US shares risk ‘sharp correction’ but markets seem complacent, IMF warns
Government bond markets also under increasing pressure, says Global Financial Stability Report
World economy resilient amid Trump tariffs but outlook looks ‘dim’, says IMF
UK and global GDP growth forecasts upgraded for this year but immigration controls could have negative impact
Soaring bills are the gift that keeps on giving for Reform. Shame Labour doesn’t have the guts to do anything about them
A cost of living crisis is not inevitable if there is the will to stop companies extracting profits from Britain’s essential services, says Mathew Lawrence of the Common Wealth thinktank
Young people are biggest victims of UK’s fragile jobs market
Firms too scared to take a chance on youngsters when taxes and minimum wages are higher, expert says
UK labour market shows signs of stabilising after job losses
Unemployment rate rises slightly to 4.8% but ONS says falls in payroll numbers and vacancies are levelling off
UK retail sales growth cools amid fears over budget tax rises
Inflation also hitting sales, says industry body, as Barclays says credit card spending fell in September
Blair’s former policy chief Matthew Taylor to lead Fair Work Agency
Author of influential report on the gig economy says new watchdog can make progress on workers’ rights
Why has US-China trade war restarted and how have markets reacted?
Trump has threatened 100% tariffs after Beijing’s fresh curbs on rare earths, a month before deadline to agree a deal
Global financial system vulnerable to shocks amid recent stock market surge, Bank of England chief warns – as it happened
Wall Street rallies at the open as fears over US-China trade war ease
Markets rebound amid latest US-China tariff spat as traders look to possible ‘Taco trade’
US S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indexes rise and cryptocurrencies rebound after Trump post on Truth Social
Trio win Nobel economics prize for work on technology-driven growth
Joel Mokyr looked at growth and technological progress, while Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt have written about the role of ‘creative destruction’
Climate investment is only growth opportunity of 21st century, says leading economist
Lord Stern says fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction
IFS warns Rachel Reeves against ‘half-baked dash for revenue’
Thinktank says UK could raise significant funds by tackling some of the longstanding ‘inefficiency and unfairness’ in tax system
China warns US of retaliation over Trump’s 100% tariffs threat
Beijing says it will act if US president doesn’t stand down, while investors brace for trade war turmoil
Urgent calls for debt relief as study shows health and education cuts in developing world
Influential economists want replenishment of funds and new ways to define countries in need before this week’s IMF and World Bank meetings