Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Independent coverage of global markets, trade and finance
Andy Burnham has set out his vision for “ good growth in every postcode ”. It may seem like levelling up 2.0 – and if so, that’s very good news for the country. Because, unlike his Labour and Conservative predecessors, …
Earlier this month, an intriguing new Detroit-based electric vehicle startup hit the market – Slate Auto , a Jeff Bezos-backed venture offering something US buyers rarely see these days – a pick up truck billed as “affo…
Trump accounts, a savings vehicle named after the US president and authorized by congressional Republicans, are set to go live on Saturday, offering American parents a new way to save money for their children by investi…
Severn Trent has doubled the size of a long-term reward scheme for its new chief executive to as much as £3.1m and he could receive significantly more than his predecessor, despite anger over water bosses’ pay.
Brexit means ‘home fee’ qualification ends in 2028, leaving those hoping to study in UK not now eligible for loans
On a quiet street in New York City’s Ridgewood neighborhood stands an unassuming, windowless white building. Its lone door, covered with an amalgamation of cut-outs, looks like a teenager’s bedroom; the building numbers…
From Albania to Portugal, privatisation of the coastline is bringing locals out on to the streets. For them, the economic benefits are few and far between
There are few things on which this column would agree with George Osborne. Voting to remain in the European Union was one. Backing Labour’s Ed Miliband to be the next chancellor is another.
Only 330 car club vehicles available for rent after big provider left British market, data reveals
The governments of Canada and the province of Alberta will move forward on a major new oil pipeline after the pair announced a plan to ease concerns of British Columbia and First Nations on the Pacific coast.
Multiple brands of infant formula have been recalled recently due to bacterial contamination, and experts say the Food and Drug Administration is inadequately prepared to deal with the health threat they pose in the wak…
People across the country are pushing for moratoriums, and electeds who approve projects are being punished
From the front garden of the red-brick terrace where she has lived for nearly three decades, Coral McKeown, 50, points to the gleaming new council house she was supposed to move into five years ago.
Starling Bank has said it will cut more than 100 jobs from its workforce, as it invests more heavily in artificial intelligence to push down costs.
Voyages through the Strait of Hormuz have more than quadrupled in the past week amid growing confidence in the US and Iran’s 60-day ceasefire, the Financial Times reports .
The right wants to paint Manchesterism in terms of north v south – but poverty everywhere is solved by prioritising the public purse over private pockets
Given pressures on the public purse, the Makerfield MP may have to look at autumn tax rises to fund his ‘new direction’
Powered by chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, South Korea is seeing a surge in wealth, but there are questions over who gets to share in the profits
A country house and estate that has had a huge price reduction leads our round-up this week.
Researchers say Stelios Kouloglou’s device was compromised after he joined European parliamentary committee
On 11 June, the ECB raised its key interest rates. Do you still think that was the right decision, given that just ten days later Iran and the United States agreed a 60-day ceasefire?
Office for Environmental Protection finds failures by department when it granted emergency authorisation in 2023 and 2024
The president made $2.2bn last year, with plenty of help from his own political decisions. This is called corruption, folks
For centuries, central banks have issued money and safeguarded its value. That mandate has not changed.