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Richard Partington

Richard Partington is the Guardian's senior economics correspondent

May 2025

  • The facade of the Bank of England building, partly in shade

    Bank of England poised to cut rates as fears grow over impact of Trump tariffs

    Markets suggest quarter-point reduction to 4.25% is almost certain but some economists say Bank must go further

April 2025

  • man in hoodie walks past graffito pointing way to a food bank

    Labour’s benefit cuts will cost UK economy billions, charity says

  • Ships unload cargo containers at the Port of Los Angeles

    Trump tariffs prompt slump in shipments to US ports

  • The MSC Aaya cargo container ship docking at the port of Hong Kong this week

    Business live
    Trade war fears hammer US consumer expectations; FTSE 100 in longest winning run since 2019 – as it happened

  • People sitting next to and walking past a window display of women's clothing

    UK consumer confidence dips to lowest level since 2023 amid tariff concerns

  • UK economy faces growth shock from Trump tariffs, says Bank governor

  • Business live
    UK private sector shrinks as export orders slump; state borrowing nearly £15bn above official forecast – as it happened

  • UK annual borrowing exceeds forecasts by almost £15bn in blow to Rachel Reeves

  • Economics viewpoint
    Could Trump’s tariffs give a green light for corporate profiteering?

  • As Labour frustration grows, could OBR forecasts be cut to once a year?

  • Good news on UK inflation may be short-lived amid trade war and rising household bills

  • Number of payrolled workers in UK fell by 78,000 ahead of budget tax rise

  • UK business confidence falls to lowest level in over two years, survey shows

  • Economics viewpoint
    Trump’s bullying must stop but the true costs of globalisation will remain

    Richard Partington

  • US politics live
    Court ruling saying Mahmoud Khalil can be deported condemned as ‘unjust and alarming’ – as it happened

  • Business live
    US stock markets rally as White House says there is ‘great optimism’ in the economy – as it happened

  • Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Starmer aiming to ‘pass emergency legislation in one day’ to save British Steel – as it happened

  • ‘The damage is done’: Trump’s tariffs put the dollar’s safe haven status in jeopardy

  • GDP jump offers Rachel Reeves some light as UK enters Trump tariff tunnel

  • Fact check: are US tariffs really bringing in $2bn a day as Trump claims?

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