Melissa Lawford

London’s surge up the charts shows it is now the world’s biggest hedge-fund hub

Poorer households struggle despite Donald Trump’s pledge to cut the cost of living

Top earners are swapping Wall Street for ‘Y’All Street’ as the Lone Star State takes on the Big Apple

America’s new sanctions will force the Kremlin into desperate measures to preserve its illicit oil trade

Goldman Sachs’ president warns ‘it’s not going to be pretty’ as default fears mount

Mark Carney vowed defend his country against ‘the most significant crisis of our lifetimes’

Pharmaceutical companies are under pressure from the US president to lower costs for Americans

Impact of mass deportations on population size to hit spending and threaten labour shortages

Miami’s fading allure has left its housing market on the edge of a crisis

President’s bombshell announcement threatens key engine of American economy

US economy increasingly driven by super-rich as they increase their share of country’s wealth

Sweeping measures threaten to undermine America’s economy

As the US endures falling maths and literacy skills, Chinese students are powering ahead

Bank forecasts deteriorating economy will hit a slump by the middle of 2027

Canadian PM reverses trade war stance despite election pledge to push back against US president

Cuts to federal government jobs, funding and grants have left the US capital close to recession

Despite stock market highs, the US president risks losing the base that voted him into office

Mortgage rates have jumped up since Trump’s election victory in November

Trump’s anti-green agenda has put him on an unlikely collision course with supporters in the state

The veteran investor’s decision to ditch billions in banking stocks could be a canary in the coal mine