Reeves back from China with one eye on bonds and the other on economic data
The chancellor will be monitoring the price of gilts after last week’s selloff and data to come on inflation and growth
One in six UK workers skipping meals to make ends meet, says TUC
Trade unions body finds 17% have skipped meal in past three months, and as many as 10% do so most days
Why Starmer and Reeves are pinning their hopes on AI to drive growth in UK
The PM and chancellor believe AI will help British workers produce more, raising wages and releasing spare capital
The Guardian view on Argentina’s austerity year: painful cuts, rising poverty and a geopolitical gamble
Editorial: In his first 12 months Javier Milei has imposed drastic economic measures – sparking protests while banking on an IMF bailout
Britain is a weak link in Donald Trump’s new world order, so it needs to find friends… fast
Amid deepening debt and an onslaught by the president-elect, Labour must calm the markets, then think big economically
UK can be ‘AI sweet spot’: Starmer’s tech minister on regulation, Musk, and free speech
Technology secretary Peter Kyle has the task of making Britain a leading player in the AI revolution, but says economic growth will not come at the cost of online safety
If a Labour chancellor has to start cutting, keep calm. It’s not a betrayal
After Macron’s bruising failure to expand spending in France, unions need to realise that Rachel Reeves may have no choice but to dial back
Americans stocking up on foreign goods before Trump tariffs: ‘a sense of urgency’
As inauguration day approaches, consumers scooping up iPads, building supplies, shelf-stable foods and electric cars
Rachel Reeves says better ties with China will boost UK growth as she arrives in Beijing
UK chancellor becomes first holder of her office to make an official visit to China in a decade
Pound and UK bonds fall after strong US jobs report; UK gas storage levels are ‘concerningly low’ – as it happened
Plunging temperatures and high demand for gas fired power stations have reduced UK winter gas storage levels, reports Centrica
Fears over UK borrowing costs as US jobs figures prompt bond market volatility
Pound falls against the dollar and bond yields rise amid concerns over high UK inflation and interest rates
Rachel Reeves faces another anxious week of second-guessing the City
Markets appear to be fretting over sustainability of tax and spending plans and whether UK is heading for ‘stagflation’
US job market soars past expectations in last report before Trump retakes White House
Economy adds 256,000 jobs in December, with Biden boasting of 16.6m jobs created during presidency
Ontario leader warns of ‘pain’ for US if Trump imposes tariffs on Canada
Premier of most populous province says rhetoric clouds trade relationship worth hundreds of billions of dollars
UK debt market sell-off threatens to push up mortgage costs
Almost 700,000 homeowners face increase when fixed-rate deals end this year