Jack Barnett

In what was probably her last Mansion House speech, the chancellor said Britain was ‘beating the odds’. Here is a scorecard for the past two years

A string of statistics published in the Labour leader’s first week as prime minister will reveal the state of the economy he has inherited

Fresh increase in crude prices driven by the US hitting Iran ‘very hard’ with missile attacks overnight

Jamie Dimon says he hopes Andy Burnham, the new prime minister, succeeds and the UK thrives — and added that Rachel Reeves ‘did a great job’

Inflation in the UK fell to its lowest level in more than a year last month following a reduction in global oil prices after the US and Iran’s tentative ceasefire agreement. Figures published by

Brent crude leapt by more than 4% as the US president stepped up the rhetoric against Iran and traffic stalled in the Strait of Hormuz

John Healey tells heads of of Britain’s leading companies over City breakfast that he wants to make British companies more profitable

A fresh start with a new prime minister, and England’s progress in the World Cup, produced the biggest jump in GfK’s survey for nearly three years

The Bank of England is due to make its first decision on borrowing costs under Andy Burnham as inflation worries are reignited by the war with Iran

Concerns that higher prices might trigger another bout of inflation push up yields on government bonds