A couple of months after Britain finally took its great leap into the unknown, many businesses are still waiting to see where they will land. Others fear they have lost their footing for good

Brexit correspondent Lisa O’Carroll distils a few of the post-exit bumps facing individual British firms that she has investigated for the Guardian

Bigger quotas, but greater market risk—here’s what our new relationship means for the seafood industry

According to the standard economic model, the government should raise taxes early and focus on tackling the Covid deficit. But that strategy would worsen the deprivation already caused by austerity

Democrats are debating economic theory at the most inappropriate time imaginable. US citizens need help

A community of people across the world gathered together to share information and organise action. But the subsequent clampdown on these same platforms shows gaping limitations

The life-or-death scramble for jabs is new, but the underlying logic is familiar from political economy. And in the end, the best way for a nation to serve its people is to co-operate with the rest of the world

This asset is not getting any less volatile. So what explains the latest spike?

Premature tightening is a grave risk to the wider economy—and to your portfolio

For those running a country, technocratic policy-making has its attractions. But don’t forget the politics

Free money is in vogue—but there’s no such thing, says the former head of the Treasury

We were promised control of our own borders after Brexit. This is what the government has decided to do with it