‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says
World stock markets brace for turbulence after Trump’s latest tariff shock
Losses on stocks likely with precious metals forecast to spike even higher after move to impose 25% levies on European allies
Trump tariff threats are bad, but the uncertainty they instil is much worse
The spectre of rising inflation, slowing global trade and jittery markets has re-emerged as US economic policy divorces itself from any logic
Davos 2026: the last-chance saloon to save the old world order?
Donald Trump will lead the largest US delegation ever at the World Economic Forum, as others plan a fightback against his policies including his latest tariff threats
China blocks Nvidia H200 AI chips that US government cleared for export – report
Parts suppliers ‘put production on hold’ amid mounting confusion as China restricts purchase of the chips and US puts 25% roundabout tariff on their sale
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Canada PM hails strategic partnership with China to adapt to ‘new global realities’
Mark Carney holds talks with Xi Jinping on rare Beijing trip as Canada seeks to diversify trade links away from US
Economic conflicts are world’s greatest risk, WEF survey suggests
Extreme weather events and biodiversity loss identified as the biggest global threats over a longer timeframe
Quarter of developing countries poorer than in 2019, World Bank finds
Global growth ‘downshifted’ since Covid pandemic and sub-Saharan Africa particularly affected, report says
Freedom from China? The mine at the centre of Europe’s push for rare earth metals
Swedish producer is trying to to accelerate the process of extracting the elements vital for hi-tech products
US will be exempt from global tax deal targeting profits of large multinationals
Agreement finalised by the OECD waters down a landmark 2021 deal that set a minimum global corporate tax of 15%
‘Mad fishing’: the super-size fleet of squid catchers plundering the high seas
Every year a Chinese-dominated flotilla big enough to be seen from space pillages the rich marine life on Mile 201, a largely ungoverned part of the South Atlantic off Argentina
The cost of AI slop could cause a rethink that shakes the global economy in 2026
Revenues may be rising rapidly, but not by nearly enough to cover the wild levels of investment under way
From the AI bubble to Fed fears: the global economic outlook for 2026
Analysts and investors voice caution about tech valuations and Trump’s influence on the US central bank
Five charts that explain the global economic outlook for 2026
Inflation is predicted to cool but uncertainty over AI-driven growth and trade policy poses risks in the year ahead