1. Five economic factors that will govern Rachel Reeves’s spring statement

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   The chancellor will address MPs on Wednesday, warning of tough spending cuts amid rising government borrowing costsWhat to expect from...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. Carmaker shares slide after Trump’s 25% tariff; British Steel proposes closing Scunthorpe blast furnaces – as it happened

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsRachel Reeves accused of balancing books on back of UK’s poor...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. Wall Street slides as US consumer sentiment falls to two-year low amid tariff fears – as it happened

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   US stocks fall after latest consumer sentiment poll shows Americans are anxious about the state of the economyOver in Germany, the number of people out of work has risen at the fastest rate since October of 2024.The German l...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. The Observer view on the spring statement: Rachel Reeves balanced the books – but at whose expense? | Observer editorial

   The Guardian » 6 days ago

   Here was a successful economic strategy in the making, marred by its abdication of responsibility to some of society’s weakestSteering the British economy out of the mess Labour inherited is a slow and painful process, beset by economic and political hazards. Four Labour ...

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1. Surging cost of cocoa leads UK shoppers to shell out more for smaller Easter eggs

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   Prices of some chocolate products have risen by 50% in a year while many have also shrunk in size, Which? reportsShoppers are shelling out for smaller eggs this Easter as ...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. Access to EU investment is reason enough to face down the Brexiters | Letter

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   Brian Unwin highlights just how much long-term financing has been lost through leaving the EU. But Fawzi Ibrahim says sovereignty is pricelessPolly Toynbee (...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. Late data from one business means UK wage growth may need to be revised, says ONS

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   Caveat from statistics agency is latest sign of its problems collecting reliable economic dataBritain’s main measure of wage growth may need to be revised after a large employer failed to supply earnings data on time, the troubled ...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. Retail sales in Great Britain given lift as shoppers splash out

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   Sales volumes rise 1% in February after City economists had predicted fall amid weak consumer confidenceRetail sales in Great Britain rose last month amid a sharp increase in consumers spending at department stores, hardware shops and clothes outlets.Re...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. Wall Street shrinks in response to price pressures, stoking fears of Trump tariffs

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   Major indices fell by about 2% as data shows rising prices and the Fed holds off on cutting interest ratesWall Street’s primary indexes fell sharply on Friday, as data underscored underlying price pressures, stoking fears that the ...

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1. Spring statement: Reeves blames ‘global uncertainty’ for deeper spending cuts

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   Chancellor says tougher measures required to plug fiscal hole after Treasury watchdog halves 2025 growth forecastSpring statement: key point...

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