Bank of England holds interest rates at 4% and slows scheme to sell stock of UK bonds

Decision on government debt holdings could reduce market jitters and Treasury’s borrowing costs

Tax rises in, two-child limit out: what Resolution Foundation’s boss is urging Reeves before budget

Pensions triple lock should also go, says Ruth Curtice, a former civil servant who says it’s ‘nice to be allowed to say what you think’

Prime minister seeks to make best of difficult state visit by US president with package of commitments by US firms

Editorial: The prime minister and the chancellor are running out of time to convince their own MPs that they have a plan to turn things around

Building society defends Kevin Parry after he attends party’s breakfast event, sitting next to Richard Tice

Nvidia, OpenAI and Microsoft announce investments as part of multibillion-dollar package alongside Trump visit

Annual August rate released as Bank of England considers holding interest rate at 4% to tackle rising prices

Tom Athron says stricter rules on country of origin and end of ‘de minimis’ exemptions are up and sales down

Former Bank chief economist Andy Haldane says left-behind communities need investment to stem populist tide

Ministers had hoped to finalise deal this week that would reduce president’s steel tariffs to zero

Weaker growth outlook would set chancellor on course to break her fiscal rules without significant action in budget

Patrick Vallance says relations must improve and NHS has to reverse decline in drugs investment

Manufacturers say new rules on passing on assets threaten investment and future survival of businesses

An inflation-busting rise in payments is likely to reignite debate about the system introduced in 2011

Analysis reveals ‘privatisation premium’ of £250 per household per year paid to owners of water, rail, bus, energy and mail services since 2010