The unexpected message from the US for Keir Starmer: it’s not just the economy, stupid
If dollars in pockets translated directly into votes, Joe Biden would be ahead in the polls by now, says Larry Elliott, the Guardian’s economics editor
Head of OBR says lack of budget details led to ‘work of fiction’ forecasts last year
Richard Hughes criticises lack of information from government about public spending plans
Jeremy Hunt has room for £20bn tax cuts after borrowing halves year on year
December deficit is less than expected at £14bn – the lowest for the month since 2019
UK should invest in green economy instead of tax giveaways, study shows
Economists say funding energy infrastructure, transport, tech and the environment will aid prosperity
Average UK person has lost out on £10,200 since 2010, thinktank says
Comparing actual economic growth across UK cities with pre-2010 trends shows Aberdeen £45,000 poorer, with Burnley next at £28,000
UK economic growth to rebound in late 2024, leading forecaster says
EY Item Club report hands PM new year boost with prediction that inflation drop will allow interest rates to fall to 4% by year end
Gordon Brown calls for overhaul of benefits system as study reveals ‘crisis’
Exclusive: Jeremy Hunt urged to act over report showing poorest families spend 63p in each £1 on food and energy bills
Globalisation is not dead, but it is fading: ‘glocalisation’ is becoming the new mantra
Industrial policy such as a green growth plan is no longer a dirty word as nations realise shorter supply chains and a strategic state role are necessary
Jeremy Hunt, instead of blowing £10bn on tax cuts, why not spend it on boosting growth?
Economic dynamism comes from high public investment, for which the rich should be contributing more
Jeremy Hunt claims Nigel Lawson’s mantle as he teases tax cuts
Hunt draws comparisons with Thatcher’s tax-slashing chancellor as he claims UK is ready for economic boom
UK inflation unexpectedly rises as cost of tobacco and alcohol increases
Surprise uptick to 4.0% complicates forecasts of interest rate cut, while FTSE slumps to 1.5%
Improving women’s health ‘could add at least $1tn a year to global economy’
Later diagnoses and lack of data mean women spend 25% longer than men in poor health, World Economic Forum report finds
Labour will restore UK’s reputation for business, Rachel Reeves to tell Davos
Shadow chancellor will say party has put private sector investment at heart of growth strategy, at JP Morgan breakfast meeting
‘Free money!’ Avanti West Coast bosses caught joking about UK government handouts
Firm regrets comments made in internal presentation slides, including managers calling performance payments ‘too good to be true’
UK pay growth slows as inflation pressure weakens
Vacancies tumbled at fastest rate on record in December, according to ONS figures