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US tariffs will make global trade shrink, says WTO

The Geneva-based institution says American tariffs will send international trade into reverse.

US tariffs will make global trade shrink, says WTO

The Geneva-based institution says American tariffs will send international trade into reverse.

Spotify ‘back and functioning normally’ after global outage

Downdetector, which tracks platforms, showed more than 20,000 people reported Spotify was not working on Wednesday.

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Why Steven Levitt swapped academia for podcasting.

UK inflation rate has fallen. Here’s why it won’t last long

Economic uncertainty globally and in the UK means there are conflicting forces at play with prices.

UK inflation rate has fallen. Here’s why it won’t last long

Economic uncertainty globally and in the UK means there are conflicting forces at play with prices.

UK inflation rate has fallen. Here’s why it won’t last long

Economic uncertainty globally and in the UK means there are conflicting forces at play with prices.

Food bank cuts staff due to funding shortage

The food bank in Darlington says it can no longer afford to pay four out of five of its staff.

Falling petrol prices push UK inflation down

Inflation falls in the year to March as the price of petrol drops.

EY faces investigation over Post Office Horizon audit

The UK accounting regulator says it will look at whether EY met accounting standards.