Money, Money, Money: the singers lifting economies with their vocals
From Beyoncé to BTS, the star power of popular music artists is helping to revive pandemic-hit countries
The west has broken its promises to developing countries – and we’re all paying the price
A summit in Paris this month offers a way to tackle this disastrous failure, but only if western leaders bother to turn up, says the Guardian’s economics editor, Larry Elliott
Eurozone sinks into recession as cost of living crisis takes toll
GDP shrank 0.1% in first quarter of 2023 and final three months of 2022 after revisions to earlier estimates
Jeremy Hunt expresses concern about cost of living crisis after OECD forecast
Chancellor responds to news UK likely to avoid recession but will have one of highest inflation rates among G20
Poorest countries are biggest losers from economic shocks, says World Bank
Combined impact of Covid crisis, Ukraine war and tough measures by central banks taking heavy toll
German economy in recession after high prices take toll, revised figures reveal
Updated data shows economy went into reverse in first quarter with GDP falling by 0.3%
Sunak to urge G7 support for collective action against ‘economic coercion’
Leaders expected to form council that will discuss response if states such as Russia and China boycott trade for political reasons
The US debt ceiling crisis is more proof of Republicans’ cynicism and bad faith
Republicans want to force spending cuts by threat instead of legislating – and the cuts they’re asking for are appalling
European economy expected to grow faster than forecast, says EU
Revised outlook for 2023 and 2024 puts average growth for 27-member bloc at 1%
The UK has a PR plan masquerading as an industrial strategy
Britain says it has no need for Biden-style green subsidies as it has a thriving renewables sector. The complacency is staggering
Cyprus handed 800-page US dossier on Russia sanctions breaches
Report details how local people and firms allegedly helped Alisher Usmanov conceal assets
How war in Taiwan could mean the wheels come off the UK economy
Microchips are an issue, of course, but China also makes the alloy wheels our cars mostly roll on. And what about TikTok?
Eurozone economy avoids recession ‘by a whisker’
Warmer winter, lower energy prices and China’s reopening help bloc surprise economists and stave off severe downturn
UK economy not ‘out of the woods’, says Barclays boss after bank’s record profit
Venkatakrishnan says bank remains cautious about months ahead despite first-quarter profit of £2.6bn
If China invaded Taiwan it would destroy world trade, says James Cleverly
UK foreign secretary warns a war across Taiwan strait and likely destruction of semiconductor industry would have global effects