Rachel Reeves expected to review pensions auto-enrolment Exclusive: Announcement expected as part of series of changes outlined in chancellor’s Mansion House speech
Enduring confusion is the only certainty amid Trump’s latest tariff threats Experts suspect ‘front loading’ of activity may mask deeper impact of tariffs on the US economy
Rachel Reeves to try to reassure City investors after unexpected UK GDP fall Chancellor’s Mansion House speech to cite ‘opportunity’ in attempt to shrug off anaemic economic performance
Rachel Reeves says May’s fall in GDP is ‘disappointing’; Trump tariffs knock markets – as it happened UK GDP falls by 0.1% in May, following 0.3% fall in April.
Fall in UK GDP puts focus back on expectations of tax rises in autumn budget Depressing data comes as Rachel Reeves and her team were daring to hope business confidence was recovering
FTSE 100 hits record high as investors shrug off trade war concerns Trader confidence that Trump will not act on tariff threat sends London Stock Exchange index to 8,979 points
FTSE 100 share index hits record high; four people arrested over UK cyber-attacks – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as shares in London end the day at a new closing high
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
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
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
RBA deputy warns of Brexit-scale impact as Trump threatens 200% tariffs on foreign pharmaceuticals Global trade tensions linked to unpredictable and expanding US levy regime a ‘substantial concern’, Jim Chalmers says
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
M&S chair reveals two major company hacks have ‘gone unreported’; Germany warns EU is ready to retaliate in US trade war – as it happened OBR report warns that UK public finances are in a relatively vulnerable position, as Archie Norman updates MPs about cyber-attack
‘Now Brexit is behind us’: what’s at stake as Macron makes state visit to the UK? Future of £100bn UK-France trade relationship in focus amid attempt to show unity in face of Trump tariffs
UK public finances on ‘unsustainable’ path amid growing climate, debt and pension costs Office for Budget Responsibility warns national debt on course to hit 270% of GDP by 2070 amid volatility