18 h. ago Construction industry shrinks further as business uncertainty grows

The latest S&P Global construction purchasing managers’ index showed a reading of 46.6 for last month, improving slightly from 46.4 in March.

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42 h. ago ECITB funding to help deliver Energy Transition Skills Hub in North East Scotland

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has awarded £400,000 to help deliver a dedicated Energy Transition Skills Hub (ETSH) in Aberdeen.

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42 h. ago UK services sector shrinks for first time in 18 months amid tariff worries

The S&P Global UK services PMI survey scored 49.0 in April, down from 52.5 in March.

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6 d. ago Trump tariffs cause fastest slump in British factory export orders in five years – business live

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as UK manufacturers report falling export orders and China signals openness to US trade talks Fhaheen Khan, senior economist at Make UK, a lobby group for British manufacturing, said:UK manufacturers are caught in the eye of a perfect storm, with rising costs and international trade uncertainty undermining growth prospects. While actual changes in trade have been limited, the unpredictability, particularly around US tariff policy, is doing significant damage and paralysing decision makers. Many firms are delaying major investment decisions until greater clarity emerges, while being forced in the meantime to cut costs through redundancies while pushing through price increases.This has left manufacturing experiencing its most severe slowdown in years, with the UK at a competitive disadvantage compared to our European peers who are weathering current challenges relatively better. As a result, it is now vital that gover...

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7 d. ago U.S. economy shrinks 0.3% in first quarter as Trump trade wars disrupt business

The U.S. economy shrank 0.3% from January through March, first drop in three years

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1 week ago Trump’s deadline to review US aid cuts has passed – so what happens now?

Programmes say they are facing growing uncertainty as review is extended

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2 w. ago Trump sends the markets wild with promise for 'fair' trade deal with China amid growing uncertainty

Markets rose Wednesday as Trump and his Treasury secretary spoke of the potential of a deal with China amid a trade war, plus the president saying he didn't plan to fire the head of the Fed.

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2 w. ago Trump’s tariffs spark global recession fears as White House hints at trade deal with China: Live updates

The International Monetary Fund downgraded growth in nearly all countries amid ongoing uncertainty from the Trump administration’s trade policy

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2 w. ago Trump’s tariffs raise chances of U.S. and global recession to ‘almost 100%’, economist warns: Live updates

The International Monetary Fund downgraded growth in nearly all countries amid ongoing uncertainty from the Trump administration’s trade policy

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2 w. ago Trump warned US economic growth to be hit hardest by tariff trade war: Live updates

The International Monetary Fund downgraded growth in nearly all countries amid ongoing uncertainty from the Trump administration’s trade policy

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2 w. ago IMF chief cuts growth forecast over ‘off the charts’ trade uncertainty

Kristalina Georgieva warns that Donald Trump’s tariff ‘reboot’ threatens to raise prices and play havoc with markets

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2 w. ago Deliveroo order growth improves but customer numbers remain sluggish

Founder Will Shu described it as a ‘strong start’ to the year but said he was ‘mindful’ of growing economic uncertainty.

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3 w. ago World Trade Organisation says global trade could slide this year because of Trump’s tariff policies

‘Enduring uncertainty threatens to act as a brake on global growth’ says international trade forum

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3 w. ago ‘Chilling effect’ of trade uncertainty to hit UK growth, says BoE official

Deputy governor Sarah Breeden says it is too soon to untangle inflationary implications stemming from trade barriers

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3 w. ago Cabinet Office to shed 2,100 jobs as Government shrinks Civil Service

Some 1,200 people will be made redundant and another 900 transferred to other departments under plans announced on Thursday.

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