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Cost-of-living crisis? You wouldn’t know it by looking at these companies’ profits
We are so locked into believing the market must not be questioned that we just assume everything is happening as it shou...
Double blow to Healey as inflation rises to 3.5% and monthly deficit hits £24bn
Consumer prices rise by more than expected while government’s debt interest payments surge to record high for September
Violent street protests in France and Italy trigger stock and bond sell-off and send euro lower – as it happened
Roaring exports lift China’s economic growth
‘Countries are defying gravity’: how much longer can global economy resist chaos?
Sky-high oil prices and geopolitical turmoil have made less of a dent than feared … just don’t bank on it to last
US lawmakers unveil bill to hold Wall Street’s ‘Epstein-connected’ bosses to account
Move comes as Senator Elizabeth Warren condemns Barclays response to questions over ex-boss’s ties to sex offender
Unemployment in Australia reaches 4.7%, its highest in nearly five years
Financial markets trimmed the probability of an RBA interest rate rise on 3 November to below 20% following the latest f...
UK inflation pressures hit three-year high; Nobel prize for economics awarded today – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
IMF chief urges governments to tighten belts as global debt levels soar
Kristalina Georgieva says big economies will have to make ‘very touch choices’ as soaring bond yields hit budgets
Skepticism mires Trump’s Iowa steel plant project: ‘Promises are not the same as jobs’
The project has sparked doubts over whether the plant will be built and delivered as promised, given Trump’s record
BT strikes deal to rescue broadband firm TalkTalk; euro slides amid France debt burden fears – business live
TalkTalk’s wholesale and consumer arms will be sold to BT on a debt-free basis and save 900 jobs
UK diesel prices hit record high at 199.18p a litre; housebuilder stocks surge on new homes scheme – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Oil prices fall in longest losing streak in a year on hopes of progress in US-Iran talks – business live
Oil prices decline for a sixth session, as Saudi Arabia reportedly restarts its east-west pipeline