Economics
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Brief letters: Alternative economics | ‘Bubble’ laces | Dear Dr Banana | Rebranding bank holidays | TV juxtapositions
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Indications that US economy has slowed in recent months will give policymakers plenty to debate as they decide when to next to raise rates
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Letters: When they refer to helping those ‘left behind’, they are inviting us to believe in discredited theories of trickle-down economics
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The pound rose above $1.25 on Thursday after President Trump said the dollar was ‘getting too strong’
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Bank of England has voiced concern over rising consumer debt, including credit cards, car loans and second mortgages
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Is business starting to get spooked about Donald Trump?
Larry ElliottAfter his U-turns at home and Dr Strangelove-style antics abroad, markets and investors are supposing that the president is making it up as he goes along
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Letters: Even a small percentage of late payment by a large company can cause huge pressures down the supply chain, and it invites questions about corporate ethics
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Supermarkets know consumers are sensitive to price rises of staple items such as milk. So they have increased the cost of less regular items in the hope that people won’t notice
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Pay growth was weaker than inflation in February, official figures show, signalling a return to falling real pay and a squeeze in living standards UK inflation stays at three-year high of 2.3%
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UK living standards seem to be declining, as they did in the coalition years – but in very different economic circumstances
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Editorial: The ONS has changed the way it counts inflation. More haste, less speed is needed to restore faith in facts
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Jim Yong Kim says there is greater risk of war, terrorism and increased migration if aspirations of poorer countries are not met
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UK consumer price index above Bank of England’s 2% target again, putting continuing pressure on real incomes
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Project Syndicate economists Trump is reckless – but he knows he can't afford to antagonise China
Barry EichengreenHis comments during the campaign didn’t bolster high hopes, but his summit with Xi Jinping showed he needs China’s business
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Takings tumble for third successive month as inflation figures expected to show sharp rise in price of household essentials
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Editorial: The whole philosophy of how to pay for local services is about to change, and it doesn’t look good
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Retailers expect shift to expenditure on socialising rather than consumer goods to intensify this Easter
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Project Syndicate economists Trump tax cut plan will be as big a flop as failed healthcare reforms
Nouriel RoubiniMany Republicans are unlikely to support adding trillions of dollars to public debt to reduce corporation and personal taxes
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Economists expect official statistics will vindicate Bank of England’s worries about slump in consumer spending
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Beware the unintended consequences of a robot revolution