What to expect in budget 2025: tax, VAT, pensions, savings and more
Here’s what Rachel Reeves is tipped to announce after months of speculation
AI could replace 3m low-skilled jobs in the UK by 2035, research finds
Trades, machine operations and administrative roles are most at-risk, says leading educational research charity
UK politics: Risk of Maccabi Tel Aviv facing antisemitic attacks not ‘predominant’ reason for match ban, police tell MPs – as it happened
West Midlands police’s assistant chief constable says threat of violence by Maccabi fans was more important consideration
European defence company shares fall amid Ukraine peace talk hopes; Novo Nordisk reports Ozempic fails to help with Alzheimer’s – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Novo Nordisk finds its semaglutide drug fails to help in Alzheimer’s treatment
Reeves expected to reveal cut in growth forecasts for next five years in budget
OBR has reportedly downgraded predictions after review that blames lack of investment under Tories
Labour will listen to bosses’ concerns on workers’ rights, says business secretary
Peter Kyle tells CBI conference he will ensure firms do not lose as a result of overhaul
Has Britain become an economic colony?
The UK could’ve been a true tech leader – but it has cheerfully submitted to US dominance in a way that may cost it dear
Rachel Reeves, please, let’s make budgets boring again
Budgets need to be reassuringly dull with no repeat of this year’s long, drawn-out and chaotic buildup
China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice
Despite the US’s economic success, income inequality remains breathtaking. But this is no glitch – it’s the system
EU and US to restart trade talks as sticking points on July tariff deal remain
US officials to hold high-level talks in Brussels amid unhappiness in Washington at slow action on July deal
A make-or-break budget: inside the Treasury before Labour’s crucial day
From the outside, the run-up to Rachel Reeves’s announcement has looked chaotic, and many see the future of the chancellor and PM in the balance
Falling stock markets and high shop prices hit US consumer confidence; rate cut hopes lift Wall Street – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
US data agency cancels October inflation report as Fed considers whether to cut rates
Bureau of Labor Statistics canceled release of October’s consumer price index, citing the government shutdown
Europe’s economy is geared towards a disappearing world, says ECB’s Lagarde
Central bank chief warns that the bloc’s dependence on third countries for trade and security has left it vulnerable
UK government borrows more than expected in setback before budget
October figures represent final snapshot of public finances before Rachel Reeves’s tax and spending statement