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Economy coverage follows the data releases and central-bank decisions — inflation, employment, growth and policy rates — and what they imply for markets. 30 of the most recent economy stories are below, newest first.
Last month’s rate hike was viewed by many officials as needed just in case inflation remains sticky.
MarketWatch · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, September 15-16, 2026
Federal Reserve · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
“I keep thinking about giving each child $750,000 toward a house.”
MarketWatch · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
The polite word for what the government and Wall Street are doing is deferring payment, like opening a tab at a bar that somebody else will pay later.
MarketWatch · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
Imagine a small group of companies whose value is greater than the entire economy of almost every single country in the world. By market value, that’s roughly where the “Magnificent Seven” group of tech companies now stands.
MarketWatch · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
Parental controls aren’t just for kids anymore
MarketWatch · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
Readers respond to an article in which Larry Elliott argues that Andy Burnham must challenge neoliberal nostrums Larry Elliott’s column on the rightwing economic myths constraining Andy Burnham’s government should be required reading before John Healey’s budget (Rightwing economic myths could derail Burnham’s project – to destroy them, look to Keynes, 1 October). I spent 20 years trading bonds, and agree that the household budget analogy bears no relation to how the UK state finances itself. Par
The Guardian · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
Energy and housing costs threaten biggest decline in modern times unless bold action taken, says thinktank Soaring energy and housing costs mean Labour is on course to preside over the worst parliament for living standards in modern times, a stark analysis warns. Three weeks ahead of John Healey’s budget, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation said Britain faces a “dire” outlook unless the government takes “bold policy action”. Continue reading...
The Guardian · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
The Survey of Consumer Expectations indicated that the median outlook for inflation over the next 12 months rose to 3.9%.
CNBC · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
Nearly 9 out of every 10 students who use credit cards report doing so to pay for basic living expenses such as food, housing and gas.
MarketWatch · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
Risk comes in many forms, even with “safe” investments.
MarketWatch · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
“She developed pleural effusion — fluid between the lungs and ribs — compressing her lungs and making it hard for her to breathe.”
MarketWatch · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
“People in the U.S. need to wake up.”
MarketWatch · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
Loneliness and social isolation can cut almost six healthy years from your life, according to a study that quantified the impact of social problems that often plague older adults.
MarketWatch · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
Research links ICE enforcement surges to lasting declines in local spending, foot traffic and jobs. In Minneapolis, businesses are still recovering.
CNBC · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
HSBC and Goldman Sachs expect the RBI to raise interest rates in December as well.
CNBC · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
An initiative on November’s ballot aims to overturn the 9.9% tax on earnings above $1m – who’s winning the fight? Voters in Washington state will soon decide the fate of the state’s so-called “millionaire tax” – a 9.9% income tax on earnings above $1m that was signed into law in March and is now facing a conservative-backed effort to repeal it. An initiative on November’s ballot aims to overturn the tax, claiming that the tax represents a slippery slope, and would eventually result in taxes for
The Guardian · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
Kristalina Georgieva says big economies will have to make ‘very touch choices’ as soaring bond yields hit budgets Business live – latest updates The head of the International Monetary Fund has called on governments across big economies to tighten their belts as soaring bond yields hit budgets. Speaking in Singapore, the IMF’s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, said global debt-to-GDP ratios were at their highest level since the second world war and on course to hit 100% in the coming yea
The Guardian · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
If recent complaints are believed, London and the UK are no longer welcoming for ultra-high net worth individuals London was once globally renowned as the “billionaires’ playground”, where the world’s super-rich could relax in the Georgian townhouses of Mayfair undisturbed by the grasping hand of the state. But if recent complaints by fleeing ultra-high net worth individuals are to be believed, the city is no longer as welcoming for those who consider themselves to be Britain’s most-persecuted m
The Guardian · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
Mood in trade talks said to have changed as EU member states harden demands for protection against Chinese imports EU trade negotiators are heading to China for two days of crunch talks aimed at sealing a breakthrough deal tackling Beijing’s record £1bn-a-day trade surplus by curbing its exports of cheap hybrid electric cars into Europe. Trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and his team fly out on Wednesday and will be negotiating up to the wire in talks scheduled to start the following day and con
The Guardian · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
In the second article in a series on the Polish economy, we look at how the country is forging closer ties with its neighbours Two miles off the coast of Gdańsk, the white steel piles of Poland’s first offshore gas terminal rise from the slate-grey Baltic. Installed at a height eight metres above the waves, the floating cranes and construction vessels here are on the frontline of Europe’s push for energy security. Since the taps were turned off on Russian gas after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of U
The Guardian · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
The World Bank now expects the region to grow 4.5% this year, but flagged that trade growth outside AI-related goods has been "weak or negative."
CNBC · Economy · 7 Oct 2026
That marked a 13.7% jump from July and was ahead of the Dow Jones consensus estimate for $102 billion.
CNBC · Economy · 6 Oct 2026
Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Isabella Bank Corporation
Federal Reserve · Economy · 5 Oct 2026
Banks and building societies raise prices as turmoil in bond markets increases expectations of base rate rise The average cost of a five-year fixed-rate mortgage has hit the 6% barrier for the first time in three years, as jitters in the money markets make the loans more expensive for lenders to offer. Figures from financial information provider Moneyfacts show the average is now 6.00%, its highest point since September 2023, while the average two-year fixed rate is not far behind at 5.98%, its
The Guardian · Economy · 5 Oct 2026
Move would strengthen Britain’s case to be included in new legislation to protect European manufacturing Business live – latest updates The UK is reviewing whether to impose tariffs on Chinese car imports to align itself with the EU and strengthen its case to be included in new legislation designed to protect the European manufacturing sectors including autos and chemicals. It is understood the EU has raised the question of tariffs with the UK as part of the discussions on the “Made in Europe”
The Guardian · Economy · 5 Oct 2026
France’s Cac 40 index slides as announcement of snap election in Spain also helps fuel eurozone uncertainty Business live – latest updates The euro has slumped to the lowest level against the dollar in 17 months amid growing concern France’s debt position could threaten the stability of the wider single currency bloc. The single currency fell as much as 0.8% against the dollar in early trading on Monday to below $1.12, its lowest level since May 2025. It has slumped by about 1.2% this month, a
The Guardian · Economy · 5 Oct 2026
Our ‘genius’ president is revealing his ignorance of economics, fueling concerns about the threat he poses to the world Donald Trump recently made a bold claim about his abilities, writing on Truth Social: “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” But in the days before and after that post, Trump made one mind-boggling statement after another, including one that raised the possibility of cutting off all trade
The Guardian · Economy · 5 Oct 2026
Moody's predicts that the world's aging populations will have fundamental impacts on the global economy and lead to difficult policy decisions.
CNBC · Economy · 5 Oct 2026
Money is needed now for a system that has left families including mine struggling their way unsupported and forgotten As one of many hundreds of thousands of people in the UK with a parent with Alzheimer’s, the passage in Andy Burnham’s speech about social care moved me to tears. My mother had not even been diagnosed when I watched Theresa May announce her 2017 general election manifesto in a hall in Halifax – with care funding at its heart. Continue reading...
The Guardian · Economy · 4 Oct 2026