Beijing encouraged purchase of Huawei and Cambricon processors before Trump’s move to allow Nvidia exports

National Audit Office studied sample of 5,000 people and said it was impossible to know their whereabouts due to poor internal systems

Final interviews for top central bank job to kick off this week

Priya Dogra set to take over from former boss Alex Mahon with announcement expected as early as this week

October ‘Jolts’ figures unlikely to deter the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates on Wednesday

Socialists back government bill to deliver razor-thin majority in lower house of parliament

Rising costs in consumer unit are a ‘big part’ of overall increase in spending

Some targets are long-term overhauls, others have been dogged by delays. But ministers failed to focus on delivery early on

Labour backbencher looks poised to make swift comeback if Keir Starmer steps down as UK prime minister

Investors agree to swap controversial ‘GDP warrants’ for new bonds

Ukrainian president pressed by US envoys for a swift response with an aim to agree ceasefire with Russia ‘by Christmas’

Deputy governor stresses ‘upside risks’ to inflation and argues for cautious approach to further interest rate cuts

Price of metal has more than doubled this year amid booming demand from investors and industrial users

Dollar-based digital currencies offer benefits for the US, but Britain and the EU are better off resisting them

Tory leader’s comments come amid debate on whether Britain should rejoin EU customs union

Home Office assessment shows impact of latest changes to immigration regime over next five years

Netflix-Paramount bidding war leaves news network detested by Donald Trump in limbo

Given that the growth of demand for AI is so unpredictable, there can be no doubt investor behaviour is speculative

Share of job postings that included information on pay fell to 55% in October, down 10 points on a year earlier

Vilnius’s move follows appeals to EU to take more action against ‘hybrid’ attacks from Russia-aligned neighbour

Oil major will cut investment over next five years from $30bn to $20bn

When historians assess this age of American populism, Silicon Valley’s plutocrats will surely be judged its winners

Commodities trader Trafigura says burst of new supply coming online will collide with reduced demand growth

Discussions among regulators come as Beijing seeks to achieve self-sufficiency in semiconductor production