1. ‘No alternative’: is Rachel Reeves channelling Thatcher? – Politics Weekly Westminster

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss how Rachel Reeves’s budget has upset businesses, as the annual CBI conference takes place. Plus, what is the government’s plan for the welfare state and getting Britain ‘back to work’? ...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. Retailers warn inflation could hamper UK shoppers in run-up to Christmas

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   British Retail Consortium figures come alongside data showing a fall in household disposable incomeShoppers’ ability to afford Christmas treats has been put under threat as retailers warned November could mark a turning point for inflation, with the recent fall in prices ...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. Two-thirds of Americans think Trump tariffs will lead to higher prices, poll says

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   Exclusive: a Harris poll raises questions about the popularity of one of Trump’s key economic policy platforms...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. Retailers prepare for cautious Christmas as a chill settles on consumers

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   A late Black Friday and a mild October mean seasonal sales have got off to a slow start, and hopes are not highShoppers may be preparing to swoop for Black Friday bargains this week, but retailers are expecting a “cautious Christmas”, with households concerned about high ...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. Trump’s cabinet isn’t as anti-Wall Street as voters might want to believe | Robert Reich

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   The man Trump has tapped as US treasury secretary was only recently derided by Elon Musk as the ‘business-as-usual choice’Will anything stop Trump?He’s got control over both chambers of Congress, a tractable supreme court, a politic...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. Remember the global financial crisis? Well, high-risk securities are back

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   The shadow banking sector is trying its hand at trading in debt-based products such as collateralised loan obligationsWhen Margot Robbie made a surprise cameo in the ...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. Possible Europe-US trade war could push euro into parity with the dollar

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   If Donald Trump imposes tariffs on EU imports the eurozone is likely to take a hit, causing euro to slide furtherThe euro risks falling to parity with the US dollar for the first time since late 2022 if a new transatlantic trade war weakens the already struggling eurozone...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. Wall Street heading for record high after Scott Bessent nominated as US Treasury secretary; Barclays fined £40m over 2008 Qatari deal – business live

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   Bonds rally and dollar dips as investors welcome choice of billionaire hedge fund manager Bessent as next Treasury secretaryNewsflash: A deputy governor at the Bank of England has warned that it is “too early to declare victory” in the fight against inflatio...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. Trump’s talk of tariffs raises fears of hit to economies worldwide

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   Tariffs on Mexican, Canadian and Chinese goods threaten not just those nations but global economic growthTrump vows tariffs on Mexico and Canada and dee...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. Trump’s tariff threat sets stage for bitter global trade war

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   Trade experts hail ‘new era of protectionism’ with targeted countries retaliating with their own tariffs...

   Category: Business  Economics




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