After a less-than-successful float in 2015, the bank is back for another tilt at London, this time for £2 billion. Can it do any better a decade later?

Thanks to digital currencies, the world is entering an era of decentralised money creation. The lure seems irresistible but what are the risks?

The 73% rise in cash terms since 2011 compares with growth in average real wages of only 8% — this disparity raises urgent questions about fairness

Is the OBR about to throw in the towel on UK growth at the very moment things are about to improve?

The US economy feels good but the underlying signals are grim, while at the same time the Trump administration keeps chipping away at constitutional rights

Rachel Reeves should avoid making the UK less transparent than competitor economies by cutting down the number of official forecasts

Ministers may balk at signing up to the creditors’ deal, but it is the only one on the table and it may just fix many of the problems

Shares in Britain’s biggest supermarket rise sharply as its boss says customers are buying premium food instead of eating out

Retailers say sales are slowing as consumers lose confidence, and the lateness of the budget could hit Black Friday and Christmas shopping

An enforced trip to the Post Office was like a return to the heyday of late Victorian Britain. If we are ever to boost productivity, we could start here