World awaits Trump’s next move as Russia ceasefire deadline approaches

US president has been unusually reticent about plans to punish Russia if it does not agree to end Ukraine war

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

Thanks to stockpiling, neither the markets nor consumers have been as badly affected by the trade wars as feared. But signs of trouble are looming

City predicts quarter-point drop to 4% when MPC meets on Thursday

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Trading partners are at a loss as US president imposes and pauses steep duties with seemingly no rhyme or reason

Just 73,000 jobs created in July, and employment in May and June was 258,000 lower than previously reported

Markets tumble as US president unleashes global chaos with rates from 10- to 50% due to take effect next week

Editorial: The August deadline has come, but the dangers to international relations and to world trade are both as real as ever

Trump will need to approve pause, say US representatives after negotiations end with sides failing to break deadlock on trade terms

Despite reduced tensions and EU trade deal, US policies are ‘highly uncertain’, says Washington-based organisation

Agreement includes 15% baseline tariff for most EU exports to US after deal reached at Scotland crunch talks

Central bank shuns calls to reduce borrowing costs as higher US tariffs loom

Headcounts being reduced in response to higher taxes and uncertainty over US tariff threats, PMI survey shows

New vehicles declined 12% in first six months of this year as Trump’s tariffs caused chaos, SMMT figures show