6 h. ago UK company considers moving some production to US to reduce tariff impact

The company said it has ‘a number of options open to it to mitigate impact’ of Donald Trump’s tariffs

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8 h. ago As markets implode, US trading partners puzzle over whether there's room for negotiations

The impact from U.S. President Donald Trump's blast of tariff hikes is reverberating across world markets as America's trading partners puzzle over whether there is room for negotiating better deals

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9 h. ago FTSE 100 hits a new low as fears deepen over Trump tariff impact

Analysts have warned that the scale of disruption in global financial markets is one of the worst to be felt in decades

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3 d. ago Tariff turmoil: The impact on shop prices, the housing market and your Easter holiday

“These kinds of market moves can feel incredibly uncomfortable” – Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown

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3 d. ago Tariff turmoil sees FTSE 100 sink 4%: The impact on shop prices, the housing market and your Easter holiday

“These kinds of market moves can feel incredibly uncomfortable” – Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown

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3 d. ago FTSE 100 hits lowest level since January as IMF warns Trump tariffs ‘a significant risk’ to global economy – business live

Kristolina Georgieva warns against retaliation to US levies while US president insists ‘markets will boom’ after sweeping tariff announcementGlobal markets in turmoil as Trump tariffs wipe $2.5tn off Wall StreetAnalysis: Trump’s ‘idiotic’ and flawed tariff calculations stun economistsNew Civil Liberties Alliance, a conservative legal group, has filed what it says is the first lawsuit seeking to block Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports, saying the US president overstepped his authority. Reuters reports:The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Florida, alleges that Trump lacked the legal authority to impose the sweeping tariffs unveiled on Wednesday as well as duties authorized on February 1 under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.“By invoking emergency power to impose an across-the-board tariff on imports from China that the statute does not authorize, President Trump has misused that power, usurped Congress’s right to control tariffs, and upset the Constitution’s ...

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4 d. ago British jobs at risk from Trump's trade war: PM warns of 'economic impact' from 'limited' 10% tariff on UK with cars, steel, pharma and fashion firms facing pain as stock markets slide

The PM admitted pain is looming as he met business leaders in Downing Street to take stock of the US action.

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5 d. ago Trump ‘Liberation Day’ live: President to unveil tariff plan from Rose Garden as world braces for its economic impact

All eyes are on President Trump as he prepares to reveal the next phase of his sweeping tariff agenda, leaving global markets fearing a trade war

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5 d. ago Trump liberation day live: President set to unveil secret tariff plan as world braces for its economic impact

All eyes are on President Trump as he prepares to reveal the next phase of his sweeping tariff agenda, leaving global markets fearing a trade war

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1 week ago In numbers: Which countries will suffer most from Donald Trump’s car tariffs?

The UK’s number-one goods export to the US is cars, worth £8.3 billion in the year up to November 2024

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2 w. ago FTSE 100 LIVE: London stocks slide as UK borrowing hits £10.7bn in February

FTSE 100 LIVE: London stocks slide as UK borrowing hits £10.7bn in February  Yahoo Finance UK

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2 w. ago Fed cuts US growth forecast as Trump’s policies weigh on outlook

Central bank also lifts inflation projection as chair Jay Powell warns of tariff impact

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3 w. ago Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs: What items could soon cost you more

New tariffs on metals target more than $150 billion worth of imported goods

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3 w. ago How will the tariff wars impact me? Sir Keir Starmer says 'all options on table'

Labour government considering options after 25 per cent steel and aluminium tariff imposed

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3 w. ago Australia’s record gold exports to US set back its case for tariff relief as Trump trade war looms

Industries across the country are bracing for the impact of the Trump administration’s worldwide tariff regimeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA run on gold in America – fanned by fears of a global trade war – has given Australia its first trade surplus with the US in decades, undermining Australia’s key argument for exemption from Donald Trump’s impending global tariff regime.Australia expects to be included in a comprehensive global tariff regime of 25% on aluminium and steel imports from Wednesday, but which is set to expand to other sectors, such as agriculture and pharmaceuticals, in coming months.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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