British exporters call on government to ease post-Brexit trade frictions with EU

Though Johnson promised ‘no non-tariff barriers’, firms say they are struggling under ‘compliance burden’ of customs and safety checks

Joe Biden signals he has no interest in signing US-UK trade agreement

UK ministers had hoped to agree ‘foundational trade partnership’ before both countries head to polls

Plan, which aims to support domestic producers, will also apply to iron, ceramics and cement

High interest rates siphoning money away from spending on health, education and tackling climate crisis

Multinationals in particular hiked prices far above rise in costs to deliver an outsize impact on cost of living crisis, report concludes

All you need to know about the European Commission’s new proposal to delay its 10% charge on EVs

Commission moves to delay 10% sales charge after intense lobbying by EU and UK carmakers

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen to meet Chinese president Xi Jinping at summit on Thursday

Rating agency says Beijing may need to bail out local governments as property sector collapses

Stance on inflation poses threat to ‘soft landing’ forecast for global economy, says OECD

Rishi Sunak’s foreign investment claims include pledges and spending that would have happened anyway

Bosses have doubts despite glitzy summit seeking investment from US, Saudi Arabia and others

Immigration fuels growth and much-needed workers but there are ways to wean UK plc off its dependency

Rules, still subject to formal approval, stop exports to non-OECD countries and limit them elsewhere

Western nations are caught in a low-growth trap, with tricky political choices to make – but there is a way out