Fed holds rates and sticks to single cut projection for 2026
Statement notes elevated uncertainty from events in the Middle East and risks to both sides of the dual mandate
Lex Greensill fails to persuade court to throw out UK director ban case
Australian financier must go to trial over fate after Insolvency Service launched probe
US relaxes sanctions on Venezuela’s PDVSA amid global energy squeeze
Licence allows nation’s state oil group to sell directly to American companies and on international market
Fed sticks with plans to cut rates even as Iran war sends energy prices soaring
US central bank warns conflict in Middle East has injected uncertainty into economic forecasts
Pakistan and Afghanistan pause hostilities after Kabul hospital attack
Eid ceasefire eases fears of immediate escalation after deadly air strike that Taliban blamed on Islamabad
BofA pitches bets against European private credit
US bank told clients that European stocks exposed to private credit had 30 per cent ‘downside risk’
Transcript: The Bethlehem Project — The housing domino effect
Sonja Hutson talks to Kayla Simon and others
Silver linings to the heavy cloud of higher energy prices
Natural gas consumption has fallen and resilience has improved across Europe and in the UK
Takaichi set for high-stakes meeting with Trump over Iran
Japan’s PM prepares for toughest test yet as US urges Tokyo to send warships to Gulf
Nintendo wins by not playing the power game
The company’s exclusive titles have kept gamers loyal without chasing technological superiority
How hard will war hit the Gulf’s economies?
The highly globalised UAE has felt the impact of conflict more than insular Saudi Arabia
French music streamer Deezer battles deluge of AI fraud
Industry under threat from fraudsters uploading and repeatedly playing tracks created by AI to extract royalties
Starmer calls on Badenoch to sack shadow minister over Muslim prayer comments
Shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy described public prayers as ‘an act of domination’
Trump ally warns US economy not strong enough to cope with Iran war
One-time pick to lead key statistics body EJ Antoni says inflation was ‘worse than we thought’ even before conflict
Wu-Tang Clan bring hard sell and low-energy ruckus to London
Billed as the last chance to see the pioneering rap group in full, the tour reached the O2 Arena with one member missing and one night cancelled
Iran vows to retaliate against Gulf energy sites after largest gasfield hit
South Pars provides most of Iran’s domestic gas and is critical to its electricity generation
Walmart wins patents to give algorithms more sway over prices
Move comes amid intense debate in the US about using automated systems to adjust costs for consumers
The oil market mess is much worse than you think
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Two shipments of Russian oil and gas head to Cuba in defiance of US
First cargo on course to arrive on Monday as Donald Trump taunts communist island while administration engages in talks
Game bird shooting in England faces stricter regulation
Government seeks to tighten rules governing the release of pheasants and partridges into the wild
Ingredients for a successful LBO: lots of equity, and some Trump stardust
The financing of Electronic Arts is the biggest of its kind since the financial crisis
Ithaca says policy clarity puts Cambo oil and gas project closer to approval
Company suggests certainty over future tax regime is helping unlock one of UK North Sea’s biggest developments
MFS owner Paresh Raja hit with worldwide freezing order
Businessman barred from spending more than £5,000 a week without administrators’ consent
Oil price surge will hurt US growth and fuel inflation, say economists
FT-Booth Survey shows unease about impact of the conflict on growth and prices