Helia Ebrahimi , Economics Correspondent

The Chancellor Rachel Reeves says the Government is backing plans for a third runway at London Heathrow Airport – as part of its drive to get the UK economy growing.

He once dismissed Bitcoin as being “based on thin air”, but Donald Trump has very much changed his tune on crypto-currencies.

Growth, inflation, stock markets: let’s look at the situation in the UK.

The cost of government borrowing rose again this morning and the pound fell – with financial markets still worried by the country’s faltering economy and weak public finances.

The pound has slumped to its lowest level in nine months after government borrowing costs surged to their highest since the banking crisis in 2008.

The social care system in England could be facing collapse, according to a group of six large providers.  

Here in the UK, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised a crackdown on ‘waste’ within government departments – insisting they find savings of five percent in the next four years. 

For the first time since Brexit, a UK chancellor was back in Brussels addressing her European Union counterparts.

The head of the CBI says the Chancellor’s tax rises caught companies off guard, and they can no longer afford to invest or hire new people.

The world’s largest cryptocurrency is soaring towards an extraordinary milestone, with one Bitcoin worth almost $100,000.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is urging calm over the impact of a Trump presidency, telling this programme we shouldn’t “jump the gun” and assume he will impose tariffs on the UK.

Financial Services are the “crown jewel” in the UK economy – the Chancellor Rachel Reeves will declare.

The Bank of England has cut interest rates again to 4.75% – although it came with a warning, that Rachel Reeves’ budget would add more inflationary pressure to the economy. 

Donald Trump’s victory made the Dollar, Wall Street and the crypto markets – along with his crypto-bro backers – yelp with joy, sending Bitcoin to a record high.

From deregulation to soaring trade tariffs – what impact is Trump’s win likely to have on global financial stability