US economic growth and recession

The Observer view on why a general election in Britain is now essential | Observer editorial
The Conservatives want to foist another prime minister upon the country but they must not be allowed to do more harm
Observer editorial
23, Oct, 2022 @5:30 AM

Rishi Sunak said it was fairytale economics. That was one thing he got right | Will Hutton
The markets have no faith in the mini-budget and the British people will soon feel its effects
Will Hutton
25, Sep, 2022 @5:30 AM

UK economy shrank in second quarter according to poll of economists – as it happened
Rolling live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as analysts weigh risk of recessions across the world
Jasper Jolly
08, Aug, 2022 @2:16 PM

US adds 372,000 jobs in June as growth exceeds expectations
US unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%, labor department said, as jobs report indicated resilience
Edward Helmore
08, Jul, 2022 @2:36 PM

Markets brace for sharpest rise in US interest rates in almost 30 years
Federal Reserve expected to increase cost of borrowing by 0.75 percentage points to curb rising inflation
Larry Elliott Economics editor
15, Jun, 2022 @11:27 AM

US jobs numbers beat predictions, with 200,000 new jobs added in February
Economists say that the pressure for higher wages appeared to be subsiding and labor shortages easing
Edward Helmore in New York
04, Mar, 2022 @3:11 PM

How Covid spread fear of globalisation and threatens a new world order
From China backtracking on coal to Britain’s ‘chicken king’ calling for a rethink of food production, the virus has accelerated nationalist impulses towards autarky
Martin Farrer
15, Oct, 2021 @11:39 PM

GDP rises and suddenly everyone’s afraid of the big, bad inflation beast
Investors are obsessed with the idea of soaring prices, but a glance at the past decade shows there is not much to fear
13, Jun, 2021 @6:00 AM

Sterling reaches $1.39 in best performance for three years
FTSE 100 posts biggest daily gain for over a month as investors buoyed up by vaccine and US economy hopes
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
15, Feb, 2021 @6:18 PM

The baby boomers still want to make America great again | Phillip Inman
Trump may not have carried all before him, but in times of fear and inequality, his ideas still resonate – and not just in the US
Phillip Inman
07, Nov, 2020 @5:00 PM

European stock markets endure worst week since June
Wall Street also tumbles as global markets fear economic fallout from new Covid-19 restrictions
Larry Elliott Economics editor
30, Oct, 2020 @6:04 PM

Stock Market America is booming. So is Unemployment America | Lloyd Green
The government just reported nearly 900,000 new jobless claims, and 8m Americans have fallen into poverty since May
Lloyd Green
17, Oct, 2020 @10:29 AM
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