UK inflation unexpectedly remains at 3.8% for third month in a row
Annual September rate confounds forecasts of a rise, as pace of food price growth slows for first time since March
Chancellor hoping shift in tone on Brexit will ring true for key groups of voters
Rachel Reeves’ criticism of Brexit impact on economy is aimed at leave voters who have changed their minds and younger voters, says analysts
Real living wage to rise by almost 7% in boost for low-paid UK workers
Hourly rate to increase by 95p to £14.80 in London and by 85p to £13.45 for the rest of the country
Nothing else has worked – so Starmer and Reeves are finally telling the truth about Brexit
It is the right way to go, but taking the long way round to such an obvious point has cost Labour precious time and credibility, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
Stuart Gulliver obituary
Economic development strategist who helped make Glasgow a cultural centre of international standing in the 1980s and 90s
Jenrick accused of being ‘anti-British’ after saying he would ‘probably’ ban burqa – as it happened
Labour MP condemns shadow justice secretary’s assertion there is a ‘strong argument’ in favour of ban
Reeves says economic damage caused by Brexit forcing her to take action in budget
Chancellor, who is expected to announce tax rises and spending cuts, says effect of leaving bloc worse than predicted
Albanese’s critical minerals deal isn’t good economics – but in Trump and Xi’s new world, bargaining chips matter
Though the dollar benefits may not outweigh the cost on Australia’s new mining agreement with the US, experts say it couldn’t have gone any better
UK office, shop and warehouse construction plunges to 11-year low as costs soar
Investment in offices falls amid uncertainty over pricing, volatile geopolitics and the economy
Labour urged to rethink scrapping minimum wage youth rates amid ‘Neets’ rise
Thinktank fears 16- to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training could be ‘priced out’ of entry-level jobs
Rachel Reeves set to launch ‘blitz on business bureaucracy’ to save firms £6bn
Chancellor to tell business leaders at government’s first regional investment summit she plans to ‘cut pointless admin’
What the west can do to stop the global south being strangled by debt
Labour would do well to remember its manifesto promise to revive Britain’s global leadership on development
Scottish hospitality coalition urges chancellor to protect whisky industry
Exclusive: letter to Rachel Reeves from drinks, tourism and farming bodies calls for freeze on spirits duty in budget
‘Disorder, fright and confusion’: looking back at the devastating Wall Street crash of 1929
Andrew Ross Sorkin’s new book 1929 takes readers back to the crash that changed the US and looks at what we can learn from it today
UK economy expands as GDP rises by 0.1% in August ahead of crucial budget
Manufacturing and health sectors boost growth but ONS revises down figures for July