Science, civic life and commerce all rely on safeguarding government statistics from Trump’s assault

Europe doesn’t need more spending to transform its moribund armed forces — it needs more co-operation across borders

Hedge fund tightens flexible working after period of poor performance for its systematic investing arm AHL

How global companies have fared since the US president’s inauguration

University argues president’s proclamation is a ‘government vendetta’ against the school

Letter sent to new recruits is latest escalation of US bank’s battle with private equity over junior talent

Hamilton result gives momentum to Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar

Brendan Nelson to take over as head of the UK-headquartered bank’s board

Consulting group says work by employees on contentious US-backed effort was ‘unauthorised’

Conservative leader will harden her immigration stance, but her party is no longer trusted by voters on the right

Government proposes changes to tax treatment of carried interest that will make the regime less onerous

Chief operating officer John Waldron anticipates period of ‘slowflation’ with rising prices outpacing growth

US president and world’s richest man trade insults as their alliance collapses

Microsoft-backed UK tech unicorn hired reputational management specialists after FT reported on founder’s legal issues

Industry calls for Brussels to take urgent action with deliveries of some products increasing by more than 1,000 per cent

Senior figure in populist movement says role is ‘no longer good use of my time’

US president signals he may cut billionaire’s contracts with the federal government

Wall Street titans increasingly voicing concerns over mounting debt due to government spending

Test your knowledge of how the US president’s trade war actually affected import duties

Leaders hold phone call amid simmering trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies

Quarter-point reduction comes after Eurozone inflation fell below target in May

This government inherited a mess but it also hobbled itself with tax pledges and a plan dependent on higher growth

Kemi Badenoch’s failure to signal changed Conservative party makes saying sorry a pointless expression

The City gets road rage

Fresh blow to London market struggling to compete with Wall Street

Annual inflation in April was overestimated at 3.5% because of issue identified in vehicle tax figures

Metal investment company pulls IPO weeks after announcing plans for $230mn share offering

Top investors including Qatar are realising they may have backed a business that largely reported artificial revenues

Donald Trump’s trade war and rapidly mounting government debt have shaken confidence in American assets

How the scion of Toyota’s founding family has expanded his influence since becoming chair

Despite past criticism by Scott Bessent and Stephen Miran, the debt strategy persists and is spreading internationally

Decline is led by oil sector, where lower prices are forcing companies to reassess their plans, says IEA

Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces ‘make or break’ moment for government’s pledge to deliver 1.5mn new homes

US president also scraps visas for foreign students looking to study at Harvard

Former PM hits back at Mel Stride speech that argued her 2022 fiscal event ‘damaged credibility’ of party

US government says institution violated anti-discrimination laws during pro-Palestine protests

Spanish lender had previously announced Alexsandro Broedel Lopes would be new chief accounting officer

US president says after call with Russian counterpart that Moscow is not ready for ‘immediate peace’ with Kyiv

Senior bondholders propose injecting equity to match KKR’s defunct bid but plan needs approval from Ofwat and courts

The industry has suffered from overproduction and protectionism for decades