Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as investors reassess bets after some polls suggest Kamala Harris has gained momentum

Guardian Book Blog

02.11.2024

US economy added only 12,000 jobs in October in shock pre-election drop – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as non-farm payrolls numbers deliver economic surprise days before presidential election

Guardian Book Blog

01.11.2024

Post-budget sell-off of government bonds by worried City traders intensifies, pushing up UK borrowing costs – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Institute for Fiscal Studies says increasing borrowing to fund investment ‘right thing to do’

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31.10.2024

US economic growth slows, as Germany avoids recession and France gets Olympics boost – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Eurozone GDP grew by 0.4% in the last quarter, faster than expected, as Germany’s economy avoids second contraction in a row

Guardian Book Blog

30.10.2024

Gold price hits fresh record high, as bitcoin also rallies – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

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.

Guardian Book Blog

29.10.2024

Volkswagen to shut at least three German factories, union warns; Oil price falls 5% after Israel’s attack on Iran – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Guardian Book Blog

25.10.2024

UK consumers in ‘a despondent mood’ ahead of the budget, as confidence dips – business live | Business | The Guardian

People holding ‘their breath’ to see what’s in store for them in Rachel Reeves’s first budget, reports GfK

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24.10.2024

UK inflation falling faster than expected, says Bank of England’s Bailey; Reeves to announce debt rule changes at IMF – business live | Business | The Guardian

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as governor Andrew Bailey says disinflation is happening faster than expected

Guardian Book Blog

23.10.2024

Trump trade drives dollar rally and gold hits record high; Lloyds beats profit expectations – business live | Business | The Guardian

Dollar also boosted by strong economic data; Deutsche Bank bounces back to profit

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22.10.2024

UK public borrowing rises to £16.6bn in September, higher than official forecast, in sign of budget pressures – business live | Business | The Guardian

UK has borrowed £79.6bn this financial year, £1.2bn more than a year ago, which is the third highest year-to-September borrowing since January 1993.

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FTSE 100 share index records biggest weekly loss in a year, as US shutdown fears hit markets – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Bank of England expected to leave interest rates on hold today; household water bills increase to be set – business live | Business | The Guardian

Company insolvencies rise across England and Wales; interest rate cuts less likely after UK pay growth accelerates – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

UK inflation reading for November forecast to rise further above Bank of England target – business live | Business | The Guardian

UK firms slash jobs after budget, but US economy booms; Royal Mail takeover gets government clearance – business live | Business | The Guardian

US inflation rises slightly; Close Brothers granted permission to appeal against motor finance ruling – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Cost of average UK Christmas dinner rises by 6.5%, says Kantar; Ashtead to move listing to US – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Rachel Reeves warns of greater trade barriers with EU unless relationship improves – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Investors up bets on Federal Reserve interest rate cut after US jobs data – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Stock market Santa rally underway; South Korean won hits two-year low as martial law declared – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Eurozone manufacturing recession deepens; Stellantis shares fall after CEO’s resignation – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Global trade tensions and cyber attacks ‘threaten UK economy’; UK Black Friday spending ‘up 12%’ – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Macquarie agrees £700m deal to buy UK-listed waste firm Renewi; Direct Line shares jump after rejecting Aviva’s £3.3bn offer – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

US economy ‘motoring along’ with 2.8% growth; coffee prices hit near-50 year high – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Donald Trump’s trade tariffs could cost US consumers $2,400 a year – business live | Business | The Guardian

Wall Street hits record high after Scott Bessent nominated as US Treasury secretary – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Public sector pay rises and debt interest costs push up UK government borrowing; Bitcoin nears $100,000 – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

British households’ energy bills will rise by 1.2% in January – business live | Business | The Guardian

Ford to cut 4,000 jobs in Europe, with Germany and the UK hardest hit – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Bank of England governor says budget measures could cost jobs, and argues for ‘gradual’ interest rate cuts – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

UK consumer confidence drops as household finances are squeezed; UK and US sign civil nuclear collaboration deal – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

UK growth slows to 01% in Labour government’s first quarter – business live | Business | The Guardian

UK mortgage rates rising; Meta fined for breaching EU antitrust rules – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

US inflation rises to 2.6% in October; Post Office closures put 2,000 jobs at risk – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

UK grocery inflation picks up to 2.3%; unemployment rises while regular wage growth slows – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Bitcoin breaks $83,000 for first time on Trump trades; UK government sells £1bn of NatWest shares – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Shares in UK retailers fall as sector counts cost of NICs tax rise – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Jerome Powell says Donald Trump can’t fire him, after Fed and BoE cut rates – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

OBR moving to ‘trust but verify’ relationship with Treasury after ‘black hole’ row – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Wall Street hits record high after Trump election win, as US dollar, bitcoin and Tesla shares surge – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

US dollar weakens as election polls shift away from Donald Trump – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

US economy added only 12,000 jobs in October in shock pre-election drop – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Post-budget sell-off of government bonds by worried City traders intensifies, pushing up UK borrowing costs – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

US economic growth slows, as Germany avoids recession and France gets Olympics boost – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Gold price hits fresh record high, as bitcoin also rallies – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Volkswagen to shut at least three German factories, union warns; Oil price falls 5% after Israel’s attack on Iran – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

UK consumers in ‘a despondent mood’ ahead of the budget, as confidence dips – business live | Business | The Guardian

UK inflation falling faster than expected, says Bank of England’s Bailey; Reeves to announce debt rule changes at IMF – business live | Business | The Guardian

Trump trade drives dollar rally and gold hits record high; Lloyds beats profit expectations – business live | Business | The Guardian

UK public borrowing rises to £16.6bn in September, higher than official forecast, in sign of budget pressures – business live | Business | The Guardian

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