Hong Kong launches $3.8bn fund to attract foreign businesses back

Chief executive says territory will ‘trawl world for talent’ after lockdowns and political unrest cause brain drain

Pound rises and UK borrowing costs drop as Hunt scraps measures

Yield on 30-year UK government bonds plummets as chancellor reverses more of Kwarteng mini-budget

Countries have responded to a series of shocks by looking out for themselves, which could increase volatility and uncertainty

Former occupant of No 11 Downing Street finally sacked after financial institution chief’s remarks in Washington

Sterling fell, FTSE 100 lost its gains and bond yields rose after PM’s press conference failed to announce new direction

Eclipsed by rich countries’ own problems, a crunch a decade in the making is coming to a head

BoE’s move to end bond buying is a big gamble given the magnitude of the bind Britain is in

Business secretary claims impartiality rules breached by suggestion market turmoil is linked to mini-budget

Transform Trade charity says British-based companies are among main bringers of cases based on bilateral investment treaties

Janet Yellen’s comments come as figures show business activity declining across most UK regions

The chancellor is bound for Washington for talks with the organisation that blasted his mini-budget

Kristalina Georgieva points to ‘fundamental shift’, with fragile global ties and more frequent natural disasters

Billions needed for water and soil conservation to boost resilience in small farms, says new head of UN’s agricultural financing arm

A group of 50 NGOs found that bank and subsidiaries had funded oil refinery and gas processing

Cartel curbs production by 2m barrels a day despite strong US pressure, further squeezing supplies