The Guardian view on Britain’s AI strategy: the risk is that it is dependency dressed up in digital hype

Editorial: The UK’s plans seem to outsource sovereignty for phantom efficiency. Public services provide the data and power while US tech giants reap the rewards

UK metals firms threaten to sue government over tariffs on steel imports from Asia

Companies send letter to business secretary complaining new rules were imposed with 24 hours’ notice

Trump’s China trade truce extension spurs market rally

Bourses in Australia and Japan hit record highs as hopes grow of trade deal within latest 90-day pause

Why Peak China may finally have arrived

The technological and strategic brilliance of its world-class companies are being swamped by macroeconomic troubles

Dozens more countries face higher levies on exports to US as new Trump tariffs come into effect

Donald Trump’s latest wave of ‘reciprocal’ rates were in place as of a minute past midnight Washington time on Thursday

The full list of Trump’s new tariffs – from India to Taiwan

The US president’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on dozens of countries came into effect at a minute past midnight Washington time on Thursday

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

Despite Trump, the US economy remains surprisingly resilient. But for how long?

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

Bank of England forecast to cut interest rates amid rising unemployment and Trump tariffs

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

Trump defends firing labor statistics chief by lying about her role in 2024 campaign – as it happened

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Deal or no deal? World leaders walk tightrope in tariff negotiations with Trump

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

Wall Street falls as Trump tariffs and weak jobs report hit global markets – as it happened

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

Dozens of countries scramble to cope with latest wave of Trump trade tariffs

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

The Guardian view on Trump’s tariffs: both a political and an economic threat

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