Gold and silver prices seesaw as FTSE 100 hits record high
Trump’s pick of ‘respected central banker’ Kevin Warsh as Fed chair prompts investors to sell safe haven assets
Damning EU report lays bare bloc’s ‘dangerous dependence’ on critical mineral imports
Auditor calls renewable energy targets ‘unrealistic’ unless ‘EU ups its game’ in mining, refining and recycling of metals such as rare earths
Price of consumer goods could surge as shipping costs soar, industry body says
CIPS warns of ‘cracks’ in global supply chain affecting computers, electrical machinery and transport equipment
Chinese car firm Chery to open European base in Liverpool
Launch of R&D centre could pave way for deal for UK’s Jaguar Land Rover to build cars for Omoda and Jaecoo owner
What agreements have been made during Starmer’s trip to China?
Several deals have been struck so far but there does not appear to be a big bundle of investments worth billions
Chinese state media views Starmer’s visit as act of economic pragmatism
PM praised for not pressuring Xi over his ties with Putin on a trip seen as business ‘taking precedence over politics’
The post-US world is already taking shape – look at the massive EU-India trade deal
The ‘mother of all deals’ is as much about the tariff-heavy geopolitics of the Trump era as it is about bilateral trade, says Asian studies professor Ravinder Kaur
Sanctions are not a humane alternative to bombs. They are economic warfare
In the Caribbean and Latin America, the lived reality of these measures – presented in the language of diplomacy – is stark
‘Very low bar’: analysts say Starmer faces slim pickings in China
Experts say business with China is always a double-edged sword let alone when its overheated economy can offer only marginal gains
EU-India deal ‘accelerated’ over past six months amid Trump’s tariff threats – Europe live
Wide-ranging deal will cut tariffs to zero over seven years as Modi hails ‘largest free trade agreement’ in India’s history
‘Mother of all deals’: EU and India sign free trade agreement
Tariffs cut to zero for many industrial products, including iron and steel, plastics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Starmer’s fraught visit to China will tell us what he really thinks of the UK’s place in the world
Does Britain have any leverage over human rights or security concerns or is it a decaying nation that cannot risk trade relations, asks professor of global history Peter Frankopan
Here’s how Europe can file for divorce from Donald Trump
Amid the tumult of the WEF in Davos this week, some investors are leading the way by ditching US government bonds
Trump steps up Greenland annexation demand and attacks European leaders at Davos
US president tells business and political leaders in Davos his country needs ownership to defend ‘unsecured island’
Middle powers assemble? Trump disorder prompts talk of new liberal alliances
As Mark Carney, Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen decide ‘to live in truth’, what will it take for Starmer to call out Trump?