‘Exceptionally challenging’: how rising shipping costs hit UK firms

Like many companies, Pickering’s Gin have faced supply chain disruption and rising prices during the pandemic

‘Just-in-time to just-in-case’: EU’s $49bn chip plan shows tectonic shift in global economy

Ursula von der Leyen says chips are ‘bedrock of our modern economies’ but the pandemic has exposed supply vulnerabilities

Borrowing funds services and keeps taxes low, but true prosperity cannot be built on excessive cheap credit

Questions being asked over project as 35-acre site stands empty

Resolution Foundation report also highlights risk of British firms being undercut by lower cost rivals

Global growth downgraded to 4.4% as body predicts especially marked slowdown for US and China

$9tn of annual investment required to avoid most catastrophic climate impacts, consultancy says

European markets slide to lowest levels since October, while New York sees wild trading session

Our global finance system is failing to rise to the challenges we face. It’s time it was reimagined – and grounded in our shared humanity

Hardline approach to pandemic risks damaging global economy, says Kristalina Georgieva

Xi Jinping says major economies need to be wary of ‘negative spillovers’ hitting global recovery

Urgent questions from the climate crisis to tax avoidance remain on the table

Bank forecasts slowdown in growth as world copes with Covid, inflation and higher interest rates

Sharper divisions between rich and poor countries are making a united response more difficult, survey finds

Make UK says two-thirds of companies fear customs delays and red tape from new rules will further hamper supply chains