Emergency law passed to force loss-making steel companies to keep operating

Special powers granted to prevent the collapse of British Steel’s Scunthorpe works

Big brands send out barrage of junk food ads before obesity rules bite

Advertising on snacks rises 26% compared with last year, months before restrictions on promoting unhealthy food come into force

Why does British Steel need to be rescued by the government and what happens next?

The crisis in Scunthorpe leaves Labour with few options

Rachel Reeves calls for global free trade fightback to protect UK economy

New measures announced to help tariff-hit British firms amid ambitious plans to foster closer ties with EU

Now is not the time to turn our backs on the world but to face forward

In uncertain times, the government is seeking to foster the stability that promotes security and growth, the chancellor argues

The Observer view on British Steel: saved for now, but for how long?

Governments of both colours bear responsibility for the sorry saga, which could have dire economic and defence consequences

The steel crisis has made the UK business secretary look like an innocent abroad

Who thought the Chinese government had anything but Britain’s interests at heart? Everyone but Jonathan Reynolds

Make America make again? Trump’s tariffs will only be manufacturing pipe dreams

The president’s gambit to bring the production of goods such as iPhones back to the US ignores huge supply chain complexities

UK MPs post selfies to show attendance of rare Saturday session in parliament

Recall for steel debate is an unusual event but bout of presenteeism has not gone unnoticed by constituents on X

‘It’s going to be messy’: Americans on how Trump’s tariffs are shaping their spending

Fallout from Trump’s trade war is forcing some Guardian readers to cut back or stock up on items from food to cars

Trump’s tariff mess raises the danger of a US default

The US could breach the debt ceiling even sooner than predicted without action from Republicans

Perfume brands fighting a ‘lost cause’ against cheap dupes, say lawyers

Luxury companies need greater protection from imitators gaining the approval of social media influencers, as trademarking scent is almost impossible, experts say

In the face of Trump’s mayhem, Europe is the direction to which the UK must turn – and Keir Starmer knows it

The PM will not antagonise the unpredictable president, but it is clear to No 10 that Trump is the problem and the solution lies elsewhere, says journalist and Keir Starmer biographer Tom Baldwin

Dealmaking genius or boy who cried wolf? Trump’s trade retreat sows doubts

Nothing is certain under this president – as seen in the inconsistent implementation of tariffs. And it has a longer-term economic cost