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Healey vows to stick to fiscal rules in budget built on hope
Chancellor tells Labour conference it’s ‘not progressive’ to fail to balance books amid rising welfare bill as borrowing costs climb to record high
Analysis: Healey offers upbeat.. - source: The Guardian - 28.09.2026
Foie gras, live dolphins and toasters: China and US cut reciprocal tariffs on $30bn of goods
World’s biggest economies release lists of products in latest move away from trade war – but no strategic goods are included
The US and China have released reciprocal lists of goods.. - source: The Guardian - 28.09.2026
As the US midterms approach, Trump’s boasts on the economy fall flat with voters
Trump’s tariffs and his war against Iran caused prices to rise, but the US president continues to claim it’s ‘the greatest economy in history’
Donald Trump has taken to repeating a.. - source: The Guardian - 28.09.2026
Gouged: why Americans are being ripped off – and what to do about it
How can we fix our pricing crisis? Economic sociologist Lindsay Owens urges tough new rules – and a consumer uprising
“Repeat after me: it’s not my fault, it’s not my fault, it’s.. - source: The Guardian - 28.09.2026
Burnham’s plan for a radical reset collides with economic reality
Surging energy bills, higher borrowing costs and rising inflation have left the PM and his chancellor in a fiscal bind
As Labour heads to Liverpool this week, Andy Burnham has promised to.. - source: The Guardian - 27.09.2026
In the first article in a series on the Polish economy, we look at the country’s defence boom and its implications
A short distance north from Warsaw along the Vistula river, camouflaged.. - source: The Guardian - 27.09.2026
‘It’s just getting worse’: anger in Maine over Trump’s trade war with close neighbor Canada
President’s tariffs have hurt fishers, loggers and others in a state with deep bonds to Canada – will voters show their displeasure in the midterms?
It was an ideal summer to cut.. - source: The Guardian - 26.09.2026
Healey appoints Labour manifesto writer, adding to election speculation
Exclusive: Economist Ravinder Athwal, who worked in Keir Starmer’s team, is poached from Flint Global
Ravinder Athwal, the economist who wrote Labour’s 2024 manifesto, is taking on a.. - source: The Guardian - 25.09.2026
UK consumer confidence hits two-year high, but ‘Burnham bounce’ may be fading – business live
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The oil price is dropping, following reports that the US and Iran are discussing a phased deal to reopen the strait of.. - source: The Guardian - 25.09.2026
US mortgage rates top 7% for first time in 20 months
Increase comes after Fed decision to raise interest rates, as Americans struggle with high prices and stagnant wages
US mortgage rates surpassed 7% for the first time since January 2025,.. - source: The Guardian - 24.09.2026
Oil price rise creates more pressure on UK policymakers before budget
Treasury sources concede ‘less room’ for manoeuvre as global bond selloff also hikes government’s borrowing costs
International bodies warn of rising debt and borrowing.. - source: The Guardian - 24.09.2026
A fossil gas boom that lifted millions out of poverty has collapsed and inflation is rising – but not everyone believes selling gold and soya is the answer
Once hailed as the “energy.. - source: The Guardian - 24.09.2026
Alarm bells sound in Brussels as EU sales of Chinese hybrid cars rocket
Explosive growth in imported vehicles omitted from EV tariffs fuels concern for future of European carmakers
EU imports three times more from China than bloc exports there
Business.. - source: The Guardian - 24.09.2026
Global bond sell-off deepens amid fears US economy may be running too hot – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Financial markets are now much more confident that the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates rates at least one more time.. - source: The Guardian - 24.09.2026
UK losing up to £6.5bn a year in EU trade due to mismatched product rules
IPPR finds failure to align testing standards has forced companies to abandon exporting to EU and is costing costing 0.18% of national income
The UK is losing out on annual exports to the.. - source: The Guardian - 24.09.2026
OECD: global economy has been more resilient to Iran war than expected
Paris-based body warns that ‘economic prospects remain heavily dependent on durable resolution to conflict’
The global economy has withstood the strains of the Iran war better than.. - source: The Guardian - 23.09.2026
Critics of UK government’s economic forecaster are ‘shooting the messenger’, say MPs
Treasury committee rejects calls for fundamental reform of independent watchdog the Office for Budget Responsibility
Attacks on the government’s independent economic forecaster from left.. - source: The Guardian - 23.09.2026
EU spends three times more on imports from China than bloc exports there
Days before Xi Jinping’s summit with Donald Trump, new study shows trade deficit ran at more than €1bn daily in July
Consumers and businesses in the EU are spending three times more on.. - source: The Guardian - 22.09.2026
UK borrows £18bn in August, putting pressure on Healey before budget
Some economists say it is now ‘inevitable’ that chancellor will need to raise taxes in the budget next month
The UK government borrowed a higher-than-expected £18.3bn last month,.. - source: The Guardian - 22.09.2026
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
The cost of servicing the UK’s national debt has hit a record high for any August, as rising inflation drove up interest.. - source: The Guardian - 22.09.2026