Inflation
Why your grocery bill still feels high even as inflation cools
Slower price rises are not the same as falling prices. Here is what the headline figures miss about the weekly shop.
Amara Qureshi
Economics Editor
Amara writes about inflation, jobs and central banks, with a focus on what the numbers mean for ordinary households.
Central Banks
What central banks are really trying to do when they change interest rates
Interest rates are the main lever policymakers pull. A simple guide to how it works, and why it takes so long.
Business
The rise of the four-day week experiment
Some companies say shorter weeks boost productivity. Others are not convinced. What the trials suggest.
Technology
Will AI take your job, or change it?
History suggests new technology reshapes work more often than it erases it. But the transition can be painful.
Life & Arts
Books that explain money better than any textbook
A reading list for anyone who wants to understand the economy without wading through equations.
Opinion
We teach children to read. We should teach them to budget too
Financial literacy belongs in every classroom, not as an optional extra.
