Europe must find a way to help fund the fight against Putin – for its own sake

Reticence over the seizure of Russian state assets in Europe betrays a fatal underestimation of the threat Moscow poses

Should the Bank of England cut interest rates with Britain’s economy in bloom?

The UK is expected to come out of recession, but it would be wise not to expect a reduction any time soon

US adds 175,000 April jobs as hiring slows and unemployment stays steady

April’s figure was lower than forecast and unemployment rate ticked up over the month but still market remains strong

OECD forecasts will be blow to Sunak’s claims UK economy is improving

UK’s growth will be least in G7 by 2025, OECD expects, as low business investment and multiple pressures bear down

UK to be slowest-growing G7 economy next year, warns OECD – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as the OECD cuts UK growth forecasts to back of G7 pack for 2025

Why are billionaires scared of Brazil’s plan to hit them with a global tax? Because it makes perfect sense

As the fortunes of the super-rich soar, a proposed annual levy of 2% could offer a corrective – and they will fight it tooth and nail, says the Guardian’s economics editor Larry Elliott

UK will be worst performer in G7 next year, OECD forecasts

UK constrained by high interest rates, price rises and staff shortages but thinktank offers optimistic outlook for global economy

UK and US manufacturing sectors shrink as new orders fall and prices rise – as it happened

The UK’s manufacturing sector suffered a fresh downturn last month as disruption to shipments in the Red Sea hit firms

Inflation in Australia is still stubbornly high. Will the RBA raise interest rates again?

With hopes for a rate cut gone, there is speculation of another rise before the end of 2024. What factors will sway the Reserve Bank’s decision?

Eurozone escapes recession; UK mortgage approvals hit 18-month high – as it happened

Fastest growth in 18 months as GDP expands by better-than-expected 0.3% in Q1 2024, after two quarters of contraction

Eurozone exits recession as ‘big four’ economies beat forecasts

France, Spain, Germany and Italy helped by lower inflation and prospect of interest rate cuts

Inflation in UK shops slows amid price cuts on clothes and shoes

Prices in non-food stores are lower in April than a year earlier as stores offload summer stock

Why has the yen fallen to a decade’s low and what does it mean for Japan’s economy?

The accelerating slide in the value of Japan’s currency could ultimately be bad news for people in Japan who are heavily reliant on imports

Ireland emerges from technical recession; Ocado CEO’s £15m bonus plan approved despite revolt – as it happened

Irish GDP returned to growth at the start of the year, while 19% of Ocado shareholders oppose pay policy that could give boss Tim Steiner a £15m bonus

Ireland reaps €700m Brexit bonanza from customs duties

Dublin records near-doubling of tax revenue from duties on imports of clothing, food and other goods from Great Britain