UK inflation unexpectedly rose to 3.6% in June

Figure marks setback for BoE as it seeks evidence price pressures are cooling
Trump reaps $50bn tariff haul as world ‘chickens out’

Only China and Canada have retaliated against US president’s tariff war
Consumers face fees of £175 an hour for quitting car finance claims

Law firms in ‘no-win, no-fee’ class actions criticised for imposing ‘deeply troubling’ exit charges
Brussels pushes schools to serve ‘made in Europe’ fruit and vegetables

Change reflects EU effort to favour domestic industries, from defence to agriculture
‘Fire’ is now the greater threat to investors than ‘ice’

Financial markets will be closer in the future to a singe from inflation than a freeze in growth and prices
Inside America’s booming immigration detention industry

The enormous US deportation programme is enriching companies as detainees complain of poor treatment