Forecasts of a long recession and soaring inflation, spurred mainly by rising energy prices, dominate the political agenda

Germany is setting the pace in  Europe with its financial response to the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, raising the prospect of billions in aid for consumers and businesses hurt by surging fuel prices and pushing ahead with the purchase ...

Negotiators at the World Trade Organisation’s ministerial conference in Nairobi, Kenya, agreed to end direct export subsidies on farm produce even as 14-year-old talks on trade development remain unresolved.