Western countries must share Covid vaccines – if only for the sake of their GDP

Optimistic forecasts about ‘bouncing back’ will only come true if new variants do not close borders and devastate trade again

Scotch whisky makers toast five-year suspension of US tariffs

UK and US agree to suspend retaliatory tariffs on goods also including cashmere and stilton

Combination of rise in demand for products as some countries reopen and lockdowns in some port cities mean prices could climb

Deal agreed during Joe Biden’s trip to Brussels as White House seeks to focus on threat posed by China

Analysis: No 10 hopes we’ll enjoy price reductions in supermarkets but estimated savings put at £1 per household

Labour says import quotas are so high they are meaningless and raises concerns about animal welfare

Key elements of the ‘historic’ post-Brexit deal signed by Boris Johnson and Scott Morrison

A summit crucial to the issue of climate change is instead mired in disentangling the mess of Britain’s exit from the EU

‘Premature austerity will threaten growth’ as world recovers from Covid-19, says climate economist

British producers describe move to remove protections as ‘hammer blow’ and ‘utter madness’

Growth of crypto-assets threatens financial stability and could increase risks faced by banks, they warn

G7 supports international minimum rate of at least 15% but Republicans in Congress condemn proposal as ‘crazy’

Slow Covid-19 vaccine progress in low-income countries will widen divisions between rich and poor nations

G7 countries will lose $5tn a year by 2050 if temperatures rise by 2.6C

Young people across Europe reveal how the pandemic has made them impatient for systemic change after bearing brunt of fallout