Interest rates held by the Bank of England – but a cut is likely on the way

Rates remain at 5.25%, but inflation heading towards 2% all-but guarantees a welcome cut – and relief for Rishi SunakBusiness live – latest updates

Bank of England leaves interest rates at 5.25% but signals future cuts

Bank’s survey finds expectation of 4.5% base rate by end of 2024 amid ‘encouraging signs’ on inflation

UK government borrows more in February than forecast with highest debt since 1960s

Higher than expected figure of £8.4bn in February could derail OBR forecast for £114.1bn deficit for 2023-24

Fed leaves interest rates unchanged but signals three cuts this year

Rates to stay at 25-year high of 5.25% to 5.5% as central bank says ‘inflation has eased over the past year but remains elevated’

Rachel Reeves is staking it all on economic growth. So where’s her plan to achieve it?

Promising to reform the planning system, boost investment and improve skills is all very well, but the detail is missing, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott

UK inflation falls to 3.4%, but rents rise at record pace; HMRC halts plans to turn off tax helpline over summer – as it happened

UK inflation falls to lowest rate since September 2021, helped by slowdown in rising food prices

UK inflation: which goods and services have changed most in price?

From milk to pasta and bicycles to vet bills, how the cost of everyday things varies

UK inflation falls to 3.4% in February as food price rises slow

Decline in consumer prices index reading to more than two-year low adds to speculation of summer interest rate cut

The fight against UK inflation is being won – but when will interest rates be cut?

Prices are still going up but the tide has turned, raising expectations the Bank of England may cut rates in response

UK politics: Jeremy Hunt hints at October election – as it happened

Chancellor says date would allow a spending review to be carried out in time for next April

HMRC to close tax helpline for six months a year from April; jobs at risk as Ted Baker ‘prepares to appoint administrators’ – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Japan ends eight-year stint of negative interest rates

‘It’s been rocky – but childcare is a silver lining’: how one UK family copes with soaring living costs

The Dalys in Norwich say budget made little difference and they are sticking to cost-saving measures

Rachel Reeves: Treasury will ‘hardwire’ growth into tax and spending decisions

Shadow chancellor to outline plans to shake up department after Labour election victory

World’s largest solar manufacturer to cut one-third of workforce

China’s Longi looks to slash costs as renewable energy sector faces tough headwinds from inflation

Record 6.7m people in Britain are in financial difficulty, warns debt charity

Surge in requests for help reported as nearly 30% of 18- to 24-year-olds miss three or more credit or bill payments