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Richard Partington

Richard Partington is the Guardian's economics correspondent. Twitter @rjpartington 

January 2025

  • Bank of England building seen from a low viewpoint to the side of equestrian statue silhouetted against glass-fronted towers and blue sky

    Government under pressure on economy as British households anticipate worsening finances

  • Bank of England and City skyline

    Signs of returning UK inflation give Bank of England interest rate dilemma

  • Rachel Reeves and Jonathan Reynolds sit on white armchairs at a Bloomberg event; they both wear suits but appear relaxed. Reeves is smiling.

    Are Rachel Reeves’s efforts to win business confidence ‘fiddling while Rome burns’?

  • The government statistics agency will use 148 agency staff to add to its 549-strong permanent workforce.

    ONS to spend millions on temp workers to fix ‘unusable’ UK employment data

  • UK pay growth rises despite firms cutting jobs after budget

  • Average London salary 68% higher than Burnley equivalent, says thinktank

  • Trump versus the bond market: president-elect’s campaign rhetoric puts investors on edge

  • ‘I know someone in a warehouse with a master’s degree’: how to break the cycle of youth unemployment

  • Reeves clings to green shoots of recovery as UK economy flatlines

  • Unexpected drop in inflation lifts pressure off Rachel Reeves

  • Fall in UK inflation to 2.5% paves way for Bank of England rate cut

  • German economy shrinks for second year in a row

  • Labour faces costs of £50bn to replenish affordable housing after right to buy, report says

  • Surrey councillors ask ministers to ‘write off’ Woking’s £1bn debt

  • One in six UK workers skipping meals to make ends meet, says TUC

  • Fears over UK borrowing costs as US jobs figures prompt bond market volatility

  • Reeves mulls deeper cuts to public services as borrowing costs soar

  • Cuts, tax rises and doing nothing: Rachel Reeves’ options to tackle economic woe

  • Business live
    Bond market turmoil eases as Treasury minister says ‘no need’ for government intervention – as it happened

  • Rachel Reeves must handle bond sell-off with care, but this is not a Truss-level event

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