The City fears the worst for the next UK chancellor – POLITICO
“He’d need a massive hearts and minds campaign to begin with and probably a commitment in principle to…
Young investors accept ‘party had to end’ but rethink financial plans after budget CGT reforms
Vanessa has a plan to get ahead financially: work hard, save carefully and invest early. The 28-year-old high…
Why running Britain is so hard, no matter who does it – POLITICO
Things can’t only get better It wasn’t always like this. The last Labour prime minister to win big before Starmer was Tony Blair. When…
Greece’s budget surplus of €5bn blows past forecasts in first quarter of 2026
Greece’s state budget surplus in the first quarter of 2026 came in more than double its initial target,…
Starmer drama has UK markets reliving their Truss nightmare – POLITICO
Ultimately, it’s the government that needs to find nearly £2 billion a week to plug the gap between…
Xiaomi announces new budget smartwatch set to launch alongside Xiaomi 17 Max
The Xiaomi 17 Max is set to launch soon in China, and it will be interesting to see…
Australians ‘literally dying’ as aged care average wait times surpass 365 days
The federal government has been accused by its political opponents of burying “confronting” new figures showing Australians are…
Four charts show Labor’s budget is not just about the generation gap, but the wealth gap too
Nobody asks economists for political advice, for good reason. But when Labor started hinting that it was going…
How Australians across generations feel about the budget
Arwen Nugteren is a young renter who lives in Middle Park, in Brisbane’s south-western suburbs.(ABC News: Ben Cocklin)…
Tech entrepreneurs warn removing CGT discount will be ‘disastrous’ for startups and small business
When Paul Bassat, the high-profile co-founder of job ad website Seek, warned on LinkedIn that the Albanese government’s…
UK Labour’s rising star suffers major setback over pensions – POLITICO
“I don’t think Torsten Bell sees himself as being the pension minister for more than about the next…
Interest rate rises push employed people and young families into mortgage stress
More than 65,000 Australians have contacted the National Debt Helpline in financial distress since the start of the…