Germany dismisses Australia’s claims that planned EU carbon border tax is ‘protectionism’
Exclusive: Dr Jürgen Zattler, an official at Germany’s ministry for economic cooperation and development, says the policy is a tool to fight global warming
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Editorial: Markets aren’t working when a system makes Elon Musk billions by adding his company Tesla to the US stock index
Poorest countries will suffer most from Covid downturn, says UN
Unctad agency says international cooperation has fallen well short of what is needed given scale of crisis
The Guardian view on the Biden stimulus: a historic moment
Editorial: The White House is putting government at the heart of the post-Covid economic bounce-back. The implications affect us all
Collapse of trade with EU will ‘last until the summer’
Delays and confusion at the UK’s ports threatens to put hundreds of small and medium-sized exporters out of business
Joe Biden writes a cheque for America – and the rest of the world
The president’s $1.9tn stimulus package should lift US GDP by up to 4% – and thus buoy up the whole of the global economy
‘It’s been tough’: UK exporters on how Brexit has damaged them
Businesses cite higher costs, customs delays and paperwork as among the problems they face
Mathias Cormann elected OECD chief despite climate record
Former Australian finance minister’s candidacy was dogged by complaints from environmental groups
Climate experts in dismay at choice of Mathias Cormann as OECD chief
Critics say election of former Australian finance minister with ‘atrocious record’ sends a dangerous signal
UK should enjoy spillover from US growth forecast – but don’t bank on it
Inflation and other uncertainties could take shine off OECD’s strikingly optimistic prediction
Shares in Europe and US hit Covid peaks on Biden stimulus hopes
Demand for US tech stocks pushes Dow above 32,000 while Stoxx 600 closes at highest in over a year
Covid-19 vaccines and stimulus plans will aid global growth, says OECD
Thinktank upgrades forecasts for world economy, with US expected to drive recovery
UK warned not to back Mathias Cormann as new OECD head
Support for Australian ex-minister with poor record on climate crisis would send ‘terrible message’
British ports say they are not ready for Brexit customs checks
Construction only just started at the key livestock port of Portsmouth, while the facility at Dover is just ‘a muddy field’
‘Not a suitable candidate’: climate groups urge OECD not to appoint Mathias Cormann as next head
A letter signed by 29 experts and activist groups says Cormann’s climate record should rule him out of secretary-general’s job