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An informal adoption of sterling is likely to be Scotland’s only route to keeping the pound

Last week, the country was pushed into official default for the first time in decades

Old notes will soon be taken out of circulation by the Bank of England

Latest data signals that we should prepare for a shrinking economy – and all the negatives that come with it

UK inflation has hit a 40-year high amid threats of further strikes by unions demanding wage increases for struggling workers

‘Many women’ recognise this harmful workplace behaviour and various studies show evidence of it

Prices are rising faster than they have for four decades, putting pressure on household budgets

There’s a whiff of panic in the air – and not just in stock markets

Bank of England hikes benchmark rate for the fifth successive time

Total value of the crypto market is now below $1trn – down from almost $3trn in November

Some households set to receive two payments worth £650 in total

New riders of the ‘crypto hype train’ are ‘getting hammered’ by falling bitcoin and Ethereum

The most important woman in tech is leaving Meta. Will she be missed?

Musk has ‘a super bad feeling’ about the economy

PM’s promises on tax to save his premiership are likely to face resistance from Rishi Sunak

Real wages sank after the global financial crisis and only returned to pre-2008 levels very recently

Britain is currently in the grip of an ‘employment crisis’

The end of the latest boom is in sight. What kind of landing can we expect?

Millions are about to enjoy a four-day weekend thanks to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Electricity could be cut off at peak times for millions of UK households this winter

Real Madrid top Forbes’s football rich list ahead of Barcelona and Man Utd

Financial guru remains ‘trenchant and steadfast’ voice on consumers’ cash and rights

Treasury committing billions to help households shoulder rising cost of living

£15bn relief fund praised as ‘substantial’ and ‘welcome’ – but critics warn it doesn’t go far enough

Food and fuel shortages that rocked Asian nation are spreading around the globe

Does the annual gathering have any relevance, when globalisation is in swift retreat?

Police reportedly preparing for imminent clashes and disorder across the UK

Raising interest rates came at a cost as unemployment followed recession

Economists predict Scottish transition would fail to curb increasing interest rates and inequality

A vicious crash has shaken confidence in the entire crypto ecosystem

The Queen makes a surprise visit to Paddington Station to open new line

Experts say in many cases early payments won’t save you money in the long run

Euro-parity, a nasty cocktail and the pound’s ‘doom loop’

McDonald’s exit from Russia will put pressure on other big companies