Oil price jumps to $118 a barrel after Trump comments; cost of filling up family car with diesel passes £100 – as it happened

Full tank of petrol now costs £84, as drivers face more than £500m in higher fuel costs due to oil crisis

Energy bills in Great Britain forecast to hit almost £2,000 a year this summer

Consumers brace for ‘awful April’ and Iran war cost hikes, which have pushed UK’s gas market past three-year highs

Steel bosses warn ‘back door’ loophole in UK trade rules could lead to job cuts and closures

New measures will protect Tata and British Steel but allow foreign pre-made parts into the UK, say industry bosses

‘Something out of the ordinary’: why are Japan’s oysters dying en masse?

A death rate of up to 90%, attributed to warming seas, is threatening the trade in Hiroshima prefecture, which produces most of the country’s farmed oysters

Jim Chalmers claims removing card surcharges will ease cost-of-living pressures. But will you be better off?

The reforms announced by the Reserve Bank on Tuesday will have ripple effects across the whole payments system, experts say

Food price rises unlikely before summer, says boss of Sainsbury’s

Simon Roberts says Easter shop will be unaffected by Middle East conflict, but industry warns prices may rise this year

UK house prices rose sharply in March but Iran war expected to cause slowdown

Price of typical UK home increased by 0.9% in March but surging mortgage rates expected to put brake on activity

If OpenAI is to float on the stock market this year, it needs to start turning a profit

The poster child of the AI boom, valued at $850bn, needs to show strategic discipline after ‘casting its net too wide’

I nearly lost my new home because of a NatWest banking error

I transferred money to my current account for exchange of contracts, but the bank refused access to the funds

Car finance victims to get an average £830 payout but fewer loans eligible

City regulator reduces number of loan agreements in line for compensation from 14m to 12m

When will car finance compensation be paid out and how much could you get?

Financial Conduct Authority says millions of claims will be paid up this year and vast majority settled by end of 2027

How many sweeteners does JP Morgan need to build an office in Canary Wharf?

US bank will get deal it doesn’t really need as it would be far too embarrassing for Treasury to see investment sail away

IMF warns Middle East conflict will lead to higher prices and slower global growth

Washington-based fund says rising energy and food costs will hit economies worldwide and could leave lasting scars

British Steel on track to be fully nationalised within weeks

UK plans to take economic control from Chinese owner Jingye a year after stepping in to run plant, sources say

Harrods’ closure of compensation scheme for survivors of alleged sexual abuse called ‘neither fair nor just’

Scheme for accusers of store’s former owner Mohamed Al Fayed to close before end of retailer’s internal investigation