Farage is like a tribune for the working class, says former Bank of England economist

Exclusive: Andy Haldane says Labour ‘sloganeering’ will not empower regions where Reform is making headway

Spending review is a chance for Reeves to paint a more positive picture

Labour has so far struggled to explain its purpose and the need to do so will be all the more pressing if it raises taxes again

Pensions report cuts Reeves’ planned growth funds from £160bn to £11bn

Chancellor had anticipated surpluses from final salary schemes would boost investment in UK economy

Trump bill set to add trillions to US debt pile – can America stop it climbing?

Economists are concerned, politicians are angry – but the national debt keeps growing, no matter who’s in charge

Reeves urged to fund libraries, parks and social centres in left-behind areas

Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods calls for spending on ‘mission critical’ local regeneration schemes

Between ‘rollover UK’ and ‘retaliatory China’: will EU hardball secure trade deal with US?

Optimism is growing in Brussels, but high-risk strategy has only weeks to play out before pause in tariff threat ends

US jobs market slows down as businesses cope with Trump trade war uncertainty

May’s jobs report was dragged down by loss of 22,000 federal workers’ jobs as Doge cut positions

Rachel Reeves’s spending review will reveal what this government’s priorities really are

For decades, the savings from declining defence spending were effectively ploughed into the health service. Those ‘peace dividend’ days are gone, says incoming IFS director Helen Miller

ECB president Christine Lagarde says she’s ‘determined’ to complete her term, after speculation of early exit to run WEF – as it happened

“You’re not about to see the back of me,” insists Lagarde, sporting a necklace reading ‘in charge’, following claims she discussed leaving ECB early to run World Economic Forum

ECB cuts interest rates to 2% in effort to bolster flagging eurozone growth

European Central Bank makes eighth quarter-point cut in a year as bloc reels from impact of Trump’s trade wars

Housing bosses press Rachel Reeves to unlock more funds for affordable homes

Housing associations want chancellor to class social housing as critical infrastructure to allow for extra spending

Democrats need to embrace economic populism to win back young voters, says advocacy group leader

Young voters are worried about their financial future and rising costs, advocacy organisation NextGen America says

UK tax rises in the autumn are essential – but who will pay?

Next week’s spring statement is buying time, but the writing is on the wall: Britain is broken, and repairs cost money, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

UK-US trade deal could come into effect in ‘a couple of weeks’, Starmer says

Prime minister’s comments come after White House signals Britain will be spared 50% steel and aluminium tariffs