Why the UK’s bank ringfencing doesn’t need large-scale reform

Rachel Reeves would do well to drop her ‘boot on the neck’ inflammatory language and err on the side of caution

The Guardian view on Labour’s feelgood economy: it’s not for everyone – especially the poorest

Editorial: Ministers boast of rising wages. But for low earners, the cost of living crisis endures – with food and rent inflation erasing any pay gains

Trump’s China trade truce extension spurs market rally

Bourses in Australia and Japan hit record highs as hopes grow of trade deal within latest 90-day pause

Treasury targeting inheritance tax reforms to help plug UK deficit

Exclusive: Chancellor also looking at tweaks to capital gains tax to try to bridge £40bn-plus spending gap before budget

UK employers cut back on bonuses and hiring as economic slowdown hits jobs market

Unemployment remains steady but vacancy rates drop and pay growth slows

US inflation unexpectedly stays at 2.7%; UK ministers appoint advisers for Thames Water collapse ‘contingency plans’ – as it happened

US and China extend 90-day tariff truce; UK labour market slows as employers hold off hiring

US prices continued rise in July as Trump tariffs impact consumer costs

Prices were 2.7% higher last month compared with a year ago, and core inflation went up at a higher pace than what was seen in June

Rising job losses and cooling wage growth pose a challenge for Rachel Reeves

The rise in NICs, Trump’s tariffs and weak consumer spending have hit firms but there are crumbs of comfort for the chancellor

Trump announces another 90-day pause on China tariffs

President signs executive order extending deadline for higher tariffs hours before agreement was due to expire

Why Peak China may finally have arrived

The technological and strategic brilliance of its world-class companies are being swamped by macroeconomic troubles

Freddo bar creator would be ‘rolling in his grave’ at its price today, daughter says

Harry Melbourne’s froggy treat that cost 10p in its 1990s heyday sells for about 30p or even up to £1 now

UK firms’ hiring intentions remain at record low amid rising employment costs

Economic uncertainty also a factor as bosses ‘stuck in limbo’ and drop in recruitment hits young people hardest

Labour should beware Nigel Farage weaponising its part in the cost of living crisis

Autumn budget must address pain of high inflation on hard-pressed UK households as food prices rise

Charging ahead: will the UK’s new electric vehicle grant work for you?

Industry experts hope the new subsidy will boost Britain’s EV market – but not all models will be eligible

It’s ‘not easy to manipulate data’, warns former labor statistics chief after Trump fires bureau head

Erica Groshen says she’s worried about US president bending bureau to his will, but hopes he ‘won’t go that far’