‘The greatest thinker you’ve never heard of’: expert who explained Hitler’s rise is finally in the spotlight

After fleeing Hitler, brilliant Jewish economist Karl Polanyi was never welcomed by the British. Now, for the first time in 80 years, his masterwork The Great Transformation has been published in the UK

Starmer’s growth plan ‘doomed’ without access to EU markets, warn economists

Labour leader told if elected he will have to rejoin the customs union to meet party’s manifesto pledges, while 56% of voters say Brexit was bad for economy

Labour drafts options for wealth taxes to ‘unlock’ funds for public services

Exclusive: Sources say changes to inheritance tax and capital gains tax are being discussed

Warmer weather and falling UK inflation lift retail sales

ONS says most retailers enjoyed a better month in May, with increases in clothing and household goods

‘No jobs women can’t do’: Rachel Reeves on idols, fiscal prudence and broken promises

Shadow chancellor on why the gender pay gap is at the top of her agenda and a terrible Tory inheritance

Expert economists back Labour’s plan to end economic stagnation in UK

Nobel prize winners and former Bank of England officials believe Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer can bring about ‘desperately needed’ change

Labour says pressure on family finances still acute as UK inflation falls to 2%

Rachel Reeves warns cost of living crisis is not over, as inflation hits official target for first time in three years

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