It’s a fraught and familiar time as banks select their new managing directors

Beware of restricting it to tackle England’s huge backlog of criminal cases

Office for Budget Responsibility says forecasts for public finances were rosier than chancellor suggested

Resignation of chief of staff and negotiator Andriy Yermak adds to trouble for beleaguered Ukrainian president

Reeves’ Budget shows she’s serious about spending other people’s money — but not about growth or jobs

Sales fall in third quarter after ‘totally self-inflicted’ IT issues stop stock getting to stores

Kyiv’s choices are between bad now and worse later

Process will struggle to complete before surcharge is introduced in 2028

Ukraine’s bondholders are betting they can avoid taking further losses to fund the war effort

Discussions fail after Britain refuses to pay billions of euros in fees

Helsing, Stark and Arx invest in UK factories

Estate agents say ‘bunching’ practice likely to pick up pace ahead of start of surcharge in April 2028

Search carried out at home of presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak

Move reduces impact on older voters of this week’s decision to freeze thresholds

Fault at data centre stops futures trading in equities, bonds and commodities

Keir Starmer’s business envoy visited US bank boss in New York last week

Locked out of home ownership, young adults are turning to risky financial behaviour

Global politicians need to understand that White House policy is driven by melodrama and instinct

Cloud companies and developers rely on lossmaking start-up to repay huge loans

Heavily indebted club faces accusations of desperation over sponsorship deal with little-known firm Zero-Knowledge Proof

Government considers increasing issuance of Treasury bills as demand for longer-term bonds fades

Once the world’s factory, Beijing’s relentless focus on R&D means the country has become the world’s laboratory

Premier Bart De Wever sets out conditions that would resolve his objections to a proposed €140bn EU loan to Kyiv

Verdict from think-tanks is that Rachel Reeves has put fiscal repair job ‘on hold’