Speaking at a party convention, the US president gave no details on how the plan would work or where the money would come from.

The single most economically significant, philosophically contentious number in government is being changed for the first time since 2003

What looks like a breakdown in historical correlations may simply reflect a different macroeconomic regime

A narrow focus on the jobs immigrants move into ignores the fact that by spending money, they create new jobs elsewhere

Sweeteners for buyers of new builds rarely include a drop in the price of the home. So developers, and the government, will have to find other ways to shift empty stock

Sweeteners for buyers of new builds rarely include a drop in the price of the home. So developers, and the government, will have to find other ways to shift empty stock

A walk through a modern apartment, through the eyes of the people for whom everything in it was new.

A walk through a modern apartment, through the eyes of the people for whom everything in it was new.

Financial insecurity is trapping households in short-term thinking and costing the government votes, new research shows. Savings policy could lift the mood

Growing up in economic hard times can lead to a ‘zero sum’ approach to politics – and an aversion to buying rounds

A Sunderland community centre shows how mentoring helps young people find work – and why cash benefits are less effective in the long term than tough love and job placements

A Sunderland community centre shows how mentoring helps young people find work – and why cash benefits are less effective in the long term than tough love and job placements

The relationship between No 10, the Treasury and the Bank of England is not set in stone. The new PM and his team, especially Haigh, aren’t convinced