The stock market is back, the bulls are back on the rampage, the dip-buyers are in, and the US president has walked back on (most of) his astronomical tariffs. Tariffgate […]
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India’s central bank cuts interest rates after Trump’s tariffs kick in
India’s central bank has cut interest rates for the second time this year to boost a slowing economy braced for the damaging fallout of newly imposed US tariffs. The Reserve […]
Trump tariffs live: EU votes for retaliatory tariffs on US as China imposes 84% levy
White House says additional tariffs on China go into effect at midnight The European Union member has voted in favour of imposing tariffs on some US imported goods, a statement […]
Major Universal theme park to open in Bedford in £50bn economy boost
Europe’s first Universal theme park is to open in Bedford in 2031 under a deal that will bring in an estimated £50bn to the UK economy. Visitors are likely to […]
Who will be hit hardest by China-US trade war as Trump boosts tariffs to 104%?
President Donald Trump has escalated his trade war with China, confirming a staggering 104 per cent tariff on goods imported to the US. The move will hit US consumers hard, […]
Mapped: Which UK cities could be hit hardest by Trump’s tariffs?
US tariffs are set to cause an “uneven storm” across the UK with Coventry expected to be the worst affected, a think tank has warned. The West Midlands, the home […]
What Asian countries hit hard by Trump’s tariffs are doing to save their economies
Major economies in Asia were scrambling to safeguard their financial interests as Donald Trump’s blanket “reciprocal” duties on dozens of countries came into force on Wednesday. The US president’s tariff […]
Who will be hit hardest by China-US trade war as Trump threatens 104% tariff?
Last week China retaliated with 34 per cent counter-tariffs on imported US goods, in the wake of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” trade war. On April 2, Mr Trump announced […]
Trump tariffs live: EU pleads with China not to escalate trade war after FTSE rallies
Starmer vows UK won’t be cowed by Trump’s tariffs The EU has pleaded with China not to escalate the bitter trade war with the US. In a call with Chinese […]
Apple is worth $1tn less than three months ago – why is it so hard-hit by tariffs?
Apple was almost a $3.7 trillion company just three months ago – but Donald Trump’s tariffs have played a big part in the most valuable company on the planet seeing […]