Rachel Reeves to consult Joe Biden’s team on Labour’s economic offer

Shadow chancellor will discuss how party can appeal to blue-collar voters and urban graduates

Senior Bank of England policymaker warns of inflation risk

Andy Haldane says economic recovery will resemble bouncing tennis ball and outpace US this year

The Guardian view on the UK economy: vaccine bounce? This is a vaccine bubble

Editorial: However welcome this bounceback, it contains dangers – in the housing market, in the event of another Covid wave, and in terms of righting a lopsided economy

Rachel Reeves decries lack of employment bill in Queen’s speech

New shadow chancellor faces Rishi Sunak in Commons for first time and signals intent to recoup lost voters

EU economy forecast to rebound faster thanks to Covid vaccine

Shadow of coronavirus beginning to lift from Europe’s economy, says EU’s economics commissioner

Starmer accuses Johnson of ‘short-term gimmicks’ after Queen’s speech

Monarch unveils prime minister’s plans on free speech, policing and voter ID in pared-back ceremony

Post-Brexit trade deals mean firms will miss out on freeport benefits

Government admits agreements with 23 countries include clauses prohibiting use of tax breaks

Labour needs new message as Tories reshape economic policy around towns

For decades, cities had been prioritised as the engine of growth, with London at the apex

It’s not just in Britain – across Europe, social democracy is losing its way

Labour’s election defeat illustrates a failure by the left to communicate a clear economic vision rather than a loss of working-class votes

Italy’s birthrate is falling. Can the storks help?

Last year, the population of Europe’s fourth biggest economy dropped by the equivalent of a city the size of Florence. Yet the northern hamlets of Val d’Ultimo have found ways to buck the trend

Are there too many people? All bets are off

For decades, scientists and economists have been making wagers about the outcome of population growth. Now, more than ever, their speculations need to be taken seriously

Rent arrears put thousands at risk as end of eviction ban in England looms

MPs and charities fear a wave of homelessness when landlords can once again legally force out tenants in debt

UK set for strongest economic growth since WWII, forecasts Bank of England

Interest rates to be kept at record low of 0.1% with GDP growth now forecast to rise at 7.25% in 2021

Sunak’s stamp duty holiday extension has merely inflamed the housing market

Throwing money at an already heated housing market looks nonsensical and could lose the Treasury £2bn

UK’s rising debts ‘can be coped with’, says rightwing thinktank

Institute of Economic Affairs argues against raising taxes, saying growth and deregulation will cut borrowing