UK Global Investment Summit is very nice – but the £29.5bn figure is pure hype
Rishi Sunak’s foreign investment claims include pledges and spending that would have happened anyway
Sunak woos business elite with royal welcome – but they seek certainty
Bosses have doubts despite glitzy summit seeking investment from US, Saudi Arabia and others
UK economy is addicted to immigration but there is long-term treatment
Immigration fuels growth and much-needed workers but there are ways to wean UK plc off its dependency
EU agrees to ban exports of waste plastic to poor countries
Rules, still subject to formal approval, stop exports to non-OECD countries and limit them elsewhere
More public investment, not less, could lift advanced economies out of their malaise
Western nations are caught in a low-growth trap, with tricky political choices to make – but there is a way out
Why Germany’s economic miracle is facing a new reality
In 1923, the country was rocked with hyperinflation, now the retreat from globalisation is exposing the fragility of its industrial model
Brexit has hit UK’s economic openness, says Bank of England governor
Andrew Bailey says free trade demands greater international cooperation on financial rule-making
Middle East war could spark global recession, say Wall Street experts
Fear adds to Russia-Ukraine conflict risk and increases ‘probability of European and of US recession’
Maersk to cut 10,000 jobs as shipping demand drops
Danish company has axed 6,500 of those roles already, with global economic slowdown taking toll
Russia has tightened capital controls to help prop up rouble, report says
Western companies that sell their Russian assets restricted from taking proceeds in dollars and euros
World Bank warns oil price could soar to record $150 a barrel
Escalation of Israel-Hamas war into Middle East-wide conflict would disrupt oil supplies and stoke food prices, says Bank
Young Europeans more likely to quit driving and have fewer children to save planet
Exclusive: Poll shows young people willing to make big lifestyle changes but baulk at smaller gestures
China launches tax investigations into Apple iPhone maker Foxconn
Tax audits and land use inquiries follow company founder announcing run for Taiwan presidency
EU-funded report calls for wealth of super-rich to be taxed, not income
Wealthiest 3,000 working on ‘edge of legality’ using shell companies to funnel dividends and own property to avoid income tax, says study
As a global energy crisis returns, the UK push for a green economy makes even more sense
Rishi Sunak’s decision to dilute net zero policies has become even more shortsighted