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Surge in immigration risks ‘pushing down wages’ for low-paid Britons
Increase in new arrivals can undermine pay growth for low-skilled workers, finds IMF study
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Job vacancies plunge below pre-Covid levels as bosses freeze hiring
Employers blame ‘twin threat’ of National Insurance and minimum wage rises
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Business in ‘state of despondency’ as confidence plummets
Trump’s tariffs and Budget tax rises blamed for uncertainty among British firms
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Britain suffers ‘almost unprecedented’ fall in productivity
Latest drop puts Rachel Reeves’s growth ambitions under more pressure
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Britain risks Greek-style debt crisis from Trump tariffs
UK’s £2.8 trillion debt pile leaves it vulnerable as America risks triggering a global recession
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Trump’s tariffs will tip America into recession, warns JP Morgan
Investment bank downgrades US growth after president sends global stocks tumbling
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Trump’s tariffs on China raise much less than expected
Levies on Beijing introduced over the past two months yield a ‘surprisingly low’ sum
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From Nikes to Big Macs: What Trump’s tariffs mean for prices
‘Liberation Day’ will have far-reaching consequences for households on both sides of the Atlantic
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Aston Martins to Scotch: The UK industries hit hardest by Donald Trump’s tariffs
Some of Britain’s most important sectors are highly exposed to Washington’s trade war
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Reeves refuses to rule out autumn tax rises as Trump tariffs loom
Chancellor tells MPs public finances are on ‘firm footing’ despite OBR warning over headroom
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Almost 400,000 more judged unfit to work after Labour axes Tory reforms
Move comes after a High Court ruling deemed previous government’s plans unlawful
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The UK industries at risk from Trump’s tariffs – and how Starmer could respond
Britain is unlikely to be exempt from US ‘liberation day’, but it has options on the table
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Homebuyers £3,200 worse off after Reeves’s stamp duty raid
Chancellor urged to raise thresholds after new rate branded ‘major step backwards’