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’
Trump will not be ‘meteor’ blow to Irish economy, says employers’ group
Businesses should avoid panic amid fears US will attempt to repatriate jobs and taxes, says Danny McCoy
Revealed: how Roman Abramovich dodged taxes on cost of running his fleet of superyachts
Cyprus Confidential files suggest offshore scheme was used to evade tens of millions in VAT on long list of expenses
‘Sputnik moment’: $1tn wiped off US stocks after Chinese firm unveils AI chatbot
Trump calls emergence of DeepSeek a ‘wake-up call’ amid doubts about sustainability of western artificial intelligence boom
Coca-Cola recalls drinks in Europe over ‘higher levels’ of chemical chlorate
Cans and bottles containing the chemical, which can cause health issues, were distributed in Britain at the end of last year