Investors buy option protection on fears Rachel Reeves’ tax-raising measures could hurt growth

Politicians spend too much time uttering cheap rhetoric about cheap labour

Many governments have not come clean with voters about the growing fiscal strains on the welfare state

The view that the stock market is in a massive bubble and bound to crash is incorrect over the medium term

Co-chair James Brocklebank tells colleagues of move two days before Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget

Tehran-based group with military links advertises instruments incorporating equipment from UK’s Centronic

Army secretary Dan Driscoll meets delegations from Kyiv and Moscow in push for deal to end Kremlin’s invasion

Chancellor expected to use Budget to include large retail premises in the top band of the property-based levy

Defence department says it will investigate unspecified allegations against Democratic lawmaker

Chancellor is under pressure from some Labour MPs to raise levies on business this week

UK chancellor will set out her tax and spending plans on Wednesday

Reeves must deliver credible savings, calibrated tax rises and a pro-growth signal

Ruling found the appointment of Donald Trump ally Lindsey Halligan as interim US attorney was unconstitutional

Sidelining the state department and relying on dealmakers will come at a cost

Proposal to expand London hub will require moving part of the M25 motorway

‘Mansion tax’ set to affect more than 100,000 properties, mostly in London and the south-east

Peter Kyle signals more help for start-ups and companies aiming to ‘scale up’

Stephen Miran’s old shop reckons that stocks are ‘not even close’ to a bubble

Nasdaq buoyed by mounting expectations the Federal Reserve will lower borrowing costs in December

Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack

Move comes as UK government attempts to funnel more cash into London-listed stocks

The most politically sensitive elements are left for Trump and Zelenskyy to discuss

Price increases show that western restrictions are limiting Moscow’s capabilities, Bank of Finland research finds

Outcome is blow to one of Europe’s largest listed companies