UK considers visa fee cuts for highly skilled as Trump hikes US charges
Starmer’s ‘global talent taskforce’ examines plans to make it easier for foreign academics and digital experts to relocate to UK
Scams, silence, rejection: US job seekers describe ‘depressing’ work prospects
Qualified candidates struggle in a sluggish market due to Trump tariffs, AI screening and vanishing entry-level roles
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee could hurt US growth, economists warn
Move is a blow to big tech companies, which rely heavily on visas to hire staff from overseas, particularly India
More Britons view AI as economic risk than opportunity, Tony Blair thinktank finds
TBI says poll data threatens Keir Starmer’s ambition for UK to become artificial intelligence ‘superpower’
Wealth tax would be deadly for French economy, says Europe’s richest man
LVMH owner Bernard Arnault, who could take €1bn hit, says proposed 2% levy ‘aims to destroy liberal economy’
Labour cosies up to US tech firms with little thought of downsides
Economic benefits of generative AI, which may take time to show, put ahead of impact of datacentres on energy and water
Boomers think their wealth came from wise choices – this myth needs busting
If Reeves swipes some of the huge gains amassed from property and pensions, the lucky generation cannot argue – but will
Pound slides after UK government borrowing jumps in August and insolvencies rise – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as August borrowing hits highest level since 2020
Overbaked prices? What a Greggs sausage roll and Pret meal deal say about how much Britons will pay
Food inflation pushes consumers to the limits of what they are willing to spend, costing retailers sales
London fashion week aims to restore sector’s role as UK economic powerhouse
The LFW organiser’s new boss, Laura Weir, wants to embed fashion into government thinking and lure back famous brands
UK borrowing hits five-year high for August at £18bn
Worsening public finances mean Rachel Reeves will almost certainly announce tax rises in November budget
What is quantitative tightening and how has it affected UK finances?
The Bank of England’s disposal of the bonds it bought after the 2008 financial crisis is being slowed down
US supreme court sets date to hear arguments on Trump’s tariffs
Hearing on 5 November sets up major test of the president’s use of executive power to drive his economic agenda
Bank of England governor says UK ‘not out of the woods’ on inflation, after leaving interest rates on hold – as it happened
BoE votes to cut its stock of government bonds at a slower pace over the next year
UK faces years of anaemic growth amid tax and regulation burden, says Next
Retailer says economic outlook clouded by fall in job opportunities and government overspending