Bank of England’s decision to keep interest rates at 4% is not all doom and gloom
Close-run vote raises hopes of rates cut in December, with inflation said to have peaked at 3.8%
NHS won’t get cutting-edge drugs unless it pays more, says AstraZeneca boss
Pascal Soriot calls for cost-effectiveness thresholds to undergo ‘substantial adjustment based on inflation’
Banks poised to escape tax rises in Rachel Reeves’s budget
UK bank shares rise after reports, with chancellor wanting sector to remain competitive to help economic growth
Flooded UK coalmines could provide low-carbon cheap heat ‘for generations’
Report says proven technology could benefit thousands in poor quality housing and help UK meet carbon reduction targets
Rachel Reeves considering pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles in budget
EV drivers would face 3p-a-mile charge on top of other road taxes to offset falling revenue from petrol and diesel cars
Workers decry Trump officials as ‘out of control’ as longest shutdown drags on
Key figures accused of harassment, bullying and attacks as US employees work without pay to keep services running
Threats, fear and hope as Mumbai slum dwellers await the bulldozers
Many of Dharavi’s 1m residents fear community hub will become playground for rich under Adani Group’s redevelopment plan
When is a tariff not a tax? When I say so, Trump tells supreme court
The fate of the US president’s signature, globe-rattling economic policy is in the hands of a court he shaped
Illegal tobacco burns $3.3bn hole in Australia’s tax revenue, crime agency says
ACIC report says total impact of illicit trade on economy amounted to $4bn in a year amid debate over cigarette excise
Pollution from Ineos’s Antwerp plastic plant ‘could cause more deaths than jobs created’
Lawyers challenge €4bn Project One development, saying emissions and health impacts vastly underestimated
The RBA predicts inflation will rise faster than wages. Let’s hope it’s wrong
If the Reserve Bank is right, then by the end of 2027 the average wage will only have the same purchasing power as it did at the end of 2011
Marks & Spencer’s cyber-trauma is bad, but clearly manageable
Chief executive criticises chancellor before budget that could prove bigger threat to business than ‘the incident’
US supreme court justices express skepticism over legality of Trump tariffs
Justices grill administration over imposition of steep duties as Sotomayor says: ‘I just don’t understand this argument’
‘A lifeline’: how fashion designers came to love the high street collab
Since the 1990s, high fashion has sprinkled stardust on the high street – now collabs also help struggling designers
France moves to suspend Shein over sex dolls as debut store opens in Paris
The fast-fashion retailer has faced a backlash after the childlike dolls were discovered for sale on its website