Tesla’s UK sales fall almost 60% in July as BYD surges; Neil Woodford fined and banned over fund collapse – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

UK services sector has biggest fall in orders for nearly three years

Figures add to pressure on Bank of England to cut interest rates when it meets on Thursday

The president has an awful lot to say about tariffs – but what about what he doesn’t say?

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as shares in Lloyds and Close Brothers jump

Agreement is said to ‘dampen the mood’, with the US viewed as the winner at the expense of the eurozone

Ex-PM’s criticism follows Tory leader’s article comparing Labour policy to Truss’s disastrous mini-budget

Thanks to stockpiling, neither the markets nor consumers have been as badly affected by the trade wars as feared. But signs of trouble are looming

City predicts quarter-point drop to 4% when MPC meets on Thursday

Despite president’s claims of an economic boom, picture is chaotic – resilient GDP growth but weak jobs figures

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US president called on top Fed officials to seize control from chair Jerome Powell if he fails to cut interest rates

US president accused of ‘firing the messenger’ as he makes claims without evidence about Erika McEntarfer

Just 73,000 jobs created in July, and employment in May and June was 258,000 lower than previously reported

Markets tumble as US president unleashes global chaos with rates from 10- to 50% due to take effect next week

Chancellor says the government has ‘got to get the balance right on taxation’ after call by Anneliese Dodds