U.S. dollar plunges amid worries over Trump threat to Fed independence

Rachel Reeves is to appoint a health service and regulatory veteran, Tom Hayhoe, a former Conservative cabinet adviser, as her Covid corruption commissioner with the remit of clawing back billions in fraudulent contracts. The chancellor is understood to believe the Treasury can recoup £2.6bn from waste, fraud and flawed contracts signed during the pandemic. The…

Trimology is a cutting-edge weight management supplement designed specifically for women, especially those over 35. It targets stubborn weight gain, low energy, and hormonal shifts. Instead of using stimulants or extreme diets, Trimology focuses on healing the gut and rebalancing the body’s internal signaling system. This system often breaks down due to age, stress, or…

Rishi Sunak struggled to keep control of his fractured party on a chaotic fifth day of the Tory election campaign, as one MP defected to Reform and a minister criticised the prime minister’s pledge to bring back national service. Sunak was in Buckinghamshire as he sought to get back on the front foot after a…

UK officials are hopeful the US will begin lifting tariffs on British cars as soon as this week after the British trade secretary meets his US counterpart in London. Jonathan Reynolds is due to meet Howard Lutnick, the US commerce secretary, on Tuesday evening to discuss the deal to lower US tariffs on cars, steel…