The stock market story of 2023? The growing domination of US tech

The big seven firms are weighted as much on global indices as all Japanese, British, French, Canadian and Chinese companies

The Guardian view on a UN treaty: stop rich nations acting like the tax havens they condemn

Editorial: Developing countries are right to want to fight illicit financial flows and combat aggressive tax strategies that rob them of cash they need

UK and Switzerland agree to deepen ties between City and Swiss banking system

Treasury says post-Brexit tie-up to be signed on Thursday will ease cross-border market access for financial services

British exporters call on government to ease post-Brexit trade frictions with EU

Though Johnson promised ‘no non-tariff barriers’, firms say they are struggling under ‘compliance burden’ of customs and safety checks

UK to introduce carbon tax on steel imports from 2027

Plan, which aims to support domestic producers, will also apply to iron, ceramics and cement

World Bank warns record debt levels could put developing countries in crisis

High interest rates siphoning money away from spending on health, education and tackling climate crisis

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