Pre-budget leaks ‘unacceptable’, Rachel Reeves tells MPs | Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves has condemned leaks before her make-or-break budget as “unacceptable” as she revealed her...
Economy
Elon Musk’s SpaceX ‘aiming for $1.5tn valuation’ in stock market flotation – business live | Business
Introduction: SpaceX aiming for $1.5tn valuation Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of...
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds | Inequality
Fewer than 60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as...
Why has the price of silver hit a record high?
The price of silver has more than doubled this year, rising more than other precious...
Trump touts upbeat message on cost of living as Americans feel the pinch
Many Trump supporters have said they still back the president, despite feeling the pinch themselves....
China’s record trade surplus reveals its biggest strength – and hidden weakness | China
A boom in exports that has pushed China’s trade surplus past $1tn for the first...
Badenoch announces Tory review of which conditions qualify for benefits | Benefits
The Conservatives have begun a policy review to slash the scope and cost of the...
UK’s higher borrowing costs compared with major countries ‘may be coming to an end’ | Government borrowing
The “premium” that the UK pays to borrow money compared with its international peers may...
Rachel Reeves’s test from the bond markets starts now | Nils Pratley
Good news for Rachel Reeves: the cost of government borrowing has fallen a bit relative...
Bank of England expects budget will cut inflation by up to half a percentage point | Inflation
The Bank of England expects Rachel Reeves’s budget will reduce the UK’s headline inflation rate...