Saudi, Iranian foreign ministers discuss regional tensions, state news agency says Reuters

Oil advanced and the dollar edged higher in early Asian trading after Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia raised the risk of a widening Middle East conflict.

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey must find £35 billion ($46 billion) to meet the Labour government’s spending ambitions, the Institute for Fiscal Studies warned ahead of the budget later this month.

Prime minister’s pledge is backed by tech groups but hedge funds and banks say it will damage competitiveness

Prime minister and chancellor to meet chief executives and lobby groups after complaints about lack of detail on plans for economy

Influential think-tank says a ‘do nothing’ fiscal event on October 28 is not an option

New Zealand’s ruling National Party says the nation’s debt burden and budget deficit mean now is not the time to cut taxes.

US Stocks open higher to close out the week as oil retreats near $103 after Trump pledged not to strike Iran before the November midterms, tech rebounds from Thursday’s OpenAI-driven selloff

Patrick Thomson, who heads the bank’s asset management business in Europe, said he was ‘bullish on the UK’

Miatta Fahnbulleh argues help for households should go beyond the most vulnerable ahead of a new year price rise