Trump’s trade war could pose ‘substantial’ threat to UK economy, says Bank

Although UK may avoid tariffs, overall productivity could be impacted by tit-for-tat tariffs between economies

‘The relationship is broken’: Canadians respond to Trump’s tariffs

Many plan to boycott US goods and say they will not cross the border while Trump is in office

Hopes of US golden age fade as investors start to worry about ‘Trumpcession’ risk

Tariffs are dampening consumer confidence and fears of a downturn seem to be weighing on the dollar

US consumers warned to brace for higher prices due to Trump’s tariffs

Prices ‘highly likely’ to rise almost immediately, retailers say, after 25% duty hits exports from Mexico and Canada

Rachel Reeves vows to use defence spending to support UK’s ‘left behind’ industrial towns

Chancellor says increased military spending should support ‘British jobs and British industries’

US dollar hits three-month low as trade war sparks ‘Trumpcession’ fears, and FTSE 100 slides – as it happened

Canadian dollar and Mexican peso hit their lowest levels in a month, and UK’s FTSE 100 posts biggest one-day fall of the year

China and Canada retaliate after Trump trade tariffs come into effect

Markets tumble around world as US president’s levies against Canada, Mexico and China are implemented

UK ban on zero-hours contracts ‘to include agency workers’

Government to expand coverage of employment rights bill, according to report

Soaring UK crime costing up to £250bn a year, says thinktank

Policy Exchange report blames austerity for breakdown in policing and criminal justice

BP dropping its green ambitions is a travesty. But that’s exactly how capitalism works

The failure to deal with the climate emergency is not a problem of greedy individual companies, but a system rigged against positive change, says Brett Christophers, a professor of economic geography

UK awarded its lowest ranking for workplace gender equality in a decade

‘Sluggish’ pace in tackling gender pay gap and worsening employment levels push UK back to 18th in PwC index of OECD countries

Weak UK consumer spending is denting business mood, says CBI

Employers lobby group says business activity is falling with most firms expecting worse to come

Bitcoin price falls by 17.5% in biggest monthly loss since 2022

Cryptocurrency slipped into technical bear market, before Donald Trump talked up plans for Crypto Strategic Reserve

Chinese manufacturing returns to growth despite threat of higher Trump tariffs

Fastest expansion in three months as new orders rise at Chinese factories

The world has changed – it’s time for a radical Labour rethink on the economy

With Trump’s true intentions clear, new thinking is needed to fund UK defence, be it fully seizing Russian assets or reversing Hunt’s NI cuts