Financial markets are on edge. Trading desks around the world have become beholden to single data points about the American economy, with huge swings in asset prices becoming a daily ritual. Last week’s release of jobs figures in the United States was a case in point. A mixed bag of solid jobs growth in August…

BMW will deliver its first volume-produced hydrogen-powered cars in 2028 as it increases its bet on the future of the next-generation fuel for passenger vehicles. The German motoring group has been testing iX5 Hydrogen SUV prototypes for two years. Now it says it will risk its reputation that there will be consumer demand in this…

My wife and I lived in Chiswick, south London, for 20 years until 2017, when we moved to the south coast. We kept our house and rented it out, which Savills in Chiswick managed for us. In February we had a removal of goods notice on behalf of Ealing Council demanding immediate payment of £5,562,…

The Bank of England could ramp up the speed of its bond sales this month in a significant move for the chancellor’s spending plans before the budget on October 30. The Bank’s monetary policy committee will decide the pace of its “quantitative tightening” programme this month for the next 12 months, as it shrinks its…

Housing projects often look pretty on the architect’s plan. The “Made” partnership is no exception. The venture between Barratt Developments, Lloyds Banking Group and the government-owned Homes England is aiming to become a “master developer” for heaps of new homes — anywhere between 1,000 units and chunky plots topping 10,000. And, on the face of…

Elon Musk would be asked to give ­evidence to parliament about the operations of X, the social media platform that he bought for $44 billion in 2022, under proposals by a leading contender to chair a panel of MPs that scrutinises government policy. Dawn Butler, the Labour MP for Brent East, who is vying for…

Footing the bill is often the only way to persuade grown-up children to join you abroad — but is it fairer to make them cough up? We get both sides of the argument. Simon Phillips, managing director of the travel money firm No1 CurrencyParents who can afford it should pay for their children to join…

Pre-budget lobbying is a predictable affair. Who yet knows if Offshore Energies UK, the campaigner for the oil and gas industry, is right: that Britain will lose £13 billion of “economic value” from Labour jacking up the windfall tax from 75 per cent to 78 per cent on North Sea producers and cutting their investment…

Someone who bought shares in Currys at the beginning of the year is sitting on a return of more than 60 per cent, thanks to the takeover interest that has swirled around the electrical goods retailer. Yet it is still one of the cheapest retail businesses listed in London. The chain formerly known as Dixons…