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Beijing’s foreign ministry urges ‘all parties’ to avoid escalation as number of crossings drops 60% in one dayHow escalating Iran conflict is driving up oil and gas prices – a visual guideBusiness live – latest updatesThe Chinese government has called …
Attempt to project calm in spring forecast may be short-lived if living costs and unemployment keep climbingReeves insists Labour has ‘right economic plan’Business live – latest updates“This government has restored economic stability,” Rachel Reeves to…
Unemployment predicted to continue rising to 5.3% as chancellor says she is meeting energy firms amid soaring oil and gas pricesBusiness live – latest updatesRachel Reeves insisted Labour has “the right economic plan” for a world that has become “yet m…
ChatGPT owner’s CEO says it will bar its technology being used for mass surveillance or by intelligence servicesBusiness live – latest updatesOpenAI is amending its hastily arranged deal to supply artificial intelligence to the US Department of War (Do…
With oil prices soaring and stocks tanking, the fast-evolving Iran war has cast a pall over the economic forecasts that British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves is set to unveil later Tuesday.
Retailer known for its sausage rolls and steak bakes says it has been resilient in a challenging marketBusiness live – latest updatesGreggs has reported a slump in profits as it bemoaned “challenging” market conditions hitting consumer confidence and d…
Extended war in Middle East could cause ‘substantial spike’ in inflation and ‘sharp drop in output’ in eurozone and UK, ECB official saysBusiness live – latest updatesShoppers faced a surprise jump in grocery inflation last month after four successive …
ECB says Middle East war could cause higher inflationary pressure and warns of potential ‘sharp drop in output’Business live – latest updatesShoppers faced a surprise jump in grocery inflation last month, as experts warned there was worse to come if th…
Spring forecast show UK unempoyment to peak higher than feared, as tax take heads for a record, but headroom against fiscal rules has increasedSpring forecast: Reeves insists Labour has ‘right economic plan’ as 2026 growth downgradedUK grocery price in…
Warning comes as OBR projections in the spring forecast are expected to show public finances moving in the right directionSoaring global energy prices as a result of the widening Middle East conflict will jeopardise Rachel Reeves’s plan to conquer infl…