Economy

Some Labour figures believe Britain has too many unis. But if they start failing, local economies – and Starmer’s re-election prospects – will go with them

A brutal UK economy report makes it clear: the reset is not enough in the face of deeply troubling data on a trade meltdown

Keir Starmer’s pragmatic deal is nowhere near as good as rejoining - but it is good news for British companies, consumers and tourists

Reform's unfunded spending would bankrupt Britain

The average taxpayer will have little sympathy, but evidence suggests Labour’s hard line could damage its growth ambitions

If Keir Starmer learns from the mistakes made by Jim Callaghan and Gordon Brown, he can navigate a successful course through stormy economic waters

Working from home has its benefits. But a whole generation of people who once would have learned on the job now have no one around to learn from

Donald Trump swore he would face down the world – then blinked first. His aura is damaged forever

A massive 46% of our exports and imports are via Europe - so why not make that easier?

If the president manages to oust Jay Powell, head of the US central bank, the results for the US and the global economy could be disastrous

It’s terrible that it exists, but my generation has only known crisis, chaos and the pandemic, so we may as well play it loud

The greenback is the global reserve currency, but its preeminent position is not guaranteed. Could it finally be knocked off its perch – and if so, what could take its place?

The Reform leader finally catches up with what the rest of the world has known all along – that Trump’s tariffs are a complete disaster

The UK needs to stop trying to do a deal with Trump, move away from the US, and rejoin the European Union

How did Trump secure a second term? Why has he started a tariff war? The 2017 winner of the Pulitzer prize for drama offers an explanation

Global finance's hopes that the White House would drop tariffs led to them jumping on a piece of fake news

Keir Starmer’s chumminess towards Trump has protected the UK from the worst of his tariff madness. But it also risks a rift with the EU

Spain has made a spectacular economic recovery since the last economic crash– but Spaniards are still struggling and fear Trump’s tariffs might trigger another disaster

No complex calculations have gone into these import taxes - just reckless back-of-an-envelope stuff

The US president has relentlessly attacked the institutions of American life. But there is one thing that he cannot defeat, because if it falls, it will take him – and the US – down with it

The only answer for Britain is to build closer ties with our single biggest trading partner – and that is not the US

The last time the US imposed blanket tariffs it led to global economic and political disaster. This time could be just as bad. How can the rest of the world defend itself?

Wages may be showing signs of improvement, but on its own that won’t solve the problem

Rachel Reeves was insistent that she would only have one major budget-type event every year but circumstances have forced her to abandon that pledge

No matter how loudly we call for a return to the customs union and the single market, Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer are not going to listen

In a week where the chancellor has found herself beleaguered, my message to her is: rearm and the economy will grow

Trump doesn’t understand anything about economics – might his aggressive stance on Europe have some unintended consequences?

The chancellor crowed about tiny real GDP growth while ignoring a much bigger bombshell

Labour policy is to blame for the closure of a £40,000-a-year boarding school in the chancellor's constituency, say the Tories, Reform and right wing press. Not so, says the school itself

Rachel Reeves seems happy to let 50,000 children live in poverty in order to make a spreadsheet add up on a Wednesday afternoon