As Labour frustration grows, could OBR forecasts be cut to once a year?
Figures in No 10 feel the Office for Budget Responsibility’s twice-yearly reports undermine Rachel Reeves’ plan to scrap the spring statement
Britain needs houses, and Labour’s bold plan will address that. But it may require more migrants
Ministers are ready to be relentless over planning reform. There is a skills gap though – and they must be brave enough to fill it, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Trump says Fed chair would resign if asked and condemns him over interest rates
President, whose tariffs has caused turmoil, said Jerome Powell is ‘always too late and wrong’ with rate policy
Reeves says inflation fall shows ‘plan for change is working’ – as it happened
Chancellor says wages are growing faster than prices but acknowledges many are still struggling with the cost of living
While Starmer’s hand was forced on British Steel, it’s time to forge ahead with more nationalisations
The majority of Britons are sick of privatisation and value public ownership. Labour must offer a radical alternative, writes Guardian columnist Owen Jones
Little sign that tax rise for employers will mean mass job losses, data shows
No dramatic shakeout so far, but jobs data may yet look like a snapshot of the calm before the storm of Trump’s tariffs
Number of payrolled workers in UK fell by 78,000 ahead of budget tax rise
Wages rise 5.9% in three months to February, while unemployment unchanged at 4.4%
UK business confidence falls to lowest level in over two years, survey shows
Accountants’ institute says first quarter of 2025 was ‘harrowing’ for companies amid tax rises and US tariffs
Rachel Reeves calls for global free trade fightback to protect UK economy
New measures announced to help tariff-hit British firms amid ambitious plans to foster closer ties with EU
Did Trump’s tariffs kill economic populism?
Lasting damage has been done not only to Trump’s political credibility but to globalisation as a system
US stock markets rally as White House says there is ‘great optimism’ in the economy – as it happened
US markets close on high note after turbulent week as White House insists Trump’s tariffs are ‘proven economic formula’
Government scrambles to save British Steel as firm faces crisis within crisis
Union leaders have welcomed moves towards public ownership but it is not an auspicious environment for nationalisation
Labour MPs urge ministers to focus on rebuilding trading relationship with EU
Call to prioritise reset with Europe comes after top adviser to Trump downplays prospect of US tariffs being reduced
GDP jump offers Rachel Reeves some light as UK enters Trump tariff tunnel
Growth defied forecasts that chancellor had hobbled economy, but trade war casts long shadow
Trump’s economic adviser dampens Starmer’s hopes of tariffs relief
It would take an ‘extraordinary deal’ for any country to improve on 10% rate, says Kevin Hassett