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America’s employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of strikes and hurricanes that left many workers temporarily off payrolls

October jobs report reveals modest job growth, stable unemployment rate, and impact of recent events on the economy before Election Day.

Average monthly job gains in 2024 had been about 200,000, but new figures affected by Boeing strike and hurricanes

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump often finds a way to tie illegal immigration to other topics such as the economy.

Germany's economy would have grown by 0.5% instead of contracting last year if illness wasn't so high, researchers say.

Sir Keir Starmer is pursuing a ‘reset’ of relations with the bloc but concerns persist about a lack of urgency

AN audience member has been praised on social media as he took aim at the Labour and Tory guests on Thursday night’s Question Time...

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

Letters: Politicians including Jeremy Corbyn and MPs from the Green party and Plaid Cymru respond to the chancellor’s plans. Plus a letter from Peter Riddle

Brief letters: Brexit’s cost | University funding | ‘Return of tax and spend’ headline | Bankers’ bonuses | Cross Clarkson | Penny off a pint

Perhaps the most important long-term change announced in the first Labour budget are the new rules the government has set itself to fund the expansion of public services and increase public investment. These fiscal rules, which set out how much the government can borrow and spend, are seen as critical…