Rishi Sunak handed borrowing boost before spring statement

Figures could improve chances of tax cuts, but inflation drives up cost of government debt

Rishi Sunak declines to say how many more people could face fuel poverty

Chancellor says rising energy prices mean ‘it’s not going to be easy’ after consumer expert Martin Lewis gives stark assessment

Priority is to cut taxes, says Rishi Sunak before spring statement

Chancellor believed to be considering cut in fuel duty among measures to tackle cost of living crisis

Central banks have humanity’s future in their hands: they must not fail on inflation

Interest rates will have to rise without jeopardising the green transition. It’s a difficult task but it can be done, says Yanis Varoufakis, former finance minister of Greece

The Guardian view on the jobs market: work isn’t working

Editorial: Today’s thirty- and fortysomethings are no better off than their parents. The economy is failing its people and the political class has let down voters

UK wages fall at fastest rate since 2014 as cost-of-living squeeze bites

Unemployment rate falls below pre-Covid level but rising prices and energy bills hit wages

Rishi Sunak urges UK companies to stop investing in Russia

Chancellor underlines need to economically isolate Vladimir Putin regime after invasion of Ukraine

Warmed-up Thatcherism was never going to be the answer. Now it would be a disaster

War in Ukraine has made the already gloomy economic prospects even more desperate. Sunak needs to act, and big, if we’re to check a freefall

Huge UK energy bills would cause some to ‘starve or freeze’, Martin Lewis warns

MoneySavingExpert founder calls on Sunak to act, saying extreme poverty produces civil unrest

US bans import of Russian vodka, seafood and diamonds

‘Putin must pay a price,’ Biden says while also banning export of US luxury goods to Russia

Sunak considers limited extra measures to tackle cost of living crisis

Chancellor to reject calls to beef up energy bill help package as pressure mounts to bail out consumers

Why are oligarchs so necessary in Britain? Because we love living beyond our means

Cash from overseas is used to balance the UK’s massive trade deficit. The problem is not just them, it’s also us, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott

Sunak under pressure to react to cost of living crisis in spring statement

Chancellor urged to take action on cost of living crisis that has been exacerbated by war

Irish cabinet to cut excise duty on petrol and diesel

Response to warning over impact of Ukraine-Russia war piles pressure on UK chancellor to follow suit

We aren’t going after Russian oligarchs in the right way. Here’s how to do it

Sanctioning a few of the richest oligarchs is unlikely to have much effect. But there’s a more ambitious approach