Reeves Says Her Plan Is Working as Growth Forecast Cut for This Year

China Sets Economy’s Growth Target Below 5% for First Time in Decades

The goal, announced at a gathering of Communist Party leaders, was the lowest since 1991 and can offer clues about China’s policymaking plans.

Why Wall Street isn’t panicking over the Iran war

Predicting the outcome of a war is risky business. Even glass-half-full investors are planning, as the head of one major financial institution put it, for a situation that is "binary" – meaning that things also could go terribly wrong.

Goldman's David Solomon surprised by ‘benign’ market reaction to Iran war

"I think it's going to take a couple of weeks for markets to really digest the implications of what's happened," Goldman chief David Solomon said.

Australian economy growth stronger than expected

Australia's economy has performed better than expected, according to recent figures.

Reeves urged to scrap petrol duty rise as oil prices jump after Iran strikes

Rachel Reeves is under pressure to abandon planned fuel duty increases after oil prices surged following US and Israeli strikes on Iran.

Iran war leaves forecast for low UK inflation not worth the paper it was written on

Sky's Ed Conway says the chancellor's spring statement was based on assumptions made ahead of the Middle East conflict, which seems set to fan the flames of inflation.