Gold futures jump to record high after US tariffs on cast bars
Imposition of 39% import rate described as ‘another blow’ to Switzerland’s world-leading refining industry
Conditions for Zelenskyy meeting are nowhere near met, says Putin – as it happened
Russian president says Trump talks could take place as early as next week and the UAE could host
Thousands of hotels in Europe to sue Booking.com over ‘abusive’ practices
Class action lawsuit argues the online travel platform distorted market with ‘best price’ clauses
Shares in European drug companies hit four-month low as Trump tariffs loom
President repeats threat to bring in levies ‘within next week or so’ in attempt to get companies to move production to US
World awaits Trump’s next move as Russia ceasefire deadline approaches
US president has been unusually reticent about plans to punish Russia if it does not agree to end Ukraine war
Sales of Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drugs including Ozempic slow sharply
Danish company to cut costs and consider layoffs after competition from Mounjaro and the copycat market
Drone that crossed into Lithuania from Belarus represents ‘alarming sign of spillover of Russia’s aggression’, says Lithuanian minister – as it happened
Lithuanian foreign minister Kęstutis Budrys says drone, which authorities say was carrying explosives, shows incidents crossing ‘onto Nato territory’
Guinness owner Diageo’s profits slump as it warns of $200m Trump tariff hit
British drinks firm, which is searching for new CEO, expands cost-cutting plan
Shein fined €1m in Italy for misleading environmental claims about products
Chinese fast fashion retailer penalised month after €40m fine from French regulator in July
Swiss president under fire after Trump call leads to US tariffs shock
Karin Keller-Sutter accused of mishandling talks as shares dive after Switzerland hit with 39% tariff
Investor confidence in EU drops after Trump’s Brussels trade deal
Agreement is said to ‘dampen the mood’, with the US viewed as the winner at the expense of the eurozone
‘As if we’re real guests’: the startup selling strangers invitations to weddings
A Parisian couple are the first to use an app allowing guests to buy a seat at their wedding. You’re invited – for €150
The Guardian view on Trump’s tariffs: both a political and an economic threat
Editorial: The August deadline has come, but the dangers to international relations and to world trade are both as real as ever
This trade deal is the EU’s Suez moment – its subservience to Trump is on show for all to see
Critics have described the one-sided deal as an admission of weakness, and a dark day for Europe. They are absolutely right, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
US and China poised to extend tariff truce after failing to find resolution at talks
Trump will need to approve pause, say US representatives after negotiations end with sides failing to break deadlock on trade terms