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‘Crypto v community’: 4,000 local US lenders join forces to fight ‘stablecoins’ law
Up to 4,000 community banks fear looming legislation to regulate digital cash will deprive rural firms and farmers of $850bn-worth of loans
On a quiet summer morning, above a small.. - source: The Guardian - 28.06.2026
When it comes to taxing the super rich, there’s no need to reinvent the wheel
Any new tax on the rich won’t raise much money unless many of the exceptions and loopholes are dealt with
In this new era of rampaging oligarchs, nothing may seem as satisfying as.. - source: The Guardian - 28.06.2026
Will Andy Burnham ‘go big’ in expanding the role of the state?
In the first of a series on nationalisation, we look at the critical tests ahead for the PM-in-waiting, from choosing a chancellor to the future of Thames Water
As he swept towards victory.. - source: The Guardian - 28.06.2026
The AI bubble has further to run despite the looming crash
As tech firms make huge profits and investors fear losing out, both are doing their best to hold off the day of reckoning
OpenAI staggers AI model release after White House.. - source: The Guardian - 27.06.2026
‘Make people dream’: how to build an economy for the common good
Economist Prof Mariana Mazzucato says governments must ‘get back their mojo’ and believe they can change the world
Good governments have a vision. They know what they want to achieve,.. - source: The Guardian - 26.06.2026
UK food and drink exports fall as US tariffs and Brexit trade friction bites – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Heathrow Airport has warned that passenger numbers could fall this year, due to the Middle East crisis.
In its latest.. - source: The Guardian - 26.06.2026
Too hot for work: why extreme heat is a threat to Europe’s productivity
High temperatures make some workplaces dangerous, with economists warning disruption will dent growth
Monique Mosley is used to sweltering conditions at the food factory in Yorkshire where.. - source: The Guardian - 26.06.2026
Make pension tax relief only available to savers prepared to invest in UK, Andy Haldane says
British Chambers of Commerce chief calls for ‘home bias’ on retirement savings to close funding gap for SMEs
Pension tax relief worth more than £50bn should only be offered to savers.. - source: The Guardian - 25.06.2026
Reeves hints she accepts Burnham will not keep her as chancellor – UK politics live
Reeves refused to say whether she would accept a more junior job in cabinet if Burnham offered her one
As Kiran Stacey, Pippa Crerar and Dan Sabbagh report, senior government officials are.. - source: The Guardian - 25.06.2026
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
UK firms have been through a torrid decade – first the Brexit vote, then Covid-19, and then the twin energy shocks from the.. - source: The Guardian - 25.06.2026
Tory leader said Labour MPs were cheering, even though there are ‘400 knives’ in Starmer’s back
Ben Quinn is a Guardian political correspondent.
Nigel Farage has made an.. - source: The Guardian - 24.06.2026
Elon Musk’s trillionaire status at risk after drops in SpaceX and Tesla’s shares – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Financial analyst Bill Blain of Windshift Capital sees signs that SpaceX could fall further, writing this.. - source: The Guardian - 24.06.2026
Progressive economists reject Unite leader’s criticism of Ed Miliband
Sharon Graham is urged to withdraw her claim that the energy secretary would cost jobs if he became chancellor
More than 40 progressive economists have written to Sharon Graham, the leader.. - source: The Guardian - 24.06.2026
‘Walking a tightrope’: Burnham’s borrowing plans clash with fiscal realities
The man tipped for No 10 could also come under immediate pressure if his chancellor is deemed by bond markets to be too left-wing
Andy Burnham would enter Downing Street already “boxed.. - source: The Guardian - 24.06.2026
Burnham adviser calls for billions of pounds in borrowing for infrastructure
Exclusive: Jim O’Neill, a former chief economist at Goldman Sachs, says government should spend more on big projects
The man tapped by Andy Burnham to be his chief economic adviser has.. - source: The Guardian - 23.06.2026
Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham have met away from No 10 to discuss transition – UK politics live
Prime minister said to have left Downing Street for secret meeting with his probable successor
Burnham adviser calls for billions of pounds in borrowing for infrastructure
Peter.. - source: The Guardian - 23.06.2026
Ed Miliband to say UK must stick to net zero targets to deliver jobs and growth
Energy secretary expected to argue that UK clean economy is booming as private sector pledges over £100bn of investment
Ed Miliband is to say that the UK must stick to net zero targets to.. - source: The Guardian - 23.06.2026
Keir Starmer’s economic legacy – in charts
PM said Labour had turned economy around – but his record on growth and unemployment appears mixed
Keir Starmer used his leaving speech to lay out a long list of Labour’s achievements.. - source: The Guardian - 22.06.2026
American economist and long-serving head of the Federal Reserve widely praised for the US boom whose reputation was re-evaluated in the wake of the 2008 crash
For his work chairing the US.. - source: The Guardian - 22.06.2026
US firm goes public with £4.7bn proposal to buy easyJet after earlier bids rejected
Investment company Castlelake made bid public for shareholders to evaluate but carrier describes offer as ‘cheap’
The US investment firm trying to buy easyJet has gone public with its.. - source: The Guardian - 22.06.2026