Brexit plans in ‘complete disarray’ as EU import checks delayed, say businesses

Trade bodies say ongoing confusion about when checks will come in is ‘incredibly challenging’

Retail sales in Great Britain flatline as households continue to feel squeeze

Shoppers cut back in March, with data likely to increase pressure on Bank of England over interest rates

The anti-growth coalition, Bank of England and the OBR are among those under fire from Liz Truss

Kristalina Georgieva says Kyiv will need $42bn of financial support this year as G7 considers ways to use seized Russian assets

Reserve Bank and Treasury had predicted unemployment rate would rise from February’s 3.7% as interest rates bite

Andrew Bailey says inflation is in line with BoE forecasts but view of markets is that data will delay interest rate cuts

IMF says reduction in national insurance may have made cutting UK national debt more difficult

Treasurer and finance minister hail ‘remarkable achievement’ as monitor finds balance to be behind only Canada among G20 countries

City investors trim their forecasts for rate cuts this year, after inflation falls by less than expected to 3.2%

Shift in rate reduction predictions to autumn hits prime minister’s strategy of winning back mortgage payers

Pressure piles on World Bank and IMF to steer countries to low-carbon transition at spring summit

Hi-tech ‘golden triangle’ of Oxford, Cambridge and London risks deeper regional inequalities, says thinktank

In the UK, anxiety over the crisis after Iran’s missile strike on Israel drives down UK shares

Growth per head will remain flat this year as the effects of high inflation take time to abate

Editorial: Many low-income nations are having to spend more on interest payments than vital sustainability goals. That needs to change