Were you better off four years ago? Seven US voters weigh their options

This presidential election may come down to one question: whether Americans feel stress about their budgets

Trump’s mass deportation plan would be ‘economic disaster’ for US

Loss of migrant workers would trigger productivity losses and a new round of inflationary pricing pressure

Five key charts: what will underpin 2024 budget statement by Rachel Reeves?

Labour chancellor to deliver budget after speculation over tax rises, debt rule changes and promised end to austerity

From capital gains to NICs: tax changes to look out for in autumn 2024 budget

Rachel Reeves will seek to close £40bn Whitehall spending gap with range of potential measures

Reeves to promise ‘wealth and opportunity for all’ in major tax-raising budget

Having announced minimum wage boost, chancellor to say she can spare working people from tax rises

Where do Trump and Harris stand on housing, taxes and other policies?

Polls show US voters unhappy about the economy, their top election concern. How would the presidential candidates address economic issues such as cost of living and labor?

Gold price hits fresh record high, as bitcoin also rallies – as it happened

Analysts say gold is benefited from safe-haven demand amid persistent geopolitical tensions, expectations of monetary policy easing, and mounting uncertainty surrounding the US presidential election.

‘The rich need to pay more’: Britons’ hopes and fears for the budget

While some want Rachel Reeves to raise taxes for the wealthy, others fear the long-term sick could be penalised

To defeat Trump, Harris must talk more about the economy

US vice-president’s campaign has stalled because Americans continue to struggle with their bills despite economic growth

Number of UK mortgage approvals at highest level since 2022 mini-budget

Bank of England figures show fourth monthly increase in a row as September approvals rise by 700 to 65,600

Jeremy Hunt calls on government not to release OBR review into his spending plans

Former chancellor accuses Rachel Reeves of politicising Office for Budget Responsibility by release on budget day

Petrol and food prices will fall thanks to oil glut, says World Bank

Downward trend in oil price from higher production, falling demand in China and clean energy to continue

Will bond vigilantes punish Rachel Reeves with a Truss-style market meltdown?

10-year gilt yields have risen in the past month but are within the range of other pre-budget periods

Lower shop prices boost prospect of Bank of England rate cut

British Retail Consortium says prices falling at fastest rate in three years and are 0.8% lower than a year ago

Starmer lost in the semantic weeds as he makes case for plugging the ‘black hole’

Two days before the budget, the British prime minister promises better days lie ahead – but first, some pain