US added 175,000 jobs in April, unemployment rate rises

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Inside Britain’s shrinking town – as the rest of the nation faces record immigration
Clouds overlook endless miles of flat fields surrounding a town that was once one of the UK’s most prosperous.
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How to reverse austerity? Scrap some of the tax-relief schemes worth £204bn
Even the HMRC doesn’t know if any of the 341 tax breaks promote economic growth – many merely line the pockets of company owners and the super-rich, writes Phillip Inman, economics editor
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Gordon Brown-backed stealth tax could push up mortgage payments by £170
Gordon Brown’s proposal to launch a stealth tax raid on banks would add hundreds of pounds to the cost of the average mortgage, analysis suggests.
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London traders bet against French bonds as debt crisis fears grow
City traders are selling off French bonds amid mounting fears of a debt crisis in Europe’s second-largest economy.
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Here's how the government spends our taxes
Ahead of the general election, the Tories and Labour have repeatedly clashed over each other’s tax plans. But how is each pound spent?
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Scotland a ‘no-go’ zone for investors under SNP rent controls
SNP rent controls have made Scotland a “no-go” zone for investors, the property industry has warned, amid fears that Labour may roll out a similar policy in England and Wales.
The Telegraph
The big lie: why taxes are going up (no matter what the Tories or Labour say)
Labour and the Conservatives are desperate to reassure middle-class voters they will not put up taxes if they win the general election.
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Sunak: Starmer will let welfare bill spiral out of control if he gets keys to No10
Sir Keir Starmer will let Britain’s welfare bill spiral out of control if he wins the keys to Number 10, Rishi Sunak has warned.
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Macron’s Election Gamble Gives Europe Brexit Nightmares Again
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The Guardian
Struggle to damp down inflation leaves Tories’ election hopes high and dry
An improving economy was supposed to boost Sunak’s campaign. But growth is flatlining, and there is little hope of an interest rate cut this week
Yahoo Finance
Stocks enter shortened trading week near record highs: What to know this week
Markets will kick off a holiday-shortened trading week after ending last week at record highs.
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Reeves signals closer UK-EU trade ties at start of economy-focused campaign week
The shadow chancellor has pledged to create 650,000 new jobs in Britain’s industrial heartlands.
CNN Business
The good economic news this week was just that … good news
“Good news is bad news” has been a common refrain for a while now.
Business Insider
New college graduates are stepping into a tougher job market. It could set their earnings back for years.
Recent college graduates are struggling to find work. Some could come to question the value of their college degree.
Bloomberg
The Market Is Disregarding What the Fed Is Saying About Rates
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The Hill
Eyeing Trump presidency, conservatives want to delay funding fight
Bullish of former President Trump’s chances of winning back the White House in November, some conservatives are pitching a funding stopgap that would extend into next year rather than expire during a lame duck session when President Biden would still be in office. Congress’s 12 annual funding bills for fiscal 2025 come due Sept. 30,…
CNN
Fact check: Biden, not Trump, has the record lows for Black unemployment and poverty
Former President Donald Trump is making a concerted effort to win over Black voters – in part by making inaccurate claims.
The National
Labour would leave NHS worse off than in Tory austerity years, research says
THE NHS would be left with lower spending increases under Labour than during the worst years of Tory austerity cuts, fresh analysis has suggested.
Bloomberg
Charting the Global Economy: Fed Holds; BOJ Leaves Yen at Risk
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Horror as dad stopped at UK airport on flight back home and sent back to Spain
“They told him we’ll all have to go to Spain and start a new life there, or that we should separate and he should go back to Spain by himself - it’s just horrible"

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US added 175,000 jobs in April, unemployment rate rises

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Inside Britain’s shrinking town – as the rest of the nation faces record immigration

How to reverse austerity? Scrap some of the tax-relief schemes worth £204bn

Gordon Brown-backed stealth tax could push up mortgage payments by £170

London traders bet against French bonds as debt crisis fears grow

Here's how the government spends our taxes

Scotland a ‘no-go’ zone for investors under SNP rent controls

The big lie: why taxes are going up (no matter what the Tories or Labour say)

Sunak: Starmer will let welfare bill spiral out of control if he gets keys to No10

Macron’s Election Gamble Gives Europe Brexit Nightmares Again

Struggle to damp down inflation leaves Tories’ election hopes high and dry

Stocks enter shortened trading week near record highs: What to know this week

Reeves signals closer UK-EU trade ties at start of economy-focused campaign week

The good economic news this week was just that … good news

New college graduates are stepping into a tougher job market. It could set their earnings back for years.

The Market Is Disregarding What the Fed Is Saying About Rates

Eyeing Trump presidency, conservatives want to delay funding fight

Fact check: Biden, not Trump, has the record lows for Black unemployment and poverty

Labour would leave NHS worse off than in Tory austerity years, research says

Charting the Global Economy: Fed Holds; BOJ Leaves Yen at Risk

Horror as dad stopped at UK airport on flight back home and sent back to Spain