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US Federal Reserve’s Kevin Warsh warns there will be ‘work to do’ unless high inflation eases – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest events in global financial markets, the economy and major corporate moves

Alex Daniel and Graeme Wearden 28 Aug

Fed chair says delivering ‘stable prices’ is central bank’s job as inflation persists

However, Kevin Warsh didn’t say if interest rates would change in coming months, as inflation remains stubborn

Gaya Gupta28 Aug

Asda returns to growth after more than two years

Chair Allan Leighton says lower prices and an improved online service are attracting more shoppers

Sarah Butler28 Aug

Jumping beans: UK shoppers turn to legumes to save cash and improve diet

Sales of beans, lentils and soya bean derivatives on rise while Britons buy less real and fake meat

Sarah Butler28 Aug

Healey’s budget to duck setting a date for 3% defence spending target

Roadmap for increasing department’s share of GDP will be deferred until next year’s review

Heather Stewart and Lauren Almeida28 Aug

How Britain’s railways are struggling in the heat – and can they be fixed?

Problems including derailments have hit network during one of the hottest and driest summers on record

Natalie Wint and Alex Daniel28 Aug

Ex-Barclays boss denies having sex with woman dressed as Snow White after Epstein emails

Jes Staley made comments to US lawmakers investigating his links to the convicted sex offender

Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent27 Aug

A new start after 60 in an old occupation

Brief letters: Grocers and greengrocers | Serbelloni group AI warning | Walking over cars | Christmas catalogues | Appropriate names

27 Aug

Trump administration reportedly considering ‘new round of sweeping tariffs on semiconductors’ – as it happened

Tech companies warn that move could jeopardise US hopes of dominating AI

Julia Kollewe27 Aug

Three UK airports hit by cyber-attack with data of 8.7m customers accessed

Company that runs Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands hubs says passenger safety is unaffected

Lauren Almeida27 Aug

Bots and bargains: Zara owner launches cut-price Lefties in UK to rival Primark

First robot-assisted outlet opens in Liverpool to take on Shein and supermarkets in clothing, shoes and homewares

Sarah Butler27 Aug

UK’s small power plants face higher cyber risk into 2030s despite Iran-linked hack

Decision not to improve resilience sooner described as ‘unacceptable gamble with our national security’

Jillian Ambrose27 Aug

City firms race to prepare for FCA crackdown on bullying and harassment

Hedge funds, insurers and pension firms will have to report all non-financial wrongdoing as watchdog expands focus

Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent27 Aug

Qantas may hike fares and expand Jetstar add-on fees as profits dip to four-year low

Airline declines to predict impact of new carry-on luggage charge on Jetstar revenue or ticket sales, saying it is offering customers ‘choice’

Luca Ittimani and Jonathan Barrett27 Aug

The London stock market dodged a bullet with Shein

China’s fashion giant will list in Hong Kong with a shrunken price tag – and big questions over its business model

Nils Pratley26 Aug

What will we get out of the AI boom? The data suggests lots of noisy, energy-hungry datacentres and not much else

Booms in investment usually lead to economic growth. But this one looks unlikely to translate into better living standards for Australians

Greg Jericho26 Aug

Pubs, bars and hotels report ‘Burnham bounce’ in optimism but call for further tax relief

Sentiment in hospitality and brewing sectors more positive since business rates action, trade bodies’ survey finds

Rob Davies26 Aug

Meta reaches $16.7bn settlement with US states over social media harms to children – as it happened

Agreement reached during California federal trial over claims brought by 29 states

Julia Kollewe26 Aug

Labour’s energy bills crisis is getting worse. Political honesty is essential

Ofgem and ministers should be transparent about why energy bills for households are expected to stay stubbornly high

Nils Pratley26 Aug

Woolworths posts $1.14bn profit in cost-of-living crisis – but CEO says it’s not thanks to rising shelf prices

CEO claims more customers buying more led to $175m surge in net profit as Ooshies craze boosts sales

Luca Ittimani26 Aug

Burnham mulls insolvency law shake-up to help bring utilities under public control

Exclusive: Rules on special administration seen as potential ‘roadblock’ to reshaping how UK’s essential services are run

Helena Horton and Kiran Stacey25 Aug