UK economic recovery slows sharply as GDP grows by 1.3%

Surging infection rates, the ‘pingdemic’, rising prices and supply constraints put the brakes on growth

UK plc risks long-term stagnation and rising destitution, warns top thinktank

NIESR blames deepening malaise on economic mismanagement since 2008 amid criticism for BoE and Brexit

What have low interest rates done for Britain? Depressingly little

Bank of England stimulus since late 2008 has done more to boost house prices than productive investment

BoE doves and hawks who voted to leave interests rates unchanged

Monetary Policy Committee votes 7-2 to leave borrowing costs at current record low of 0.1%

Bank of England keeps UK interest rates on hold at 0.1%

City wrongfooted after committee decides to hold rate despite forecast of 5% inflation by spring

Why is the Bank of England considering an interest rate rise?

Rising inflation and winding down of Covid likely to weigh on central bank’s decision makers

Is a UK interest rate rise certain? Good question

Analysis: contradictory data has split experts over whether the Bank of England will raise rates or not

Child labor laws in some states may be weakened as US industries look to hire teens

Experts fear increased stress and loss of sleep among students as some Republicans want to allow teenagers to work longer hours

Squeeze on UK incomes to last until late 2023, says OBR

Treasury watchdog predicts inflation will keep real household incomes below 2019 levels for another two years

Low tax v levelling up: the Tories’ policy tensions will not go away

Thatcherites hate the ‘big state’, but economic realities are forcing the party into messy compromises

‘So wrong, it’s right’: Sunak taps in to socks and sliders look

Chancellor mocked on social media for attempt at younger generation’s footwear trend

Now it’s official: Brexit will damage the economy long into the future

The Covid threat to GDP is waning, but don’t expect the pain wrought by leaving the EU to subside any time soon, says professor of economics Jonathan Portes

Autumn budget 2021: where the money comes from and what it is spent on

Analysis: Sunak’s latest budget details more than £1tn in spending, but rather less in revenue. Here’s a break down of taxes raised and spending by department

Rishi Sunak may have called off austerity, but the Tories will never reverse it

The budget was meant to make us feel good. Give it a closer look, though, and the pledges ring hollow, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Tax cuts before next election will require sacrifices elsewhere, Sunak told

Office for Budget Responsibility warns public spending would have to decrease or borrowing go up