Trump’s Fed pick doubles down on calls to aggressively cut interest rates | Federal Reserve
Stephen Miran, Donald Trump’s new appointee on the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate-setting board, has doubled down...
Economy
Death and taxes – inheritance levy has become an ageist lottery for me | Inheritance tax
I am 83 next birthday and, so that my descendants escape the potential inheritance tax...
UK considers visa fee cuts for highly skilled as Trump hikes US charges | Business
Top US scientists could be enticed to the UK under proposals to fast-track visa applications...
Scams, silence, rejection: US job seekers describe ‘depressing’ work prospects | US news
When Philip Kowalski lost his job earlier this year as a USAID contractor working on...
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee could hurt US growth, economists warn | US economy
Donald Trump’s decision to impose a $100,000 (£74,096) fee on H1-B visas for skilled foreign...
More Britons view AI as economic risk than opportunity, Tony Blair thinktank finds | Artificial intelligence (AI)
Nearly twice as many Britons view artificial intelligence as a risk to the economy than...
Wealth tax would be deadly for French economy, says Europe’s richest man | Bernard Arnault
Europe’s richest man, the luxury goods magnate Bernard Arnault, has said that a wealth tax...
Labour cosies up to US tech firms with little thought of downsides | Heather Stewart
Jensen Huang, the boss of the chipmaker Nvidia, had some advice for UK ministers last...
Boomers think their wealth came from wise choices – this myth needs busting | Phillip Inman
The most infamous example of middle-income baby boomers seeking retribution for the loss of their...
Overbaked prices? What a Greggs sausage roll and Pret meal deal say about how much Britons will pay | Inflation
When George Osborne came unstuck with his “pastygate” budget 13 years ago, a Greggs sausage...