Oil hits highest level since US-Iran ceasefire began, as conflict hurts Gulf crude production – as it happened
Brent crude hits highest level since the US and Iran first agreed a ceasefire in early April
Retail sales rise in Great Britain after Iran war prompted ‘panic at the pumps’
Rise of 0.7% in March was spurred by motorists filling their tanks, and the sun helping clothing and footwear
Iran war hurting UK economy as consumer confidence falls; BP’s new chair suffers investor revolt – as it happened
UK consumer optimism drops for third month running, as people grow more worried about the economy and their personal financial situation
UK braces for price rises driven by Iran war as economic confidence plummets
Consumer confidence hit its lowest level since October 2023 this month, with surveys showing the cost pressures companies are facing
UK undershoots annual borrowing target by £700m
Figure hits three-year low but Iran war expected to blow hole in Reeves’s fiscal ‘headroom’
City firms bank on ‘Savvy Squirrel’ advertising campaign to push Britons towards investing
The campaign is part of government initiative to boost financial risk taking, amid fears UK growth is being stymied
Number of billionaires globally could reach 4,000 in next five years
There are now 3,110 billionaires but analysis shows ‘deep structural acceleration’ in wealth creation around world
Middle East war ‘could wipe out 75% of chancellor’s budget headroom’; UK inflation climbs to 3.3% – as it happened
Oil prices rise again above $100 a barrel as strait of Hormuz remains closed; EU energy commissioner warns energy crisis could last months or years even if there is peace
UK inflation rises to 3.3% amid biggest jump in fuel prices in more than three years
Annual March rate shows impact of Iran war, which also pushed up cost of food and air fares
Takeaway coffee sales plunge as fuel and living costs dent Australian spending. Is the economy next?
The trend has been accelerated by the US-Israel war on Iran, leaving households – and cafe owners – glum, surveys suggest
Trump’s Fed chair pick says he’ll maintain independence – but won’t say president lost 2020 election
Kevin Warsh says ‘we need to take politics out of monetary policy’ as Elizabeth Warren calls him Trump’s ‘sock puppet’
The Guardian view on the true cost of the Iran war: bombs kill – but so does the economic fallout
Editorial: There is growing international concern as the fragile two-week ceasefire reaches its Wednesday deadline. Whatever happens next, the poor will pay
Carney names broad team to advise on tense US-Canada trade talks
Conservatives and former provincial premiers among those PM names to advisory committee on economic relations
UK unemployment shows surprise fall to 4.9% as pay growth drops to lowest in five years
Bank of England expected to keep interest rates on hold as Iran war casts shadow over labour market