Average cost of residential property rose 0.5% between April and May to £273,427

Switzerland’s success shows that a nation can revalue its way to prosperity

Central bank needs to mix playing defence with going on the offensive with a new policy framework and improved communication

Economic uncertainty hits sector in first quarter but London, Oxford and Cambridge buck trend, survey finds

After Apple, the Silicon Valley visionaries are looking to artificial intelligence to shape the future again

Beijing promises to take strong measures to defend its interests

Lobby groups call on Starmer to ensure imminent plan tackles power bills for wide range of companies

Meeting between Jonathan Reynolds and Jamieson Greer follows vow by US president to double tariff to 50%

The UK is slow to respond to the White House assault on science and universities

Artificial intelligence may buoy stocks even as it destroys jobs

Historian came from behind to defeat centre-right rival Rafał Trzaskowski in win for Maga movement abroad

‘Accounting trick’ to support methane-emitting sectors undermines fight against climate change, say researchers

Trump administration official seeks to assuage growing investor concern over the country’s public finances

New ‘airspace design service’ aims to vastly boost flight numbers but could mean new communities face noise pollution

Strikes come as Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will send delegation to Turkey for peace talks this week

Britain records year’s highest number of irregular migrant journeys across English Channel

Former policymaker at the Federal Reserve, IMF and World Bank also taught generations of students

The obstacles to higher growth in the UK are well known

Long-awaited strategic defence review will urge Starmer to keep pledge on higher military spending

Many factory workers have put faith in Donald Trump and broken with their union over support for tie-up

Investors’ concerns about US policymaking and Fed independence weigh on greenback and bonds

The English-speaking, trash-talking Scattered Spider gang is a leader in the growing criminal ransomware industry

After 17 years, the government has returned a very different bank to private ownership. This is how it happened

Rejecting ditherers can seem abrupt. But in our overloaded age, taking up valuable time is also an affront

Pro-EU mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski is polling neck-and-neck with his rightwing Maga rival, Karol Nawrocki

Plummeting support for Starmer’s party points to the impact of a cluster of policies that have proven highly unpopular

50% levy would disrupt factories and supply chains in America’s biggest foreign supplier of the metal

Boss of US plane maker says he is working with Trump administration to navigate period of ‘uncertainty’

Demerger marks significant milestone for corporate overhaul and refocus on copper and iron ore

IAEA findings raise new concerns over country’s capabilities amid nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington

Washington’s envoy urges militant group to accept pause in fighting and to release Israeli hostages

Police raid municipal offices and charge dozens of officials with corruption

Lack of exits for deals struck by managers in frothy times is straining the business model of the asset class

Fast-tracking the return of more idled capacity could push global prices down further

Mark Mazower on the long history and troubled present of the transatlantic relationship

I won’t join in, but the global trend towards sobriety is a wise one

People are willing to tolerate transparent conflicts of interest but they won’t stand for hypocrisy

More no-deposit deals to come after launches this month, say industry figures

Prospective scholars think twice about Trump’s America and consider applying to universities elsewhere

Fiscal worries and demographic changes knock demand for super-long bonds