UK car industry faces ‘difficult trade-off’ between Chinese and EU markets Britain under pressure to put tariffs on cheap Chinese vehicle imports ahead of protectionist trade measures
G7 to release up to 100m barrels of emergency oil and diesel reserves Leaders agree a coordinated drawdown after surge in prices and Donald Trump’s threat to cut off US supplies
Minister denies UK faces diesel shortage after Trump threatens to ban exports In effort to avoid panic at pumps, Keir Mather insists supply of fuel to Britain is ‘inherently resilient’
Britain in talks with European allies over release of emergency diesel stockpiles amid Trump pressure Ministers discuss drawing down EU countries’ reserves after Donald Trump threatens to cut off US supplies
Ukraine persists with Russian oil refinery strikes in defiance of Trump US president blames attacks for driving up fuel prices before midterms, though analysts say his Iran war is main cause
Tech in cars can be used to snoop on you, Dutch spy chiefs warn Hostile states could access cameras, microphones or GPS, says intelligence agency amid concerns over Chinese imports
Heat pump sales soar across Europe after states cut electricity taxes, data shows EU to push member states to cut tax rate below duty on gas, with 11% surge in sales also put down to fallout from Iran war
Poland is racing ahead with military spending – but will it help or damage its economic growth story? In the first article in a series on the Polish economy, we look at the country’s defence boom and its implications
UK food and drink trade deficit largest since 2000 at £21bn Industry leaders call on government to protect homegrown produce in the interest of national security
France says EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ law should not include the UK ‘If you’re not in the internal market, you don’t get the same protection,’ says French minister of policy designed to curb Chinese competition
US mortgage rates top 7% for first time in 20 months Increase comes after Fed decision to raise interest rates, as Americans struggle with high prices and stagnant wages
EU says Trump’s plan to ban US diesel exports would ‘negatively impact both sides’ US president’s suggested 90-day export ban before midterm elections could bring even higher fuel prices across Europe
UK ‘losing up to £6.5bn a year in EU trade’ without post-Brexit product deal IPPR finds failure to align testing standards costing 0.18% of national income and has seen companies abandon exporting to EU
Alarm bells sound in Brussels as EU sales of Chinese hybrid cars rocket Explosive growth in imported vehicles omitted from EV tariffs fuels concern for future of European carmakers
Three international bodies warn of risks of rising debt and soaring borrowing in major economies IIF highlights challenges facing US, France, UK and Japan, while OECD and IMF also voice global concerns