Average London salary 68% higher than Burnley equivalent, says thinktank

Regional inequality means annual pay in the capital almost £20,000 higher than in the lowest-paid places in UK

If Rachel Reeves wants growth, improved community cohesion could be essential

A new paper has found that social capital ‘is the cake, not the icing’ of a strong, well functioning economy

Rollercoaster week for the chancellor ends in relief … and a lesson learned that fortunes can change very fast

Treasury officials claim there was no panic in No 11 before the economic numbers finally turned in their favour

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