Starmer and Reeves promised honesty about public finances. Can they stay the course? Labour is being pulled one way by a desire to cut debt and the other by slumping poll ratings. With growth nowhere to be seen, tax rises loom
Rachel Reeves expected to review pensions auto-enrolment Exclusive: Announcement expected as part of series of changes outlined in chancellor’s Mansion House speech
Rachel Reeves to try to reassure City investors after unexpected UK GDP fall Chancellor’s Mansion House speech to cite ‘opportunity’ in attempt to shrug off anaemic economic performance
Cash Isas: Rachel Reeves pauses plans to reduce amount savers can put in Chancellor, who had been expected to announce changes next week, faced backlash over move
Fall in UK GDP puts focus back on expectations of tax rises in autumn budget Depressing data comes as Rachel Reeves and her team were daring to hope business confidence was recovering
Government inheriting poor value assets due to bad handling of PFI contracts, watchdog says Public accounts committee warns UK infrastructure risked becoming ‘stony ground’ for investors without major overhaul
Trump v Lula: what to know about the tariffs spat between the US and Brazil Brazilian president threatened a 50% tariff on US goods in retaliation for Trump’s levy on the Latin American country
Lula threatens 50% tariff on US goods in retaliation for Trump levy on Brazil Brazilian president says ‘if he charges us 50%, we’ll charge him 50%’ after Trump cited trial of Bolsonaro to justify tariff
London’s stock exchange needs a shot in the arm from the Treasury A marketing campaign is all very well but if the LSE’s fortunes are to turn, the real oomph needs to come from the chancellor
Trump threatens to escalate trade war amid confusion over new tariff rates US president announces tariffs of up to 200% on foreign drugs and 50% on copper as he continues to shift plans
UK public finances on ‘unsustainable’ path amid growing climate, debt and pension costs Office for Budget Responsibility warns national debt on course to hit 270% of GDP by 2070 amid volatility
Billionaire Labour backer John Caudwell ‘nervous’ about Starmer Exclusive: Phones 4u founder, who switched from the Tories, says wealth tax would be very destructive to growth
Liz Truss is long gone – but her fiscal meltdown still dictates every step Labour makes A jittery No 10 now seeks the market’s approval for everything. The result? Cruel cuts and a fear of desperately needed public spending, says economist Max Mosley
Rachel Reeves says she cannot rule out autumn tax rises after ‘damaging’ week Exclusive: Chancellor says she never considered resigning and warns ‘there are costs’ to welfare bill U-turn
How to balance the UK books: six options open to Rachel Reeves From spending cuts to tax rises, we rank possible routes to plugging the gap caused by Labour’s welfare climbdown