Coalition’s nuclear plan will add $665 a year to average power bill, report warns Opposition disputes costings in study and accuses authors of cherrypicking ‘worst-case scenario projects’ from around the world
Why is the Bank of England being cautious in delaying rate cuts? While the UK is far from overheating, the MPC still sees inflationary dynamics within the economy
The great divide: are office workers more productive than those at home? Amazon has told staff they must return five days a week – but experts don’t all agree that flexible working cuts output
Federal Reserve cuts US interest rates for the first time in four years Central bank makes cuts after holding rates at two-decade high in aggressive bid to cool inflation
Fed chair Jerome Powell says US interest rate cut has nothing to do with election – as it happened Powell rejects accusations that timing of rate cut is political and adds US labor market is ‘at a strong place’
What will a Federal Reserve interest rate cut mean for you? The Fed has announced an interest-rate cut for the first time in four years – what effect will it have on consumers?
The Guardian view on China’s ageing population: an economic and social conundrum Editorial: Raising the retirement age is never popular, particularly for a country that is getting old before it gets rich
IMF postpones Russia visit after heavy criticism across Europe Trip to Moscow to review economy delayed indefinitely after protests it would ‘normalise relations with aggressor’
With inflation staying at 2.2%, will Bank of England cut interest rates this week? CPI rise is below expectations for second month running, but Bank knows headline figure is far from the whole story
UK inflation stays at 2.2% as lower petrol prices offset by higher air fares Annual rate in August unchanged, and hovering above Bank of England’s 2% target
Rise in chocolate prices could spook shoppers this Halloween Increase of 11% in a year far outstrips grocery inflation in UK, according to the consumer group Which?
Exodus from workforce costs UK ‘£16bn a year’ in lost tax receipts Institute for Employment Studies says UK has 800,000 fewer people in work or looking for work since before Covid
Brexit deal ‘stifling’ UK-EU trade; markets rally ahead of interest rate decisions – as it happened EU-UK trade deal continues to hurt trade with 27% drop in exports since 2021 reports Aston University
‘It’s an astonishingly fragile time’: Robert Peston on inequality, identity politics and how to heal Britain ITV’s political editor has helped explain our national crises, from the 2008 financial crash onwards. Could he also help solve them?
Tackling UK ill health is vital to economic growth, says IPPR Government must invest £15bn a year on a changes to improve wellbeing and prosperity, says thinktank