UK manufacturing growth accelerates as export orders rise
Greater optimism in PMI survey, adding to signs Bank of England will keep interest rates on hold this week
Price of consumer goods could surge as shipping costs soar, industry body says
CIPS warns of ‘cracks’ in global supply chain affecting computers, electrical machinery and transport equipment
The long-term cost of high student debt is not just for graduates
Labour’s changes to the student loan system have turned frustration into full-blown fury, which is likely to benefit its opponents at the ballot box
As US influence wanes, the Chinese trade surplus strangles manufacturing across the globe
Trump’s wounding of the US economy offers Beijing an unparalleled opportunity – if it dials back its overbearing trade tactics
Trump nominates Federal Reserve critic Kevin Warsh as its next chair
Pick of former Fed governor to replace Jerome Powell comes as White House seeks to tighten grip on central bank
Wall Street opens lower after Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as next Fed chair – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Donald Trump expected to nominate Kevin Warsh as US Federal Reserve chair
Choice of former Fed governor to succeed Jerome Powell comes amid attack on central bank’s independence
What agreements have been made during Starmer’s trip to China?
Several deals have been struck so far but there does not appear to be a big bundle of investments worth billions
What is behind the extraordinary rise in investment into silver and gold?
Experts say factors including Trump’s aggressive policies and pressure on the dollar are pushing investors toward ‘safe haven’ of precious metals
Chinese state media views Starmer’s visit as act of economic pragmatism
PM praised for not pressuring Xi over his ties with Putin on a trip seen as business ‘taking precedence over politics’
Brent crude tops $70 per barrel on Iran concern; gold and silver tumble from record highs – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as metal prices continue to soar
Universal basic income could be used to soften hit from AI job losses in UK, minister says
Lord Stockwood says people in government ‘definitely’ talking about idea as technology disrupts industries
The post-US world is already taking shape – look at the massive EU-India trade deal
The ‘mother of all deals’ is as much about the tariff-heavy geopolitics of the Trump era as it is about bilateral trade, says Asian studies professor Ravinder Kaur
Thursday briefing: Will Keir Starmer’s cautious China gamble pay off?
In today’s newsletter: With China now central to the world’s green tech and economic future, the UK faces a series of strategic discussions it can no longer postpone
‘You’d be ashamed to bring someone here’: The struggling billionaire-owned high street that shows Reform’s road to No 10
Newton Aycliffe was meant to be a model town for a fairer postwar Britain. But unaffordable rents on a high street amounting to 0.12% of its property tycoon owner’s holdings have made it a symbol of decline – and a warning for Labour