UK prime minister will also talk up potential of AI to increase productivity across the state

Republican-controlled House of Representatives had passed the measure on Tuesday

Champion of light regulation expected to be welcomed by Wall Street

Moscow’s soldiers step up offensive just hours after Kyiv backs 30-day, US-brokered armistice

Government spending rose to $603bn in February despite hyperactive efficiency drive, data shows

Fiscal watchdog’s preliminary forecasts based on UK borrowing costs exclude recent rise in gilt yields

City executives have urged chancellor to lower cap on tax-free savings

Move comes as FCC’s remit has broadened in face of hostile acts by Beijing

Comments from Wall Street bosses come as president’s import tariffs fuel US recession fears

Former Blair adviser Jonathan Powell is working behind the scenes to shepherd talks

Ex-Barclays boss is challenging regulator’s verdict that he downplayed his connection to late paedophile

Managers’ favourite stocks tumble as market volatility surges

Figure bolsters case for cental bank to cut interest rates amid signs of slowing economic growth

‘Ignored stocks’ outperform as Big Tech and banks slide

US-based Niantic is selling its games business as part of a pivot to artificial intelligence

Decision by FCA and PRA comes as government’s growth push forces regulators to rethink policies

A president who can’t run again is freer from public opinion than business seems to realise

PM vows to ‘keep all options on table’ after EU hits back against Washington with retaliatory measures

Country’s two biggest mobile operators drop opposition and sign deals

Potential price pressure from trade war and debt-fuelled borrowing add to uncertainty, president warns

Tazara project showcases Beijing’s leaner approach to overseas development just as western aid appears to retreat

Collapse of vehicle battery maker deals major blow to Europe’s bid to rival China  

Measures designed to protect the struggling US steel industry could also help a cohort of global producers

ESG and DEI are out as the US president’s son makes lucrative investments that align with his father’s vision of America

The US president’s officials are standing by their strategy to remake the world’s largest economy

Moves come as consultants strain to protect annual profit pool of close to £1mn per partner

Brussels and Ottawa hit tens of billions of dollars' worth of US imports with levies

Halving of staff thought to be precursor to campaign pledge of shutting down the agency

Financial regulator says it will scrap new public interest test after backlash from the City and government officials

Legislation on stop-gap measure now moves to the Senate to avoid a government shutdown

Government says regulator’s merger with Financial Conduct Authority will reduce complexity and boost innovation

Washington says it will ‘immediately’ restore intelligence sharing and military aid after Kyiv accepts proposal

The continent is an economic superpower but it now has to mobilise in defence of democracy

Far-right presidential candidate backed by Russia cannot run in May vote

Reason for crash still unknown after container vessel struck tanker carrying US military fuel

Cash earnings to increase from current level of £1,000 in boost to people who sell goods online

Trend driven by rents rising faster than house prices as landlords leave the market

U-turn comes after province of Ontario removes surcharge for power exports to the US but 25% levies to still take effect

The cost for Donald Trump of keeping the world’s richest man by his side is growing

Arena is expected to cost at least £2bn and be the ‘centrepiece’ of a major regeneration project