UK migrant workforce grew strongly last year despite weaker hiring
Data highlights concerns about lack of jobs growth among British-born population
PCE inflation set to hit 3.4% in March
We ran the latest CPI and PPI data through our new nowcasting model to predict the upcoming PCE numbers
Iran war is ‘a folly’, says Rachel Reeves
Chancellor ‘very frustrated and angry’ with Trump over conflict and its impact on UK economy
Israel poised to seize Hizbollah’s ‘capital of liberation’
Twenty-six years ago a Lebanese militant leader stood in Bint Jbeil to hail a landmark Israeli retreat. Now the IDF is set to take the town
UK regulator bans unauthorised Martin Lewis ads for car finance claims
Conclusive Financial’s promotions boasted of high compensation figures and used images without permission
BP’s new chief executive to reset company into two units
Meg O’Neill plans to return oil group to structure before its complicated 2020 reorganisation
Latham partners pocket record $8.7mn average pay
US law firm’s revenues surpass $8bn for first time on the back of megamerger mandates
Iran war could slow global growth to weakest since pandemic, IMF warns
Expansion of global economy would fall to 2.5% in an ‘adverse scenario’ of persistent $100-per-barrel oil
The priciest barrels of oil in history?
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Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh reveals assets worth over $100mn
Trump’s pick to succeed Jay Powell reports $10mn in consulting fees from Stanley Druckenmiller’s family office
IMF cuts UK’s growth forecast by more than any other G7 nation
Fund says British economy faces heavy blow from global energy crisis this year
Trump signals hope for Iran talks despite US blockade of Hormuz
Also in today’s newsletter, US oil supply fears intensify as final prewar tankers leave the Gulf
Iran war creates an emerging economy emergency
Poorer countries are finding themselves at sharp end of fuel shortages
Amazon agrees $11.6bn takeover of satellite group Globalstar
Deal will bolster tech group’s efforts to challenge Elon Musk’s Starlink with its own low Earth orbit satellite business
Global oil demand plummets by most since pandemic, says IEA
Demand drops 3.4% in March due to soaring prices, supply shortages and collapse of Middle East air travel
Rolls-Royce targets 100 ultra-wealthy buyers with customised electric cars
UK carmaker tests limits of the market with its personalised vehicles for the super-rich
How can I take more pleasure from cooking? You asked, Nigella Lawson answered
I’m getting divorced. Should I settle out of court?
I would like to know the benefits and drawbacks of a financial dispute resolution
Axel Springer’s Telegraph deal waved through by UK government
Culture secretary’s decision not to refer bid to watchdogs means end of three-year sales process is in sight
Artist Rirkrit Tiravanija: ‘I wanted a garden visible from every room’
His modernist house in Thailand floats on stilts above the forest floor, its hard edges softened by trees and vines — it’s the perfect backdrop for his relaxed guest policy
PwC plans overhaul of global consulting business
Shake-up spurred on by rise of AI and threat of major upheaval across the industry
Europe’s carbon pricing scheme under scrutiny as energy costs soar
The cost of polluting in Europe and the UK has fallen since the start of 2026
You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love — the truth behind the ‘good Nazi’
In a hybrid of fiction and essay, Jean-Noël Orengo explores how Albert Speer charmed Hitler and then laundered his own postwar reputation
Is the office bar back?
Some employers hope company pubs can offer a morale boost, despite a decline in workplace boozing