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“It seems that borrowing costs would have to fall below 5% to see a full recovery in home buying,” a Capital Economics economist wrote.

Labour is right to get tough with rioters. But that won’t solve the deep-seated problems stoking the disorder, says the Guardian’s economics editor, Larry Elliott

Amid the racist, far right violence sweeping the UK this week has been a theme present in anti-immigration politics around the world: the idea that immigrants are “taking” jobs that would otherwise go to native-born residents. The economics of labour migration are complicated, and there has been plenty of research…

Economics of running a dry bar has led to closures despite the growing popularity of alcohol-free beers and cocktails

As we approach the 2024 Tour de France Femmes, Cyclingnews takes an in-depth look at the impact on women's cycling

Capital Economics said a recession is unlikely and growth will even reaccelerate after a soft patch in the second half of this year.

The Brown University economist's new memoir Late Admissions covers capitalism, addiction, race, and the academy.

Non-farm payrolls show US economy created 114,000 jobs in July, well below expectations, sparking speculation of an emergency interest rate cut

More than 2 million single-family homes have been built in the South since January 2021, more than four times the number completed in the Northeast, according to a Capital Economics economist.

Live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as 64-year-old aerospace veteran becomes latest boss tasked with turning around US manufacturer’s fortunes

The Tories really did leave Britain in a fiscal hole. But austerity cannot be the remedy, writes economics and public policy professor Jonathan Portes