All news - News archive
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
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
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
UK inflation forecast to show decline from recent peak of 3.8% – business live
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will be keeping a close eye on inflation data ahead of her autumn budget, due next Wednesday.
Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the.. - source: The Guardian - 19.11.2025
Bond markets could force Rachel Reeves ‘to do a secondary budget’, City investor warns
David Zahn of Franklin Templeton said bond yields could rise in response to chancellor’s fiscal plans and government would have to react
The bond markets could force Rachel Reeves to.. - source: The Guardian - 18.11.2025
Trump’s focus on race backfires as voters punish economic failings
The Maga base rallied on inflation and racial grievances, but stressing race over the economy is costing the US president
Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign strategy leaned heavily on two.. - source: The Guardian - 18.11.2025
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
The head of Google’s parent company has warned that every company would be affected if the AI boom were to unravel.
Sundar.. - source: The Guardian - 18.11.2025
Japan’s economy contracts as exports are hit by US tariffs – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
As well as news that its economy shrank in the last quarter, Japan has also been hit by an escalating dispute with China over.. - source: The Guardian - 17.11.2025
‘I think the city is falling apart’: Leicester braces for a make-or-break budget
In the local authority where people have the least spare cash there are hopes the chancellor will instil change
Anika* has a full-time job, but says she never eats in local cafes or.. - source: The Guardian - 16.11.2025
UK budget watchdog in danger of strangling economic growth, says TUC boss
Paul Nowak says OBR should be modernised to ditch ‘hardwired’ support for austerity economics
Britain’s budget watchdog is in danger of strangling growth and should be modernised to.. - source: The Guardian - 16.11.2025