US sells 30-year bonds at 5% yield for first time since 2007
The $25bn auction comes hours after data showing sharpest rise in producer prices since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Senate confirms Warsh to succeed Powell as Fed chair
Vote brings to an end one of the most fraught processes of selecting a central bank chief in decades
What can we expect from the Fed under Kevin Warsh?
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Trump cuts to grocery subsidies bite US food companies
Consumer demand drops after households lose access to Snap subsidy programme
Data: you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone
To decide whether official statistics are useful, look at what happens when they disappear
Why scrapping quarterly earnings is a bad idea
US chief executives should be wary of putting their own convenience ahead of transparency
Saudi Arabia launched strikes against Iran
Riyadh wanted to show it was defending itself but told Tehran it was not joining broader US-Israeli assault
Trump demands Xi ‘open’ China to US business
US president arrives in Beijing for two-day summit clouded by geopolitical tensions and conflict over trade and tech
Wariness at Temple of Heaven as China waits for Trump
Sceptics associate American president with turmoil and cast doubt over Sino-US relationship reset
Starmer prepares to fight leadership bid by Streeting
Health secretary expected to try to eject prime minister from Downing Street
Who do gilt investors want to lead Britain?
Andy Burnham seen as biggest risk to UK government bonds
Eric Trump joins Beijing trip as family-linked group chases China deal
Company with ties to US president’s son has MOU with chipmaker that Congress warned is connected to Communist Party
