Economy

The government failed to level with the public about the depths of Britain’s problems. It will come back to bite them

The chancellor is spending billions – but the moment demands far more

Politicians from the main parties have ignored us for too long. No wonder my generation is out there looking for alternatives

From pensioners to pop stars, the government’s misfiring messages are uniting Britain in frustration

The hammer of high interest rates is no longer the way to deal with pressure on prices

After a few days in Guernsey, the Islands’ message was clear: ‘Our system works better than yours’

From poverty and conflict to inadequate infrastructure and stagnating economies, the challenges facing the continent are immense

Huge numbers of people are discovering that working from home isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

Keir Starmer’s new deal with the EU was welcome, but it’s only a start. If we want to improve the UK’s place in the world, we need to go much further

The continent lacks tech giants due to fragmented capital markets – a true single market also needs fiscal union

Rachel Reeves’s fear of tackling the big issues means she is repeating the mistakes of the past, and summoning up memories of Tory austerity

The governor of the Bank of England has just given an eye-watering speech about Britain’s economic idiocy

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