32 m. ago Trump tariffs live: China says ‘market has spoken’ after global stocks sink and FTSE sees biggest drop since Covid

UK’s key FTSE-100 stock market suffered its worst one-day drop since the pandemic

Politics

90 m. ago First lawsuit against Trump’s tariffs argues he illegally used emergency powers

‘These unlawfully implemented tariffs cause harm to American businesses, American jobs, and American consumers,’ says Florida entrepreneur who filed suit

Politics

8 h. ago Farmers fear tariffs could cost them one of their biggest markets in China

Heading into this year, most U.S. farmers were hoping to break even or maybe record a small profit

Economics

10 h. ago Stock market closes week in bloodbath as Trump’s tariffs cause historic two

Friday’s stock market comes after a historically bad day as investors react to Trump’s tariff plan

Politics

10 h. ago Trump tariffs live: Global stocks sink and FTSE sees biggest drop since Covid pandemic on second day of market turmoil

Beijing hits back after president’s ‘Liberation Day’ wipes $2.4trn from S&P 500, in biggest one-day loss since March 2020

Politics

11 h. ago Dow Jones has lost 2,000 points on Friday as stock bloodbath continues in wake of Trump’s tariffs

Friday’s stock market comes after a historically bad day as investors react to Trump’s tariff plan

Politics

12 h. ago Global trade war intensifies and shares tumble as China hits back at Trump tariffs

FTSE 100 suffers worst losses since Covid-19 as Starmer weighs British response to fees on imports

Events

13 h. ago China’s retaliatory tariffs spark fresh turmoil in global financial markets

Fresh turmoil was sparked on Friday by China announcing it will impose a 34% tariff on imports of all US products.

Economics

14 h. ago Trump tariffs live: FTSE sees biggest daily drop since Covid after China hits US with huge 34% tariff

Beijing hits back after president’s ‘Liberation Day’ wipes $2.4trn from S&P 500, in biggest one-day loss since March 2020

Politics

16 h. ago Stock markets continue to fall as fears over Trump’s trade war dragging down the economy fuel sell

Friday’s stock market comes after a historically bad day as investors react to Trump’s tariff plan

Politics

16 h. ago Trump tears into China for retaliating against him and vows that tariffs 'will never change' despite markets tanking

President Donald Trump remained bullish about the effects of his his newly enacted tariffs on Friday, despite retaliatory actions announced by China.

Economics

17 h. ago US trade war with China is 'single stupidest thing you’ll ever see’ says expert

Political expert Ian Dunt has issued a scathing attack on Donald Trump after the US President announced a sweeping range of import tariffs on territories around the world

Events

18 h. ago Stock markets expected to continue plunge as investors fear impact of Trump’s tariffs and China’s response

Friday’s stock market comes after a historically bad day as investors react to Trump’s tariff plan

Economics

19 h. ago China launches major trade war response with 34% additional tariffs on US goods in retaliation for Trump's 34% levy

Beijing announced the measure today, igniting a major trade war between the two global economies. The latest wave of tariffs are in addition to the existing tariffs already imposed on US goods.

Politics

19 h. ago China responds to Trump tariffs with its own 34% levy on all US goods

China says it will impose restrictions on the export of certain rare-earth elements to the US

Politics

20 h. ago China imposes a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products starting April 10

China has announced it will impose a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products beginning April 10

Politics

20 h. ago Furious Macron tells European firms to freeze billions in US investments

The bloc has already responded fiercely to the US President's decision to impose a 20 per cent tariff on all EU goods sold to the US.

Economics

20 h. ago US government tells staff in China not to have romantic ties with Chinese citizens

Secret directive reportedly prompted by pressure from Congress members concerned about espionage risks

Politics

26 h. ago Living abroad and hungry to see a Chinese movie on the biggest of screens, some took action

A group of Chinese people have decided they wanted the nation’s biggest movie to be big in the United States, literally

Politics

30 h. ago Inside the 'perfect' £530m British town filled with Tudor buildings, red phone boxes and cobbled streets

From red telephone boxes to Tudor cobbled streets and traditional country pubs to Gothic churches, it looks like any other quaint English village - but there's one quirk that makes Thames Town unique.

Economics