Millions of Britons brace for across-the-board bill rises in ‘awful April’
Ministers urged to act as energy, water, car tax, TV licences and a string of other increases squeeze households
Trump prepares to unveil reciprocal tariffs as markets brace amid trade war fears
President promises he will be ‘very kind’ but critics warn his strategy risks triggering chain reaction and global trade war
Wall Street recovers from global sell-off as Trump tariffs fuel recession fears – as it happened
Shares slide after President Donald Trump says new reciprocal tariffs expected this week will include all nations, and Goldman Sachs warn US recession more likely
BA owner’s shares fall as Virgin Atlantic warns of slowdown in US demand
Sir Richard Branson’s airline returns to profitability but says consumer uncertainty is hitting bookings
‘Awful April’: bill rises Britons face, from council tax to energy and cars
How the wave of increases will hit your household finances – and what you can do about it
No 10 says it expects UK to be hit by new Trump tariffs as trade deal talks drag on
Downing Street says it ‘reserves right’ to respond to protect national interest when US levies are announced this week
Will bills continue to rise and what does it mean for Labour?
February’s dip in inflation was only a blip – the pain for consumers and the UK economy is poised to continue
Global stock markets fall as new Trump tariffs loom
Threat of deepening trade war on eve of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ spooks investors across US, Asia-Pacific and Europe
Will Trump’s ‘liberation day’ be the start of a trade war – or another climbdown?
After myriad false starts and much fluctuation, the lingering question is not how far Trump can take his trade wars, but how far he will
Ministers brace for more Trump tariffs as UK races to agree US trade deal
Government fears hit from new US trade barriers but remains hopeful of progress in ongoing negotiations
From Lincoln to Nixon, Trump’s not the first US president to shock the UK on trade
Lincoln blockaded southern cotton, McKinley hit Britain with tariffs and Nixon abandoned the gold standard: a quick history of transatlantic economic meddling
Planning changes offer a bright spot for Rachel Reeves – but grey areas exist
OBR’s verdict of a long-term 0.4% boost to GDP from fewer building restrictions will have real political impact but there are gaps in funding
Who is running Britain’s economy – Rachel Reeves or Donald Trump?
The chancellor’s careful calculations for her spring statement are likely to be blown out of the water by a looming US trade war
The poor don’t need Reeves’s austerity. And neither does Britain
With the economy stagnating, this is the very worst time to depress demand in order to be seen to ‘balance the books’
The Observer view on the spring statement: Rachel Reeves balanced the books – but at whose expense?
Here was a successful economic strategy in the making, marred by its abdication of responsibility to some of society’s weakest