Hunt budget being overshadowed by Lineker row is no bad thing for chancellor

Wednesday’s announcement will not change big picture for UK economy

Hunt likely to save spending spree for polling day, not budget speech

The chancellor has room for giveaways in this week’s budget, but business and consumer groups fear he will hold them back for the election

The Guardian view on the budget: no easy fixes for a broken Britain

Editorial: Jeremy Hunt has little to offer a country battered by austerity and venal politics

UK economy rebounds as Jeremy Hunt finalises budget

January GDP growth of 0.3% bigger than expected, driven by education, health and recreation sectors

Economic growth of sorts, but UK plc is going nowhere

GDP is likely to edge sideways in 2023 (if that) but the true impact of rising interest rates has yet to be felt

The Guardian view on the UN ocean treaty: arriving just in time

Editorial: A new legal order in the high seas must prevent marine riches from being monopolised or privatised

Republicans are threatening to default on the US national debt. Don’t believe them

Here’s a dirty secret: both Republicans’ debt hysteria and Biden’s proposed tax hikes are pure theater. Neither will happen

British voters are ready for a green, game-changing budget. What they’ll get is more austerity

Labour knows the UK needs a green recovery plan like Joe Biden’s, but the Tories have neither the courage nor will to follow suit, says the Guardian’s economics editor Larry Elliott

The US central bank is poised to cause untold hardship to millions of Americans

The Federal Reserve chairman has admitted that at least 2 million people could lose their jobs if interest rates keep rising

Keep interest rates at 4% to help UK households, urges Bank of England policymaker

With inflation cooling rate-setter Swati Dhingra says higher borrowing costs pose ‘material risk’ to already-weak economy

Martin Lewis backs ‘social tariff’ that could cut energy bills by up to £1,500

Consumer champion and charities seek a policy that supports UK households hit hardest by high bills

Two-thirds of UK women say childcare duties affected career progression

BCC says tackling barriers to work such as soaring childcare cost vital for a strong economy as well as equality

Jeremy Hunt’s 2023 budget: five things to look out for

The chancellor is unlikely to make giveaways next week, but he could offer more help with energy bills

UK ministers consider worker health checks to tackle labour shortages

Government also looking into allowing more hospitality staff to come from abroad

China sets modest economic targets as it seeks to bounce back from Covid woes

At the opening of the Communist party’s National People’s Congress, outgoing premier Li Keqiang confirmed a further rise in defence spending as well