50 m. ago Donald Trump gives remarks on affordability in Detroit – US politics live

US president claims he has ‘defeated’ inflation as data released on Tuesday shows price of goods rose 2.7% in past yearDonald Trump is heading to Detroit, Michigan today, where he’ll tour a Ford factory in Dearborn.The president will deliver remarks to the Detroit Economic Club at 2pm ET, to continue his “affordability” tour, where he’s expected to tout the administration’s commitment to revitalising manufacturing and keeping costs down. Continue reading...

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54 m. ago Trump live updates: President claims he’s ‘defeated’ inflation and boasts about seizing Venezuela’s oil in Detroit economic speech

President used his speech to increase pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates

Economics

7 h. ago Dimon warns Trump administration’s attacks on Fed could boost inflation

JPMorgan chief says he has ‘enormous respect’ for central bank chair Jay Powell

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3 d. ago Edinburgh Rugby come back from brink to claim priceless Champions Cup victory over Gloucester

Hosts stay on course for knock-outs - but it got hairy

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4 d. ago Katie Price split claims in full as JJ 'packs his bags and moves out'

Katie Price has reportedly split from her boyfriend JJ Slater, just hours after admitting she no longer needs a man in her life

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4 d. ago Trump claims prices are ‘way down’ in rant on economy: ‘We’ve done a great job on the word affordability’

Donald Trump’s claims about bringing down prices comes just weeks after he told families to limit the number of presents that they buy for their children

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2 w. ago Why haven’t Trump’s tariffs crashed the US economy? | Jeffrey Frankel

Effects on inflation and employment have not been as bad as feared – but could still materialise with full force in 2026When Donald Trump took office last January, most economists feared what would happen if he raised tariffs. The expectation was that, as the new duties drove up prices of consumer goods and inputs – affecting households and companies, respectively – surging inflation and falling real incomes would follow. This would be a supply shock, so the US Federal Reserve could not do much to counteract it.Trump did raise tariffs to shocking levels, violating international agreements and blowing up the Republican party’s oft-professed commitment to free trade. In terms of severity and disruptiveness, Trump’s 2025 tariffs went far beyond the already harmful tariffs of his first term, and even beyond the infamous Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930. According to the Yale Budget Lab, the average effective tariff on US imports rose from 2% to 18%, the highest level since the 1930s, this year....

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2 w. ago Influx of cheap Chinese imports could drive down UK inflation, economists say

As Trump’s tariffs take effect, Britain is likely alternative destination for cars, telecoms and sound equipmentBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK is poised for an influx of cheap Chinese imports that could bring down inflation amid the fallout from Donald Trump’s global trade war, leading economists have said.After figures showed China’s trade surplus surpassed $1tn (£750bn) despite Washington’s tariff policies hitting exports to the US, the Bank of England said the UK was among the nations emerging as alternative destinations for the goods. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Inflatable frogs and ice scrapers: nine innovative ways Americans protested against Trump in 2025

Historically, when organizers have used tactical innovation, movement activity has peakedFederal agents in military fatigues carrying assault rifles in major cities. Huge cuts to healthcare, science and the US’s largest anti-hunger program. Immigrants dragged from cars and courthouse hallways. Rising authoritarianism, corruption and anti-democratic behavior. These are just some of the reasons pushback against the Trump administration is growing with each passing day.While traditional marches such as the massive No Kings protests are a critical part of any resistance movement, sociologist Doug McAdam has shown how tactical innovation – the introduction of creative or novel protest methods – was a key part of the success of the civil rights movement in the US. Historically, when organizers established new tactics, movement activity peaked. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'I bought £1,000 Christmas crackers and the contents left me gobsmacked'

Carmie Sellitto splashed out on a set of six Regal crackers from Fortnum and Mason to see if they were truly worth the premium price tag, but claimed one item was 'the coolest'

Economics

2 w. ago Adverts for three major travel brands BANNED for 'misleading pricing claims'

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found that ScotRail Ltd, Greater Anglia Ltd and My Train Ticket Ltd were misleading in their 'lowest' or 'cheapest' price claims.

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3 w. ago Wesley Plaisier claims ‘biggest victory’ in stunning upset of Gerwyn Price

World No 92 beats former world champion 3-0Luke Littler eases past David Davies into round threeBy the end, all Gerwyn Price could do was applaud. There was no snarling and no sullenness from the former champion, just a nod of recognition, an admission that sometimes the other guy just plays darts from the gods. And here the other guy was Wesley Plaisier, the world No 92 from the Netherlands, a player of rich potential, but nothing that would ever have suggested he was capable of a shock of this magnitude.The talent has always been there: last year he joined a select group of players to have won a Pro Tour event despite not holding a tour card. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Howard Lutnick addresses Trump’s ‘mathematically impossible’ claim he’s cutting drug prices by 600% during Fox News grilling

Trump claimed he has negotiated with drug companies to cut prices by ‘as much as 400, 500 and even 600 percent’

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3 w. ago Inflation is up 2.7% over the last year despite Trump’s claims ‘prices are down’

Prices on numerous goods spike as the labor market continues to be sluggish

Economics

3 w. ago Inflation is up 2.7% from last year despite Trump’s claims ‘prices are down’

Prices on numerous goods spike as the labor market continues to be sluggish

Economics

3 w. ago Donald Trump criticised for 'not knowing basic maths' in embarrassing blunder

US President Donald Trump has been criticised for making a 'basic' mathematical error during a White House speech, as he claimed he had managed to slash prices of drug prices

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3 w. ago 'Clumsy' Donald Trump makes yet another gaffe as people say 'President can't do maths'

During a bizarre 18-minute White House address on December 17, US President Donald Trump claimed pharmaceutical deals would slash drug prices by up to 600%

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3 w. ago Britons most likely to blame corporate greed for price hikes

Britons were found to be the most likely to claim that businesses' desire for ever-greater profits was driving any price spikes in shops, research reveals.

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last month Gerwyn Price's stunning weight loss and why rival claimed he'd get 'beaten up'

Gerwyn Price is aiming for his second title at the World Darts Championship after undergoing a dramatic change

Economics

last month Gerwyn Price's incredible body transformation after darts star claimed he'd get 'beaten up'

Gerwyn Price stunned fans with a dramatic body transformation but did come in for some criticism for his new-look

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