The European Union sharpens its sanctions against Russia, targeting its financial and energy sectors. Ukraine's President Zelensky calls the move "essential and timely", while the Kremlin warns it will backfire.

We also head to Japan, where voters are heading to the polls this weekend in a crucial Upper House election that could determine the Prime Minister’s political future amid rising inflation, ageing demographics, and the threat of U.S. tariffs on car exports.

Plus, we look at how cryptocurrency theft has hit a record high in 2025, with cybercriminals and even violent attackers making off with billions in digital assets.

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Migration, tariffs and challenges of an ageing population are being discussed ahead of an election in Japan's upper house. What could President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill Act mean for African economies? And the European Union announces an 18th round of sanctions on Russia.

The US Congress has passed its first major cryptocurrency legislation — the GENIUS Act, aimed at regulating stablecoins and paving the way for wider adoption of digital assets in everyday finance.

Also on the programme, Meta settles an $8bn lawsuit over data privacy breaches tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Roger Hearing asks what the outcome means for Big Tech.

And Arsenal smash records with the world’s most expensive women’s football transfer.

A fire at a newly opened shopping centre in Iraq has killed dozens of people. The blaze in the eastern city of Kut broke out at the Hyper Mall and rapidly engulfed its walls. After a year of prolonged negotiations marked by dramatic twists and turns, the Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard said it was abandoning its multibillion-dollar bid to acquire the owner of 7-Eleven convenience stores. Plus, we look at the CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang’s visit to China amidst the resumption of selling H20 chip to China.

We look at the continuing tensions between President Donald Trump and the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell.

There could be more than 10 million extra people needed in the Russian labour market by 2030. Rahul Tandon hears from a Russian demography expert.

And what will happen to renewable energy in the US?

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The agreement, which has limited detail so far, has been welcome by the presidents of Indonesia and the United States. Jakarta plans to buy Boeing planes and Indonesian goods will face a US tariff of 19%. This rate is lower than had previously been threatened. And Senegal’s credit rating has faced another downgrade after revelations its former government concealed billions in debt.

Plus, why the company behind Labubu dolls expects profits to more than triple in the first half of 2025.

(Photo: Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto waves as he arrives following overseas visits at Halim Perdana Kusuma airportin Jakarta, Indonesia, 16 July 2025. Credit: MAST IRHAM/EPA/Shutterstock)

Will ending two public holidays in France help to reduce national debt? Rahul Tandon talks to a professor at the Toulouse School of Economics.

Also, Indonesia agrees to purchase $15 billion in American energy, $4.5 billion worth of agricultural products and 50 Boeing jets as part of a trade deal with the United States.

Nvidia says it will soon resume sales of its high-end artificial intelligence chips to China.

And we look at the new trend - hiring etiquette coaches for Gen Z employees.

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The US chip giant Nvidia has announced that it will resume sales of its H20 chip to China. This follows a meeting between chief executive Jensen Huang and President Trump earlier this month. Kenya's government has scrapped electronic travel authorisation (ETA) requirements for most African and Caribbean nations in a bid to enhance regional integration and boost tourism. Also, how far do you have to go to get your grocery shop done? Probably not 10 hours, which was the trip residents of Burringurrah in Western Australia, 1,000 km north of Perth, had to do until recently. Will Bain hears from one of the people living in there.

US President Donald Trump is “very, very unhappy” with Russia, and threatened with secondary tariffs of up to 100% if there is no progress on peace deal within 50 days.

Also, the European Union has pledged countermeasures against the United States if the US administration introduces 30 per cent tariffs on imports from the bloc next month.

And the latest economic data shows that prices in the Latin American economy rose by 1.6% in June, does it mean that the strategy of Argentine President Javier Milei doesn't work anymore?

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Regional security and trade have taken centre stage during Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit to China, spanning three cities – Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu. Trade ministers from the European Union are meeting in Brussels to discuss relations with the United States following Donald Trump's threat to impose 30% tariffs against the bloc. Will Bain hears of European worries over what that will mean for their industries. And Miller Lite, the company that created the light beer category in 1975, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

President Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump have visited central Texas today to survey where flash floods killed 120 people last weekend.

