‘Court of King Trump’: how media barons are bowing to president to protect key deals
Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s TV show over Charlie Kirk comments is latest sign of business coming under pressure from White House
UK politics: Trump suggests Starmer use army to tackle migration and says Putin ‘really let me down’ over Ukraine – as it happened
US and UK leaders also quizzed over Gaza and free speech as Trump claims he did not know former US ambassador, Peter Mandelson
Bank’s interest rate vote and bond plans are little help to Reeves before budget
Holding borrowing rates and continuing bond sell-offs were widely expected but an alternative was available
Bank of England governor says UK ‘not out of the woods’ on inflation, after leaving interest rates on hold – as it happened
BoE votes to cut its stock of government bonds at a slower pace over the next year
Novo Nordisk shares climb after positive anti-obesity pill results
Danish drugmaker jumps by about £9bn as trial shows ‘significant weight loss’ with tablet version of Wegovy
UK faces years of anaemic growth amid tax and regulation burden, says Next
Retailer says economic outlook clouded by fall in job opportunities and government overspending
Taxpayers lose £400m as result of investment fund set up by Rishi Sunak
Report shows 334 companies backed by Future Fund, set up in May 2020 by then chancellor, have since gone under
Bank of England holds interest rates at 4% and slows scheme to sell stock of UK bonds
Decision on government debt holdings could reduce market jitters and Treasury’s borrowing costs
The Federal Reserve’s independence is about to be tested like never before
Donald Trump wants drastic rate cuts – and his campaign to exert greater political control over the Fed continues
Tax rises in, two-child limit out: what Resolution Foundation’s boss is urging Reeves before budget
Pensions triple lock should also go, says Ruth Curtice, a former civil servant who says it’s ‘nice to be allowed to say what you think’
Clarks opens up a shoebox of memories with museum to mark 200th year
Shoemakers Museum in Somerset village of Street displays everything from school shoes to Wallabees and Desert Boots
Are the stars finally aligning for the ‘new golden age’ of nuclear?
Let’s not be too cynical about the US-UK agreement to build new power plants – but costs must fall if nuclear is to make headway
Privately educated still have ‘vice-like grip’ on most powerful UK jobs
Those in top roles are five times as likely to have been to private school than general population, study finds
Starmer banks on £150bn investment to placate critics of Trump state visit
Prime minister seeks to make best of difficult state visit by US president with package of commitments by US firms
Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by a quarter point, for first time in nearly a year – as it happened
Rates now stand at a range of 4% to 4.25% as reduction comes amid concern of political pressure on independent central bank from Trump