrutinised in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s case
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news.. - source: The Guardian - 20.04.2026
Draft legislation for treasurer Jim Chalmers’ new instant tax deduction policy lands just over a year after Labor proposed the change in the run-up to the 2025 election
Get our breaking.. - source: The Guardian - 20.04.2026
Oil price jumps with US-Iran ceasefire ‘on tenterhooks’ – business live
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Tehran has ‘no plans to participate’ in new talks, state media reports, as it accuses US of violating ceasefire
It was a.. - source: The Guardian - 20.04.2026
Twin reports from top accounting firms underline scale of economic threat as Iran war shatters business confidence
A quarter of a million people could lose their jobs by the middle of next.. - source: The Guardian - 20.04.2026
Bank bosses called to meeting with Reeves over impact of Iran war on UK economy
HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, NatWest and Santander will this week discuss with chancellor how to limit effects of conflict
Middle East crisis – live updates
The bosses of Britain’s.. - source: The Guardian - 19.04.2026
Falling fertility, debt and AI: is the US headed toward a population crisis?
Americans having less kids plus an ageing population could be a recipe for disaster that further erodes social stability
Remember environmentalist Paul Ehrlich’s 1960s-vintage prediction.. - source: The Guardian - 19.04.2026