Shipowners have made £4.8bn selling tankers to Russian ‘shadow fleet’

Vessels used to evade sanctions on oil exports and help fund war against Ukraine, investigation reveals

Global stock markets come under pressure amid ‘Trump tariff tantrum’

Markets recover some losses after Trump agreed to delay new duties on Mexico goods, sparking hopes of a reprieve

Trump tariffs: what’s at stake for the UK and EU?

The US president has threatened to target Europe after launching then pausing import tariffs on Canada and Mexico

EU will stand up for itself in face of Trump tariffs threat, Macron says

French president and other leaders call for cooperation with Washington but vow a robust response if needed

Starmer’s EU dinner date a big moment in tricky tightrope act

Domestically and on the world stage, the PM faces a series of challenges as he seeks to reset post-Brexit relations

US, EU and UK stock markets hit by global trade war fears as JPMorgan says Trump administration may be ‘business unfriendly’ – as it happened

European markets fall as Trump says EU tariffs will ‘definitely happen’, but stocks recover after Mexican tariffs delayed by a month

Keir Starmer to discuss European defence with all 27 EU leaders

Possible security pact overshadowed by need to settle EU-UK dispute over fishing rights

Does Labour really think Trump is a better bet than the EU?

Rachel Reeves is all for growth; her party and the country needs it. But still we hear nothing about the most obvious solution…

Beethoven and Marie Curie compete with birds to appear on new euro notes

European Central Bank picks two themes for redesign submissions: ‘iconic personalities’ or rivers and birds

European Central Bank cuts interest rates to support growth as eurozone economy stagnates – as it happened

Live coverage of business, economics and financial news as ECB cuts main interest rate by 0.25 percentage points in effort to support European economies

European Central Bank cuts interest rates after eurozone growth stalls

Reduction by quarter of a point to 2.75% aims to stimulate economy, which stagnated in last quarter of 2024

Shell investors in line for multibillion-dollar windfall despite weak profits

A 4% dividend increase alongside share buybacks of $3.5bn for last three months of year awaits shareholders

EU launches ‘simplification’ agenda in effort to keep up with US and China

Ursula von der Leyen announces plans to cut red tape and boost innovation in second term as head of European Commission

How Trump tariffs could upend car markets in Europe, the US and China

Levies threaten exporters to US market, while scrapping of subsidies will hit EV sales – and Tesla could gain

Ex-Tory Brexit minister Lord Frost rejects party’s claims over Europe-wide customs scheme – as it happened

Frost says joining PEM scheme would not undermine Brexit after Priti Patel claims such a move would be a ‘betrayal’