Greedflation: corporate profiteering ‘significantly’ boosted global prices, study shows Multinationals in particular hiked prices far above rise in costs to deliver an outsize impact on cost of living crisis, report concludes
Why the EU now plans to delay post-Brexit tariffs on electric vehicles All you need to know about the European Commission’s new proposal to delay its 10% charge on EVs
EU set to suspend Brexit tariffs on EVs for three years in major boost for car industry Commission moves to delay 10% sales charge after intense lobbying by EU and UK carmakers
EU expected to issue veiled warning to China over supply of cut-cost goods European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen to meet Chinese president Xi Jinping at summit on Thursday
Moody’s cuts China credit outlook to negative as economy slows Rating agency says Beijing may need to bail out local governments as property sector collapses
Central banks ‘risk tipping UK and other developed countries into recession’ Stance on inflation poses threat to ‘soft landing’ forecast for global economy, says OECD
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