Five key takeaways from Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping

From tariffs to rare earths, Chinese and US presidents ‘make outstanding group of decisions’ at crunch trade talks

Pound sinks against euro and dollar as tax rises loom and growth slows

Prospect of a tough budget is thought to have brought forward the likely date for a cut in interest rates to 3.75%

Fed cuts interest rates for second time this year amid economic uncertainty

Central bank sets rates at range between 3.75% and 4% amid turbulence from government shutdown and Trump’s tariffs

The Guardian view on Argentina’s election: one step closer to becoming a Trumpian client state

Editorial: A $40bn rescue may have helped Javier Milei scrape through midterms, but it leaves Argentina’s democracy and economy more dependent than ever on Washington

The UK bond markets have become a political trap that strangles public spending. But there’s a way out

With living standards falling and the far right on the rise, the chancellor has the power to make decisions, not simply accept diktats from the markets, says lecturer in political economy Sahil Dutta

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