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ONS revises down government borrowing estimates after data error
Office for National Statistics says there was an error in VAT receipts used to calculate the figures
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Insurers balk at multibillion-dollar claims faced by OpenAI and Anthropic
Companies struggle to assess scale of financial risks emerging from artificial intelligence
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Gold price tops $4,000 for first time
Prices have doubled in less than two years as central banks stockpile bullion and investors pour in to gold funds
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Big bond investors tell Reeves to build bigger fiscal buffer
Pimco and BlackRock both say chancellor needs to go beyond slim £9.9bn of margin left against key borrowing rule
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Brace for a market melt-up
Some say this is a ‘good’ bubble, but investors should remember that all bubbles burst in the end
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Give Britain a break: its economy is dull, not disastrous
While broader growth is subdued, consumers feel optimistic about their own lot
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The populist shadow hanging over central banks and QE
The massive bond purchases are being unwound at a time of fierce political criticism of the monetary authorities. The controversy could limit options in future crises
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Badenoch tries to revive Tory fortunes with plan to boost UK economy
Leader will pitch Conservatives as the party of spending control with pledge to drive down Britain’s deficit
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