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
Trump’s 15% tariff on medicines will harm patients, say EU drugmakers Trade group says levy will reduce access, disrupt supply chains and cut R&D
Abramovich business associate Eugene Shvidler fails to overturn UK sanctions Supreme court dismisses appeal by Russian-born tycoon, in test case of sanctions regime
Von der Leyen ducks Trump’s trade blitz – but deal exposes EU’s faultlines Europe may have staved off an economic clash, but the compromise leaves the bloc facing higher tariffs and internal discord
Russia’s Aeroflot cancels flights after pro-Ukraine hackers claim cyber-attack More than 50 flights axed and 10 delayed as Silent Crow hacking group apparently claims responsibility
US-EU trade deal is a ‘dark day’ for Europe, says French PM Trump tariff of 15% means European exporters will face more than triple the average 4.8% levy now in force
Trump and von der Leyen announce US-EU trade deal Agreement includes 15% baseline tariff for most EU exports to US after deal reached at Scotland crunch talks
Two-fifths of mobile phone thefts in Europe happen in UK, shows insurance data Analysis shows phone theft claims in UK have risen by 425% since 2021 with 42% occurring in London
Von der Leyen to meet Trump in Scotland as EU and US close in on trade deal Commission chief to meet president on Sunday as Irish PM says deal will ‘hopefully’ be signed this weekend
Volkswagen takes €1.3bn hit from ‘high costs’ of Trump tariffs Manufacturer cuts profit margin range for year as German car exports to US fall sharply
EU fails to reduce 50% steel tariff in outline trade deal with US Bloc’s steel exporters face ‘catastrophic’ Trump levy, says industry body – potentially twice the rate for the UK