Trump and Xi talks could end months of global economic chaos
High on agenda for the leaders of the US and China will be rare earths and tariffs, with a chance of a relationship reset
Inflation jumps to 3.2%, dashing hopes of a Melbourne Cup day rate cut for homeowners
The RBA has long anticipated a rebound in the headline inflation rate, driven by the rolling expiry of generous household power bill subsidies
Too many want to do Britain down – Labour will defy the doomsayers and beat the forecasts
I don’t pretend the choices will be easy, but my budget has one focus: to invest in building a better future for everyone, says UK chancellor Rachel Reeves
Britain can defy gloomy economic forecasts, says Rachel Reeves
Exclusive: Fiscal watchdog predicts productivity downgrade will leave chancellor with £20bn gap to fill in budget
Stock markets rise to record highs and Apple touches $4tn market value for first time – as it happened
UK chancellor confident of Gulf trade deal, as she faces £20bn-plus hit to public finances from UK productivity downgrade
Steeper UK productivity cut of more than £20bn makes tax rises more likely
Rachel Reeves faces bigger-than-expected hit in 26 November budget from revised OBR forecast
Shrinkflation hits everyday staples, piling more pressure on households
Which? finds products shrinking while supermarkets keep prices flat or rising
How can Rachel Reeves reduce inflation?
Five ways the chancellor could mitigate a UK inflation rate that is harming households – and Labour’s vote share
US debt set to soar above Italy and Greece after Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
While the European countries have brought their spending under control, the US president’s tax cuts and defence spending will lead to increased borrowing
Girl boss or tradwife? An economist on how a workforce built for men has failed women
In her new book Having it All, Corinne Low outlines how stubborn expectations around work and home fail to accommodate working women
Do populists always crash the economy?
Argentina is counting the cost of its turn to Javier Milei. Politicians from Donald Trump to Giorgia Meloni and Nigel Farage will be closely watching what happens next
Federal workers squeezed as shutdown drags on: ‘I can’t believe we’re not going to get paid’
Anxiety and economic stress among federal employees as Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked on bill
‘My big shop used to cost £100, now it’s £150’: readers recount their shock at supermarket food bills
We hear your stories of how you balance the family finances, from buying own brands to cutting right back on weekly shop
US prices rose at a 3% annual rate in September, slightly beating forecasts
Increase was largely driven by a 4.1% increase in gasoline prices despite Trump’s campaign pledge to ‘end inflation’
How might Rachel Reeves target lawyers, accountants and doctors in her budget?
Insiders say chancellor is planning a tax raid on partnership structures that could raise £1.9bn