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
Rachel Reeves says those with broadest shoulders should pay fair share of tax Chancellor adds she wants to ‘get the balance right’ and not deter wealthy people from making the UK their home
Thursday briefing: Rachel Reeves starts to sell a tough budget to the public In today’s newsletter: The chancellor begins to lay the groundwork ahead of next month’s big speech
Rachel Reeves should consider welfare cuts in budget, IFS says Thinktank urges chancellor to take ‘bold’ action on benefits and pensions to placate jittery financial markets
Rachel Reeves says higher taxes on wealthy ‘part of the story’ for November budget Chancellor hints at rises and calls out past ‘scaremongering’ over VAT on private schools and changes to non-doms
Starmer only read China spy witness statements this morning, No 10 says, as Cleverly accuses PM of misquoting him – as it happened PM says he intends to publish statements in full and blames previous government for failure of the case
Global government debt on course to hit 100% of GDP by 2029, IMF warns Ratio would be highest since aftermath of second world war, with UK among G20 countries forecast to peak above