Economists believe that meeting the target will be challenging as Beijing grapples with Donald Trump’s new trade war China has set its GDP target for 2025 at “around 5%”, a figure which was unveiled by Premier Li Qiang at the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing […]

Aid to Kyiv being reviewed to ensure country is ‘committed’ to goal of peace deal, White House says, as JD Vance says US economic interest in Ukraine would guarantee its security Donald Trump will lay out his priorities tomorrow evening in a prime-time speech to Congress, his first since returning […]

Policy Exchange report blames austerity for breakdown in policing and criminal justice Soaring levels of crime are costing Britain’s economy as much as £250bn a year, according to a report that blames austerity for a breakdown in policing and criminal justice. The report by the centre-right thinktank Policy Exchange, backed […]