Rachel Reeves planning to raise taxes and cut spending in October budget

Chancellor insists she still has large black hole to fill despite stronger than expected growth in first half of 2024

Labour’s autumn budget must reverse ‘decade of decline’ in UK infrastructure

Economy held back by ailing transport network, with poor roads adding to logistics costs, say manufacturers

Rachel Reeves must show how the Tories failed to tackle longstanding productivity, investment and trade deficits and stress how Labour can

The country faces grave and deep-seated problems that only bold – and expensive – policies can address

Public sector pay rises are vital, but raising the revenue to pay for them will be difficult unless fiscally conservative policies are lifted

Turning to a theory championed by the US Treasury secretary, Reeves aims to upskill the workforce while boosting productivity

Governor Michele Bullock cites consumer spending and China’s slowdown as bigger influences on Australia’s economic trajectory

Editorial: Labour commands the field, but its general election success is unlikely to be repeated in the 2026 Holyrood contest

ONS data shows strong performance in second quarter with the service sector helping drive growth

GDP growth juddered to a halt in June, backing theory the rebound is weak. The next six months could be tough

Editorial: Without a clearer sense of a national destination, the prime minister risks being cast as an agent of continuity instead of change

Chancellor hopes to cut state aid for Speke vaccine plant to £40m. But pro-growth Treasury must not let project slip overseas

Former PM says ‘that’s not funny’ when remote-controlled banner is unfurled behind her at event in Suffolk

Rachel Reeves says there is more to do in supporting people into employment and she will take action in budget

While the overall economic picture looks relatively benign, deep structural problems remain