As search teams continue to search for more than 160 people still missing, Mr Trump and his wife met families affected by the floods and first responders.

Dr Sam Brody, Director of the Institute for Disaster Resilient Texas and a Professor at Texas A&M University discusses how disasters like this might be avoided in the future.

Also on the programme, what impact could the 35% tariffs for Canada announced by Trump yesterday have on businesses there and why the post-covid trend of converting office buildings to homes is gathering momentum in New York.

President Trump says he'll impose a thirty five percent tax on imports from Canada... and more if it retaliates.

Meanwhile, countries attending the gathering of East and Southeast Asian foreign ministers are threatened with tariffs of up to fifty percent. Andrew Peach hears from a former Malaysian government minister.

And it's World Population Day... but what can governments do if their population is getting smaller and older?

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U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to put a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports. Brazil says it will retaliate with a 50% tariff of his own. So what does this escalating trade row mean for Embraer—one of the world’s biggest aircraft manufacturers based in Brazil? And could it make your morning cup of coffee more expensive?

Italian chocolate giant Ferrero is buying one of America's oldest breakfast cereal companies, Kellogg's in a $3.1 billion deal. But are people still eating cereals for breakfast?

Plus, how are data centres affecting your water supply?

As the UK government targets developing nations with new trade measures, we hear from trade minister Douglas Alexander on whether it can prove to be a workable lifeline for African countries affected by western states cutting their international aid budgets.

David Harper speaks to Dr.John Asafu-Adjaye of the African Centre for Economic Transformation in Ghana on how US president Donald Trump's 'trade not aid' policy is being received on the world's second largest continent.

Elsewhere we find out how the price of coffee could rise sharply with The White House's threat to put 50 per cent tariffs on imports from Brazil.

And will recent cyberattacks and power cuts ensure many countries don't turn away from the old fashioned fall back of cash.

The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

The US president, Donald Trump, has made public the tariffs he intends to slap on imports from another group of countries, including Brazil, from the start of August. The chipmaker Nvidia has become the first company in the world to reach a market value of $4tn on Wednesday. David Harper hears from experts. And Donald Trump has said the United States is shifting from aid to trade in its relationship with Africa as he welcomed five presidents from the continent to the White House.

What could the threat of a 50% tariff mean for Chile's copper producers as prices for the metal hit a record high in the US?

Also, why is the price of solar panels falling if demand is still growing?

And we're at the largest agricultural show in England to hear what's on the mind of farmers.

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The US President Donald Trump has pledged a 50% tariff on imports of copper, which is critical to electric vehicles, military hardware, semiconductors and a wide range of consumer goods. Sam Fenwick hears from experts in the industry. Also, shares in major US renewable companies took a hit after the President signed an executive order tightening their access to clean energy tax breaks. Plus how WeightWatchers, the weight management business, has emerged from a major debt restructuring.

The reaction to President Trump's letters promising steep tariffs from next month. We'll hear how businesses in Japan and Bangladesh are preparing.

Why China's dominance in rare earth minerals comes at the cost of polluted water and contaminated soil?

And one of the world's biggest professional gaming events, the E-sports World Cup, gets underway in Saudi Arabia.

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Japan and South Korea face 25% US tariffs from 1 August. Donald Trump sent tariff letters to twelve other countries on Monday with details of the tariffs they could face.

Sam Fenwick gets insight on what President Trump could be thinking from Matthew Bartlett — a Republican strategist and former Trump appointee to the State Department during his first term.

Also, we hear about vibrant street murals which are bringing flocks of tourists to a once-deserted hamlet in southern Italy.

The US President Donald Trump is due to announce new tariffs for countries who haven't struck trade deals with the US. How are businesses reacting? We'll hear from a business owner in Germany.

Also, why the Thai government has decided against gambling on casinos?

And a row in India about leather slippers on the Prada runway.