This is the future for Kamala Harris: unless she solves this economic mystery, Trump wins

She is losing the tussle between head and heart. The economy is better than it has ever been, but ordinary people don’t feel it, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Will Rachel Reeves’s rules on debt and spending survive the budget?

The chancellor desperately needs more money to finance growth and public spending so expect a bit of tweaking to supposedly strict constraints

Labour needs £25bn a year in tax rises to rebuild public services, warns IFS

Thinktank says tax increases in budget will be necessary even if Rachel Reeves changes fiscal rules

Post Office CEO Nick Read appears before Horizon inquiry; US considers Google breakup in landmark antitrust case – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Chinese stocks suffer worst fall in 27 years over growth concerns

Investors disappointed after hoped-for policy plans by Beijing to stimulate economy failed to materialise

Wednesday briefing: Inside Labour’s plan to move the fiscal goalposts – and tackle debt

In today’s newsletter: Rachel Reeves calculates that changing debt rules could help boost the UK economy, but what does it really mean?

Reeves to press ahead with plans to borrow billions for investment

Exclusive: Chancellor’s plan to change rules to allow more borrowing comes as cost of government debt rises

The Guardian view on Israel and Iran: there will be no winners from an all-out war

Editorial: An oil price shock and economic downturn are among the likely effects of an attack on Iran’s exporting capacity

Cleverly, Badenoch and Jenrick stay in Tory leadership race as Tugendhat knocked out – as it happened

Trio face one more round of voting by MPs before party members have their say on final two

Shein’s UK profits double; Water companies penalised for poor performance; China targets EU brandy – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as UK gilt yields rise and water companies face paying £157m to customers

Warren and Dean demand Coke, Pepsi and General Mills stop ‘shrinkflation’

Democratic lawmakers accuse companies of shrinking product sizes while charging consumers the same price

Anger over ‘BP abandoning goal to cut oil output’; 2,000 jobs saved, 1,000 lost, after TGI Fridays sale – as it happened

BP CEO Murray Auchincloss has dropped a target to cut oil and gas output by 2030, reports Reuters

More than 70 retailers urge Reeves to make 20% cut to business rates

In letter to chancellor, Tesco and M&S are among firms warning tax could result in widespread store closures

Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt to attend UK international investment summit

Labour hopes the gathering will encourage a fresh injection of private money to drive its growth agenda

Labour must ensure benefits of future growth are shared equally across Britain

Regeneration efforts in former coalmining communities have not led to enough job creation