US mortgage rates top 7% for first time in 20 months
Increase comes after Fed decision to raise interest rates, as Americans struggle with high prices and stagnant wages
UK interest rate rise ‘increasingly likely’ with high energy prices; inflation fears hit bonds – as it happened
BoE deputy governor cites risks from energy prices, as US 30-year bond yields hits highest since 2004
‘You can’t just bet everything on exports’: as its gas runs out, is Bolivia doomed to repeat history?
A fossil gas boom that lifted millions out of poverty has collapsed and inflation is rising – but not everyone believes gold and soya exports are the answer
Oil price rise creates more pressure on UK policymakers before budget
Treasury sources concede ‘less room’ for manoeuvre as global bond selloff also hikes government’s borrowing costs
UK ‘losing up to £6.5bn a year in EU trade’ without post-Brexit product deal
IPPR finds failure to align testing standards costing 0.18% of national income and has seen companies abandon exporting to EU
Australians ‘scrambling’ for second jobs to deal with rising mortgage repayments and cost of living
Latest data also shows unemployment at highest level since the pandemic, which analysts doubt will stop RBA hiking interest rates
Three international bodies warn of risks of rising debt and soaring borrowing in major economies
IIF highlights challenges facing US, France, UK and Japan, while OECD and IMF also voice global concerns
Critics of UK government’s economic forecaster are ‘shooting the messenger’, say MPs
Treasury committee rejects calls for fundamental reform of independent watchdog the Office for Budget Responsibility
Oil falls below $100 a barrel; UK government borrowing paints ‘dismal picture’ as bond vigilantes assemble – as it happened
The rising cost of servicing the UK national debt pushed up borrowing last month, while oil is dropping, and M&G holds Bond Vigilantes Forum in London
UK borrows £18bn in August, putting pressure on Healey before budget
Some economists say it is now ‘inevitable’ that chancellor will need to raise taxes in the budget next month
EU spends three times more on imports from China than bloc exports there
Days before Xi Jinping’s summit with Donald Trump, new study shows trade deficit ran at more than €1bn daily in July
Fears over interest rate rise and jobs send UK consumer confidence to three-year low
Blow to John Healey before budget as UK households face ‘notable strain’ on their finances
All the signs say another financial crisis is coming. Here’s why we need to prepare for it now
War, AI disruption and markets in turmoil: the warnings are all there. But lessons from the 2008 crash could help us, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
UK urged to strengthen financial muscle of national wealth fund to aid economy
Unions, thinktanks and others say overhaul could provide investment Britain needs
UK minister warns of impact of Trump’s Iran war on next month’s budget
Bridget Phillipson says Burnham’s past criticisms of US president not an issue as PM prepares to meet Trump at UN