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Chancellor expected to meet US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent on Friday in an attempt to make progress on negotiations for a UK-US economic deal

Rachel Reeves has travelled to the US capital for the International Monetary Fund’s spring meetings of G7 and G20 finance ministers.

The cultural and creative industries are a growing source of income and job creation around the world, generating tens of millions of jobs. The cultural sector is also linked to soft power, to relations between countries.

Limit of $100 a barrel said to be ineffective with the price of crude having crashed in response to Trump’s trade war

“Iron-clad” and “non-negotiable” is how UK prime minister Keir Starmer recently described the country’s fiscal rules. The government has been coming under pressure to relax the rules and cut itself some financial slack. But according to the PM, these self-imposed restrictions are vital for maintaining UK economic stability.

Experts have called out a claim made in a Liberal Party election campaign advertisement about inflation in Australia under Labor.

Experts say it is "disappointing" Google and other top AI labs seem to be reneging on commitments to inform the public about the capabilities and risks their AI models present

Tit-for-tat levies on American goods may appeal to voters but would risk adding to UK’s economic headwinds

Beijing has launched a charm offensive with other countries as US tariffs tighten. If they can’t be won over, it may have no choice but to stimulate its vast domestic market