Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell met with Donald Trump and Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin to discuss the US central bank’s independence, amid recurring criticism from the president targeting monetary policy.

John Legere has called time on his stint as chief executive of T-Mobile in the US, and his longtime deputy Mike Sievert will take over at the top of the third-largest mobile phone company in America next year.

Emirates has ordered 50 Airbus A350 jets worth $16bn at list prices, which would help the Dubai government airline serve more markets as it seeks to improve the flexibility of its fleet.

Norilsk Nickel has proposed cutting dividends as it sinks cash into new projects to boost production and tap into the electric vehicles boom.

Gazprom Neft, Russia’s third-largest crude producer, said net profit dropped by a fifth from a year earlier, driven by lower oil prices and following increases during the previous two quarters.

Barrick Gold has kicked off its asset disposal programme with the sale of a stake in one of Australia’s biggest gold mines.

Yandex, Russia’s largest technology company, has agreed with the Kremlin to restructure its goverance by transferring a “golden share” to a foundation with expanded veto power.

The leaders of the UK’s major political parties, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, will face off in their first televised debate. It’s also another big week in the retail sector, as some of the industry’s biggest players in the US report earnings.

US stocks booked fresh record highs as upbeat comments from the White House on trade talks buoyed investor optimism.

The US Supreme Court has agreed to take up a Google appeal in a long-running copyright case brought by Oracle that has cast a shadow over common development practices in the software world.

Tough new safety standards for tailings dams, including the appointment of a qualified and experienced engineer to check their safety, have been proposed by a group representing the world’s biggest miners as they seek to avoid any further disasters.

Signs of American shoppers curbing their spending emerged in the latest retail sales report, raising questions about the ability of one of the US economy’s brightest spots to keep sustaining the nation’s long-running expansion.

Petra Diamonds said it sold a 20.08-carat blue diamond for $14.9m, sending its shares nearly 8 per cent higher.

Brussels is planning to extend temporary market access to UK clearing houses as it steps up preparations to prevent financial turmoil should Britain crash out of the EU.

The International Energy Agency said Opec and its allies face a “major challenge” next year as demand for their crude falls sharply in response to accelerating production from rivals.

Business registrations have surged in France, helped by a friendlier tax environment as the economy outperforms the wider eurozone.

An investment by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway boosted shares in upmarket furniture retailer RH, representing one of the most notable purchases by investment managers in the third quarter.

The US has been preparing an extradition order against British entrepreneur Mike Lynch over criminal charges resulting from the $11bn sale of software company Autonomy, it emerged this week.

Mexico’s central bank reduced interest rates for the third consecutive meeting on Wednesday, citing stagnant economic activity in the country and slowing global growth during the third quarter as justification for the cut.

Brussels is suing the United Kingdom over Boris Johnson’s refusal to appoint a member of the next European Commission, escalating a dispute with London over the obligations that arise from last month’s extension to Britain’s EU membership.

A former Deutsche Bank executive has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle civil claims made by the US Department of Justice that he misled investors in 2007 into buying securities backed by defective mortgages.

Producer prices in the US rose more than expected during October, but long-running trends remained in tow and dragged the annual pace of wholesale inflation to its slowest rate in three years.

Norway’s $1tn oil fund, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, is selling its shares in G4S over concerns the security company is responsible for alleged human rights violations in the Middle East.

Sales of Guinness and red wine enjoyed a boost from this year’s cooler summer weather as drinkers turned away from favourites such as Pimm's and draught lager, according to the pub company Young’s.