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Graeme Wearden

Graeme Wearden tracks the latest world business, economic and financial news in our daily liveblog. Previously he worked as a technology journalist at CNET Networks

August 2024

  • Dealers at the Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, today

    Business live
    Global stock markets head for best week of 2024, as US consumer confidence rises – as it happened

  • Passengers travelling between London and Edinburgh face months of disruption after LNER drivers announced 22 days of strike action.

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Labour has been ‘played by its union paymasters’ over train driver pay, James Cleverly says – as it happened

  • A woman shopping in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn.

    Business live
    Dollar jumps as strong US retail sales ease recession fears – as it happened

  • US CPI index rose by 2.9% in year to July, less than expected

    Business live
    Interest rate cuts expected after US and UK inflation reports – as it happened

  • UK inflation rises to 2.2% in first increase since December

  • Business live
    AstraZeneca hits £200bn valuation as ambitious plans pay off – as it happened

  • Business live
    Oil price rises for fifth day running amid Middle East tensions; Russian rouble hits three-month low – as it happened

  • Battle against UK inflation is far from over, says Bank of England policymaker

  • Pound posts longest run of losses in almost a year

  • Business live
    Pound on track for worst run in almost a year, as FTSE 100 claws back losses – as it happened

  • Business live
    Asda sales fall as customers switch to supermarket rivals – as it happened

  • Business live
    FTSE 100 jumps 1.75% after Japan calms rate rise fears – as it happened

  • Business live
    Wall Street rallies after rout, as Goldman Sachs warns correction hasn’t gone far enough – as it happened

  • Business live
    Global selloff: Wall Street plunges, as FTSE 100 posts biggest fall in months – as it happened

  • Shares in New York and London tumble on fears of US recession

  • Fear of US recession rattles global markets as tech shares fall

  • Business live
    Public sector pay rises unlikely to drive up inflation, says Bank of England after interest rate cut – as it happened

July 2024

  • The Reichstag in Berlin, Germany.

    Business live
    Germany on brink of recession; eurozone beats forecasts with 0.3% growth; US job openings fall – as it happened

    Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including growth figures from across the eurozone

June 2024

  • The City of London skyline is seen from across the river Thames

    Business live
    UK growth revised higher in boost to next government; risk premium on French debt highest since 2012 – as it happened

  • The City of London's financial district skyline

    Business live
    Financial markets at risk of ‘sharp correction’; US GDP revised high – as it happened

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