Stronger than expected consumer confidence reading adds to buoyant investor mood
British state support needed to prevent loss of production facilities after tariff changes, industry warns
Eurozone accession was repeatedly pushed back due to political turmoil and rising inflation
The courts will not pose a problem, even if tariffs and the budget still do
As the president launches a trade war, follow the latest on tariffs and executive orders
Austrian central bank governor warns earlier reductions are ‘more risky’ and will have ‘no effect’ on growth in the currency bloc
Also in today’s newsletter, Greenland threatens to woo China if US and Europe shun its mining sector and Japan opens up to non-US defence procurement
Also in this newsletter: Brussels strains to lower the Russian oil price cap
She’s Gen Z, she’s Scottish, and she’s our only hope
The EU now has a unique chance to capitalise on investor doubts about the US and promote the euro as a reserve currency
Fresh food costs push prices to their fastest rise since May 2024
Trade tensions are building, the military alliance is under pressure and Korean domestic politics are fraught. Can Seoul negotiate a way out?
Italy’s Meloni holds emergency call with US president ahead of exchange with von der Leyen
US president’s tariff escalation has helped unite leaders behind the commission
Johan Norberg on what drove history’s influential civilisations; Ben Chu on the rise of zero-sum economic thinking; plus Germany’s decline and a must-read for monetary aficionados
Also in today’s newsletter, oil chiefs warn of end to US shale boom, China’s banking sector consolidation and Wall Street competes for graduate talent
French president’s visit to Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore will portray Paris as more respectful than US or China
Von der Leyen says Brussels ready to move ‘swiftly and decisively’ after ‘good call’ with US president
Also in this newsletter: why ratifying the Mercosur trade deal hangs in the balance
Bill to focus on goods as government says it cannot target services such as Airbnb rentals
Deals struck recently with the US, EU and India will not make a significant difference to Britain’s parlous position
Danish minister agrees reporting obligations for companies need simplifying, but insists on the new regulations’ merit
The US’s former chief economic diplomat explains how the two nations negotiate
Monarch addresses Canadian parliament, Poland’s knife-edge presidential election concludes and US updates on GDP
Companies cut spending and idle their drilling rigs despite Donald Trump’s pledge to ‘unleash’ production
