The conservatism of the Office for Budget Responsibility means the current framework is a hindrance to growth

Gaza’s future hangs in the balance. But while a fragile ceasefire holds, it looks like Israel has lost influence over the peace process, writes Lawrence Freedman

The president vindicates an unfashionable view of how history works

UK’s largest wealth manager has staged a turnaround and is attempting to attract advisers despite scrapping perks and fees

US president equivocates on support for Kyiv a day after conversation with Vladimir Putin

French sovereign downgrade is the third in recent weeks and heaps pressure on Sébastien Lecornu’s budget plans

Venture capitalist Ron Conway resigns from board of company’s philanthropic arm in protest at comments

President says Venezuela’s leader ‘offered everything’ to prevent American military pressure

Two presidents to discuss how they can force Russia’s Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table

The AI boom is helping to sustain growth but demand is coming from the richest consumers who own stocks while poorer Americans are being squeezed

Evolution of abandoned Conservative ‘Brit Isa’ plan also includes stamp duty tax break

Delay and darkness suggest the UK government is scared of making decisions

Fraught summit in Anchorage marked a nadir that reshaped how the presidents approach each other

Rich Handler’s comments came as investors dumped US regional bank stocks over credit quality worries

Xi Jinping’s targets in anti-corruption drive include PLA’s No 2 General He Weidong

Crown Prosecution Service kicked off political firestorm when it abandoned charges against two British men

Its dual dependence on America’s digital services and Beijing’s critical mineral processing industry leaves it highly vulnerable

Increase to €300,000 would be severe blow to wealthy expats seeking to escape higher levies elsewhere in Europe

Kirill Dmitriev says undersea ‘Putin-Trump Tunnel’ should be built by Boring Company

Financial crises and their consequences may be harder to arrest today than in the past

Decision on planning application pushed back to December in new blow to relations with Beijing

The Indigenous leader on the threats to his Kayapó tribe, why ancestral knowledge matters — and the meaning behind his ‘visions’

UK 10-year government borrowing costs see biggest weekly fall since April

Markets recover after Donald Trump suggests heightened tariffs on Chinese imports may not last