Economy

World’s navies queue for sub-hunters built on the Clyde

Norway’s £10bn order for Type 26 frigates marks a new era for British shipyards

Britain’s right wing just twists and shouts

The economy is faring rather better than Labour’s media detractors would have you believe

Why Reeves would do best to bank on Bailey

The chancellor needs to work in partnership with the Bank of England to encourage growth

Trump’s tariffs signal a new era of friction for world trade

The UK was among several countries to strike an eleventh hour deal with the US before the deadline expired

Rachel Reeves faces some tough fiscal choices

Rising borrowing costs and a looming budget shortfall leave the chancellor in a tight spot. But she does have options

‘Bacteria knows no borders. The UK must stay in the fight’

Dismantling the world’s largest fund to fight antimicrobial resistance could contribute to millions of deaths

Reeves’s taxing problems can be fixed by a customs union

There is a lever the chancellor can pull to galvanise economic growth. Will she?

Labour must exploit the advantage of power – or lose it

Ministers praise stability and pragmatism. Instead they must dare to fight fire with fire

Where can Rachel Reeves raise tax?

Online gambling? A wealth tax? Or even – gasp – tinkering with the triple lock? The chancellor has to do something…

Wobbly growth, troubled trade and rising debt: UK plc is in a fix

The chancellor is searching for a brighter narrative – but the economy faces a string of difficulties

Trump is gambling that the UK will help pick up the tab

Caesar Trump is more like Nero than Augustus – fiddling while his country burns

The Wimbledon Effect? Pah! New balls please

Despite home-grown talent faring better on the court, British tennis is not the economic model it once was – much like the financial sector

The US stands on the cusp of a great regression

Donald Trump’s signature policy bill narrowly passed the Senate and is back before the House

It is time to stop treating Britain's tax system as taboo

Next year tax revenues will climb to the highest proportion of GDP for 70 years. Labour must make the case for essential taxation for the common good

Threat of fintech exodus could lose City IPO billions

Six large tech floats are in the London pipeline, with particular concern about the potential flight of Monzo

The Chris Riddell cartoon: capital spending jam

When more people are dying than being born, it’s a problem

As the UN warns of an ‘unprecedented fertility crisis’, the consequences of a falling birthrate could prove economically catastrophic

Rachel Reeves says she’s ending austerity. People may not notice

Labour’s promise to change Britain will be very hard to meet