Upbeat inflation news may be too little, far too late for Sunak It will take time for voters to forget the financial toll from the highest inflation in four decades – and time is not on the PM’s side
Jeremy Hunt: Liz Truss economic plans were ‘good thing to aim for’ Exclusive: Leaked recordings reveal chancellor ‘trying to achieve some of the same things’ as former prime minister
Investment in UK has trailed other G7 countries since mid-1990s, IPPR says Institute for Public Policy Research urges Labour and Conservatives to reverse planned cuts
The Guardian view on Labour’s plan for growth: the missing ingredient is clearly demand Editorial: The UK can’t continue with policies that have produced a productivity slump and record amounts of insecure work
Why is Trump cozying up to America’s most powerful business leaders? Stocks are at near record levels. That’s not enough for some corporate CEOs, who want more giant tax cuts
Labour’s green plans will create 650,000 jobs, says Rachel Reeves Party begins week of campaigning on economy under pressure to say if it will raise taxes to pay for £7.3bn plans
What each party promises voters in its UK general election manifesto A look at how Labour, the Conservatives, Lib Dems, Greens and Plaid Cymru compare on key issues
Why government debt is not like household borrowing Senior economists have complained to BBC about Laura Kuenssberg comparing Whitehall spending to taking out a credit card
Starmer promises ‘long-term strategy’ in business-friendly Labour manifesto Labour puts economic policy and wealth creation at heart of pitch to win over former Conservative voters
Green party launches election manifesto with ‘honest’ tax proposal Leaders outline ideas including wealth levy, rent controls, house-building, and water and energy firm nationalisation
There’s a huge, Brexit-shaped hole in this election – that’s why there’s such an air of unreality about it The disconnect between promises and the material lives of voters that opened up in the referendum has not been repaired, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
UK unemployment rising at fastest pace of OECD countries, analysis shows TUC says only Costa Rica had similar increase in first quarter as ONS data expected to show further rise in April
After Rishi Sunak’s D-day disaster Labour need not worry about Tory tax claims ‘Tax bombshell’ claims undid Labour in 1992 but the Tory ‘catalogue of chaos’ and now the PM’s ineptitude mean fears are misplaced
Putin’s daughters and anti-western hawks rule at this year’s ‘Russian Davos’ St Petersburg summit hails good news on the economy as children of elite step into spotlight
UK growth since 2010 has been lacklustre and largely driven by immigration, says report Resolution Foundation report suggests parties are dodging the economic challenges facing the country