President calls Federal Reserve chair a ‘numbskull’ for not reducing US borrowing costs

US president ratchets up pressure on Tehran ahead of crunch talks on nuclear programme this weekend

UK benchmark recovers from sell-off following Donald Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs

Congressional Budget Office believes legislation will leave poorest worse off

The Rock will also raise sales tax to avoid unfair competition

UK chancellor warned ‘something important may have to give’ to fill expected fiscal hole

The government should reform taxes to push savers and pension funds to invest in London-listed equities

Big Four firm ordered to pay £690,000 after issues uncovered on work for London-listed agriculture and engineering group

The British state in particular is unreformable without pressure from the bond markets

US currency falls sharply after president says he will set new levies on trading partners in next two weeks

Boeing 787 came down in Ahmedabad shortly after take-off

Plane carrying 242 people crashed in Ahmedabad

Investment firm Gordon Brothers plans to restructure struggling UK discount retailer after sealing acquisition

April’s GDP decline of 0.3% highlights chancellor’s challenge to kick-start growth

Company that sells hardware to charge electric vehicles was valued at £350mn in 2021 for its London listing

Elements of agreement covering car exports to America and beef and ethanol into UK will come into force

EU tariffs may limit discounting but Chinese carmakers will appeal to consumers with advanced technology

Windfall in form of ‘patriotic gift’ comes as Chancellor Rachel Reeves strives to balance books

Talks on scheme failed to reach deal before Wednesday’s announcement

Extensive licensing requirements raise concerns about intellectual property theft

Knock-off Russian brands have reaped the rewards of a consumer boom without the competition

Hedging against falls in the dollar has not been a prime concern but Trump 2.0 is changing the mood

Office space is increasingly in demand in London as financial companies reverse pandemic working policies

Prices climb more than 10% this month amid search for hedges against dollar weakness

Productivity gains pencilled in by departments to help meet cost targets

Washington orders removal of non-essential personnel from parts of Middle East

​Ending the pact would be a blow to security alliance with Australia and UK

Private equity group’s boss Marc Rowan said he felt ‘compelled to agree’ with recent criticism

We may look back ruefully on this government as one which did essential things but was unable to bank the political credit

Muhammad Yunus says UK should feel ‘morally’ obliged to support hunt for cash siphoned off during Sheikh Hasina era

Spending on many infrastructure projects will not be apparent until after the next election 

Beijing has used rare earth controls to win the first skirmishes in the war over commerce

Agreement in effect makes territory part of Schengen free-travel zone and ends years of post-Brexit uncertainty

Group backed by Michelle Mone’s husband Doug Barrowman accused of breaching government contract

US fiscal hawk says concern over president’s ‘big, beautiful’ legislation is deepening

The 2020s may be on their way to becoming the progeny of the combined 1980s and 1990s disinflationary bull markets

Home Office and Foreign Office among Whitehall departments facing squeeze in chancellor’s spending review

Big increase for NHS in England as Home Office and Foreign Office face real-terms cuts

Trade war fuels price pressures ahead of Federal Reserve meeting next week

Lawsuit seeks termination of customers’ leases, alleging CEO has ‘tarnished’ brand