Trump announces 50% tariff on Brazil, citing a ‘witch-hunt’ against Bolsonaro Latest threats heighten fears that the president’s erratic trade strategy risks exacerbating inflation across the US
Labour MPs alarmed by rise in sponsored events arranged by party Invitations for receptions sent from parliamentary office include ads for housebuilders and public affairs firms
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Bank of England says UK banks can increase riskier mortgage lending; Nvidia becomes first $4tn company – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as BoE recommends banks can issue more high loan-to-income level loans
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Thames Water refuses to claw back bonuses paid using £3bn emergency loan Money was paid out from loan meant to stabilise firm’s finances weeks before it paused retention payments plan
Bank of England rolls out looser mortgage rules to help first-time buyers Move hopes to push lenders to offer more high loan-to-income mortgages and help 36,000 buyers on to housing ladder
HS2 already billions over budget with work ‘just over halfway done’, says rail boss Total overspend on high-speed rail could be as high as 100%, Mark Wild, who runs the project, told MPs
Are BMA calculations that resident doctors need a 29% pay rise credible? The union bases its claims of a real-terms cut on the retail prices index – ditched as a national statistic in 2013
Undocumented builders face unchecked exploitation amid Trump raids: ‘It’s more work, less pay’ In a new series on undocumented workers, construction laborers talk about how fear is fueling wage theft and workplace abuse
Copper prices in US hit record high after Trump announces 50% tariff Latest escalation in trade war is expected to push up costs across key parts of US economy
Prax Lindsey oil refinery owners urged to ‘do decent thing’ for workers UK government writes to husband and wife team amid concerns finding buyer for insolvent plant will be difficult
Seven UK housebuilders to pay £100m to fund affordable homes after CMA investigation Watchdog found evidence of information sharing linked to prices but firms have not admitted any wrongdoing
Looser bonus rules and tax breaks needed to save London stock market, says CBI Industry lobby group draws up 20-point plan to stop London ‘drifting into irrelevance’
London’s stock exchange needs a shot in the arm from the Treasury A marketing campaign is all very well but if the LSE’s fortunes are to turn, the real oomph needs to come from the chancellor