A respectful question for Labour: do you have any real change?

The new government has promised things will be different: but when it comes to spending, we seem stuck on old Tory policies

Windows IT outage: CrowdStrike CEO ‘deeply sorry’ for global chaos caused by update and warns fix may take time to work – as it happened

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says fix has been issued to software update responsible – but impact of that will not be immediate

Labour says higher-than-forecast UK borrowing shows economic challenge ahead

Treasury says it has received worst postwar inheritance as figures reveal £14.5bn deficit in June

Ed Davey apologises to Alan Bates at the Post Office Horizon inquiry – as it happened

Lib Dem leader had declined meeting with campaigner in May 2010, saying "‘I do not believe it would serve any useful purpose’

UK jobs market cools again as wage growth slows

Interest rate cut hangs in balance after ONS figures show annual pay growth eased to 5.7% in three months to May

IMF reform is tricky: the US and China will need to work together

Europe is overrepresented while China is underrepresented, and the US will need to give up its veto

The king’s speech sounded a bit like Labour governments of old. But only a bit

There is to be action but not a tax-and-spend splurge – just patient changes that will take time to pay off

Australian workers’ living standards have been destroyed – and there is little good news ahead

While interest rates may have peaked, the labour market is fragile and the economy is set to slow even further

Fear of persistent inflation? Bank of England should shake it off

Some economists believe the UK leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour led to higher prices in June – but the full picture is more complicated

Hopes of August rate cut fall after UK inflation stays at 2%

‘Taylor Swift effect’ on hotel prices partly blamed for UK inflation defying forecast drop

World needs economic stability after a tough few years, but if Trump wins we’re unlikely to get it

The attempt on the former president’s life may well result in a new era of trade tariffs, protectionism and a weak dollar

UK grocery inflation falls to 1.6%; Fed chair Powell hints at US rate cuts – as it happened

Live, rolling coverage of business economics and financial markets as Kantar data shows pressure easing on UK shoppers, and the Fed hints at nearer term rate cuts

UK interest rates will stay high unless service sector inflation falls, says IMF

Warning comes as Bank of England policymakers say price growth in service sector could become embedded

Falling inflation, football and fake tan fuel UK retail spending

Sales at supermarkets rise as consumer confidence improves, only slightly dampened by wet weather

We are public sector workers – this is how more cuts would wreck our NHS, courts, councils and universities

After years of austerity, the government’s plans imply another reduction in funding that public services simply cannot take