March cut to UK interest rates more likely after inflation drops to 10-month low; London house prices fall – as it happened

FTSE 100 hits record high after UK inflation falls to 3% in January, thanks to cheaper petrol and air fares, and a slowdown in food inflation

Death tax? Property tax? Four ideas that could offset inheritance inequality in Australia

How do we solve the predicted entrenched disparity arising out of the great wealth transfer? We ask economists for their suggestions

January annual drop is lowest level since March 2025, although still above Bank of England’s 2% target

City traders expect cut to UK interest rates next month after jobless rate rises to 5.2%

Programme launched by last Tory government was worked on by Deloitte and IBM but was paused in 2024

ONS figures raise the prospect of a further interest rate cut by Bank of England in the spring

Falls in inflation and interest rates could leave Britain better off this year, but at the cost of high unemployment

Competing domestic priorities, Treasury borrowing limits and already nervous lenders are among the many obstacles

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as UK households grow more worried about debts

Consumer confidence at its lowest level in two years, as young people in particular face money pressures

Union analysis finds consumers lag behind international peers as some rate-setters remain anxious about inflation

In a rapidly changing job market, it’s not necessarily good for workers to cling to their current employment

The dream of greasy overalls is driven by nostalgia and doesn’t justify policies that harm US consumers

Skilled workers facing a tough jobs market and high rents at home reveal how they have built new lives elsewhere, from Vancouver to Dubai

Universities, builders and health trusts are feeling the squeeze, as thinktank says effect of zero net migration could be similar to Brexit