If Putin wins in Ukraine, the British economy will be in the firing line We and the EU must show the Russian leader we mean business and seize $300bn of his country’s central bank funds
Economic damage from climate change six times worse than thought – report A 1C increase in global temperature leads to a 12% decline in world gross domestic product, researchers have found
Will Taylor Swift provide a £1bn boost to the UK economy? Barclays’ analysis may be slightly off the mark, but the megastar is tapping into a new trend in spending
Dow Jones Industrial Average hits 40,000 points for first time; UK reality TV stars charged over FX scheme – as it happened Strong quarterly results and hope of interest rate cuts drive DJIA to new alltime high
The chancellor should ditch the NatWest retail share offer. It’s not needed The Treasury has been quietly selling off the government’s stake at ever-higher prices on a rising market. Why mess with that?
Here’s one way to boost investment in UK plc: make our unions more powerful Restrictions on collective power led to decades of exploitation and stagnant pay for workers, says the Guardian economics editor, Larry Elliott
Sharp rise in cost of British lamb in UK due to rising demand and import issues Cold and wet weather also thought to have led to more lambs dying in early season, as Morrison drops 100% British lamb pledge
Australia’s unemployment rate rises to 4.1% reducing chance of another RBA interest rate hike Jobless rate increases from a revised 3.9% in March but it’s a mixed picture with employers adding 38,500 jobs overall
UK firms accused of profiteering as study finds margins rose 30% post-pandemic Unite union study of 17,000 firms shows sectors from energy to banking, and vets to car dealerships, profited from inflation crisis
Wall Street at record high after US inflation falls to 3.4%; takeover offer for Royal Mail raised – as it happened Latest US inflation report shows prices rose at slower rate in April, while Daniel Křetínský has raised offer for Royal Mail’s parent company to £3.5bn
Australians have lost 14 years of progress on living standards. A wages breakout? Please. If only It is impossible for wages to drive inflation when they are actually rising slower than inflation
Jeremy Hunt and Mel Stride warn against benefits ‘lifestyle choice’ Ministers ramp up anti-welfare rhetoric a day after data showed increase in UK unemployment
Intensifying war increasing threat to Ukraine economy, EBRD warns European Bank for Reconstruction and Development cuts growth forecasts for regions it operates in, saying war ‘casting long shadow’
What’s behind the US tariffs on Chinese EVs and what do they mean for Biden’s re-election chances? Joe Biden announced huge new tariffs on imports from China, in a move that Donald Trump says does not go far enough
Bank of England chief economist hints at summer rate cut; Tesco CEO’s pay doubles to nearly £10m– as it happened Latest UK labour market report shows more people out of work, or economically inactive, but wage growth remains higher than inflation