The Observer view: Rachel Reeves has an unenviable task, but she must stick to her plan for growth
While some criticisms of the chancellor are justified, there’s no escaping there are no quick fixes to the bad hand she was dealt
Labour is right to forge more trade links with China – not doing so would be folly
From a ‘golden era’ to post-pandemic mistrust, the UK has had a turbulent relationship with the world’s second-largest economy, says Lau China Institute director Kerry Brown
Lisa Nandy vows to bulldoze barriers in arts and turbocharge growth
Culture secretary announces investment in arts at Gateshead summit and accuses Tories of stifling creative industries
Bank of England delays rules designed to avoid banking crash by a year
Donald Trump’s return to White House and Rachel Reeves’s call for regulators to help drive UK growth taken into account
‘He’s one of the best’: the economist shaping Rachel Reeves’s growth plans
John Van Reenen believes he can help Labour solve the ‘peculiar British problem’ of chronically weak productivity
Pressure eases on Rachel Reeves as UK economy grows by 0.1% in November
Growth weaker than City forecasts but government says it’s a ‘step in the right direction
Rachel Reeves summons regulators to Downing Street to push growth agenda
Chancellor calls chiefs for check-in to review plans for industries including road, rail, water, energy and aviation
Reeves clings to green shoots of recovery as UK economy flatlines
After a tough start to the year, the chancellor’s desire to ‘kickstart growth’ is unlikely to happen quickly
Liz Truss is long gone from Downing Street – but zombie economics lives on
Labour’s panicked reaction to economic turbulence is to promise ‘ruthless’ cuts. That’s not an intelligent answer, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
Unexpected drop in inflation lifts pressure off Rachel Reeves
UK chancellor has had tough week but latest figure sends yield of UK government bonds tumbling
No 10 accused of having ‘revolving door’ after new Treasury minister embroiled in China row
Emma Reynolds, who replaces Tulip Siddiq, pressed government over foreign influence rules while at lobbyist
Dip in UK inflation offers respite for Reeves and paves way for interest rate cut
Unexpected fall last month will help ease Treasury and Bank of England fears after bond market sell-off
Fall in UK inflation to 2.5% paves way for Bank of England rate cut
After week of turbulence in markets, ONS data sends bond yields falling and eases pressure on chancellor
Keir Starmer is right to gamble on an AI revolution, but it might not pay out in time
The cash to match the prime minister’s ambition will have to come from other budgets long before any benefits are seen, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
The Guardian view on Rachel Reeves: turbulence caused by caution, cuts and criticism
Editorial: The chancellor isn’t going anywhere – but clinging to Treasury orthodoxy threatens Labour’s transformative growth agenda