Economics
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Ben Jennings on the Greek bailout deal – cartoonPrime minister Alexis Tsipras calls emergency sessions of parliament to vote on €86bn bailout measures, which will see further spending cuts imposed
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The Guardian view on China under Xi Jinping: it prefers control to reformEditorial: China has made the wrong choice as political and social reform takes second place
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While other candidates apologise for spending and borrowing too much, Corbyn’s take on austerity and party’s economic record adds upJeremy Corbyn is right to blame the banks, not Labour, for the financial crisis
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Jeremy Corbyn has been criticised as a throwback, but he is a timely reminder to his party of its values. And history has hardly been kinder to the ConservativesLabour’s past is being disinterred. But what about the Tories?
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George Osborne may have many reasons for selling off state assets, but his promised great divestment is not free of long-term costsPrivatisation betrays a short-term view of debt
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Steady US job figures could end the era of ultra-low interest ratesThe Federal Reserve looks likely to decide that the time is right for a rate rise, almost seven years to the day since Lehman Brothers’ collapse
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Export rise narrows UK trade deficitOffice for National Statistics says trade gap reduced by £2.7bn in the second quarter of this year with sales of chemicals, fuel and cars rising
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Payroll numbers expected to show US economic recovery gathering strengthEconomists forecast that nonfarm payrolls increased by 223,000 last month, matching June’s job gains
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide taught me about satire, Vogons and even economicsScience fiction was serious stuff when I was a child, Douglas Adams showed it could be funny – plus he included something for us economists, too
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Readers recommend: songs about confusion and delusionMass public frenzy, hype and hysteria? Or private panic and adolescent crisis? Suggest songs all about seeing it wrongly, whether in history or just in your head, says Peter Kimpton
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Greece's tax revenues collapse as debt crisis continuesAs talks continue over proposed €86bn third bailout, Greek treasury says tax revenues fell 8.5% in a year, and public spending fell 12.3%
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Super Thursday: Bank of England votes 8-1 to hold interest ratesCity analysts push prospect of a rate rise into 2016 as only one MPC member votes for an increase
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Immigration viewed negatively by half of developed world’s populationIpsos survey of 24 countries reveals a majority of many populations think migration is changing their nation in ways they don’t like
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Super Thursday: Bank of England transparency or information overload?Mark Carney’s tone will pave way for market predictions over interest rate increases – but the data dump may make it harder to scrutinise Bank thinking
China stuns financial markets by devaluing yuan for second day running