1. Good news on UK inflation may be short-lived amid trade war and rising household bills

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   Worsening global outlook makes ‘gradual and careful’ approach on interest rates by Bank of England more difficultUK inflation falls to 2...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. Data shows little sign that tax increase on employers is leading to mass layoffs | Heather Stewart

   The Guardian » 2 weeks ago

   No dramatic shakeout so far, but jobs data may yet look like a snapshot of the calm before the storm of Trump’s tariffs...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. US begins inquiry into pharmaceutical and chip imports in bid to impose tariffs

   The Guardian » 2 weeks ago

   Notices show Trump administration setting stage for levies on both sectors on national security groundsThe Trump administration is kicking off investigations into imports of pharmaceuticals and semiconductors into the US as part of an attempt to impose tariffs on both sec...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. The Guardian view on Friedrich Merz’s grand coalition: gambling on a new centre ground | Editorial

   The Guardian » 2 weeks ago

   The deal signed last week between the centre-right CDU and centre-left SPD paves the way for vital investment in Europe’s biggest economySome years ago, hundreds of German finance ministry staff dressed in black and formed a giant zero to ...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. US stock markets expected to recover after Trump drops tariffs on mobiles

   The Guardian » 2 weeks ago

   Exemption, seen as a climbdown, includes laptops and chips, and is likely to help firms such as Apple and NvidiaUS stock markets were expected to stage a recovery on Monday after Donald Trump excluded imports of smartphones and laptops from his tariff regime late on Frida...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. Trump’s bullying must stop but the true costs of globalisation will remain | Richard Partington

   The Guardian » 2 weeks ago

   We cannot return to the status quo before ‘liberation day’, with western economies hollowed out by free-market capitalism Fundamentally wrong, brutal and paranoid. A preacher of voodoo economics, attacking the US’s allies and enemies alike. Condemnation of Donald Trump in...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. US chocolate prices surge amid soaring cocoa costs and tariffs

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   Price of cocoa – chocolate’s key ingredient – has climbed over past year and tariffs on imports will keep prices highFor many Americans celebrating Easter, the holiday is incomplete without chocolate: chocolate bunnies and eggs, bars tucked into Easter baskets, candy hidd...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. Could Trump’s tariffs give a green light for corporate profiteering?

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   Expectations of inflation, and recent waves of price rises, could be self-fulfilling and fuel ‘greedflation’ – and it may not only apply to US consumersOver the past few years consumers have grown used to seeing prices rise at an exorbitant rate. The cost of everything – ...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. Rachel Reeves calls for global free trade fightback to protect UK economy

   The Guardian » 2 weeks ago

   New measures announced to help tariff-hit British firms amid ambitious plans to foster closer ties with EUThe chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has set out the case for far-reaching changes to global trade and economic agreements, admitting that Donald Trump’s tariffs will have ...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. Peter Dutton’s team has looted economic policies used to fight past wars – and it’s not working in 2025

   The Guardian » 3 days ago

   As the Australian economy turns, the Coalition finds itself out of step with the electorate...

   Category: Business  Economics




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