UK interest rates cut to 4% in split Bank of England vote – business live

Monetary Policy Committee deeply split over decision to cut interest rates to lowest since March 2023

JD Vance visits Indiana to discuss redistricting amid Trump pressure on GOP states – US politics live

Protests set to greet vice-president on visit after governor said redistricting ‘looks like it’s going to happen across many Republican states’

Bank of England cuts interest rates as it warns food costs could push inflation to 4%

Bank’s policymakers cut base rate by quarter point to 4% amid concern about strength of UK economy

Trump-Putin talks likely ‘in coming days’ but Kremlin aide plays down three-way summit with Zelenskyy – Europe live

Yuri Ushakov says ‘concrete preparations’ underway for Russia-US meeting but prospect of three-way talks have not been discussed

UK interest rate cut: what does it mean for mortgages and savings?

Though base rate has fallen to 4% most people’s mortgage payments won’t change but savers are likely to benefit

UK homelessness minister faces calls to resign over tenant eviction claims

Rushanara Ali accused of hypocrisy after claims she evicted tenants from east London property before putting up rent by almost £700 a month

WPP profits dive 71% as clients cut ad spending amid Trump’s tariffs rollout

Advertising group halves interim dividend after pre-tax profit plunges to £98m in first half of its financial year

Workplace gender segregation ‘a handbrake’ on Australia’s economy, major new pay gap report reveals

Jobs and Skills Australia deputy commissioner says upcoming economic reform roundtable must tackle economic inequality facing women

Toyota warns of £7.1bn hit from Trump tariffs as it cuts profit forecast

Japanese carmaker cuts operating profit guidance by 16% day after rival Honda reported 50% drop in profits

Bank of England poised to cut interest rates

Quarter-point reduction expected, with City investors predicting a three-way split among rate setters

Dozens more countries face higher levies on exports to US as new Trump tariffs come into effect

Donald Trump’s latest wave of ‘reciprocal’ rates were in place as of a minute past midnight Washington time on Thursday

The full list of Trump’s new tariffs – from India to Taiwan

The US president’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on dozens of countries came into effect at a minute past midnight Washington time on Thursday

United Airlines says issue that forced grounding of hundreds of US flights resolved

Ground stops were issued nationwide including at hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Newark and San Francisco

Trump plans 100% tariffs on chips but spares companies ‘building in US’

President’s plan expected to increase cost of electronics and household goods but US-produced chips to be exempt

The Guardian view on the London Stock Exchange: its struggles are symptoms of a broken growth model

Editorial: The chancellor and the CBI have plans for reviving the institution. Neither will tackle Britain’s pitifully low levels of business investment