6 h. ago Trump reacts to first American Pope Robert Prevost being chosen as he gives Melania big kiss at White House event: Live updates

DAILY MAIL LIVE BLOG: President Donald Trump cheered the election of the first American Pope Robert Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV.

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7 h. ago Trump reacts to a new pope being chosen as he gives Melania big kiss at White House event: Live updates

DAILY MAIL LIVE BLOG: President Donald Trump revealed he's keeping an eye on the pope's election.

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8 h. ago Trump makes quip about Sean Connery's James Bond character's love of Aston Martins: Live updates

DAILY MAIL LIVE BLOG: President Donald Trump formally announced a 'breakthrough' trade deal with the United Kingdom that will raise billions for the U.S.

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9 h. ago Trump announces staggering figure UK trade deal will raise as markets rebound: Live updates

DAILY MAIL LIVE BLOG: President Donald Trump formally announced a 'breakthrough' trade deal with the United Kingdom that will raise billions for the U.S.

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12 h. ago Interest rates live updates: Bank of England slashes interest rates to 4.25% in boost to homeowners

It marks lowest level for two years as central bank warns escalating global trade war will drag on growth over next three years

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13 h. ago UK interest rates fall to 4.25% as Bank of England announces a quarter

Move follows run of downbeat economic data and looks to cushion UK from Trump’s trade war falloutExplainer: what does it mean for mortgages and savings?Analysis: mood-boosting rate cut is a fillip for Reeves but leaves future uncertainBusiness live – latest updatesBank of England policymakers have cut interest rates by a quarter point to 4.25% to cushion the UK economy against the impact of Donald Trump’s trade war.The widely expected move from the Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC), its fourth cut since last August, also carried a warning that the UK economy would slow by a further 0.3% over the next two years in addition to dramatic cuts to its forecasts earlier this year. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Interest rates live updates: Bank of England slashes interest rates to 4.25% in boost to home owners

Comes as the US and UK are poised to announce a major trade deal

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15 h. ago Interest rates LIVE: Bank of England updates as base rate announcement delayed today

The Bank of England's base rate dictates how much interest you pay when you borrow money, so mortgages and credit card rates usually get more expensive when it goes up

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16 h. ago Relief for struggling Brits with Bank of England poised to cut interest rates TODAY in bid to kick

The Monetary Policy Committee is widely expected to reduce interest rates from 4.5 per cent in its latest decision just after noon.

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18 h. ago Interest rates live updates: Bank of England poised to cut interest rates in boost to mortgage holders

Economists expect Bank of England to cut rates to 4.25 per cent – with some anticipating push for even larger reduction

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33 h. ago Bank of England poised to cut interest rates as tariffs to weigh on growth

Most economists think UK interest rates will be reduced to 4.25% from their current level of 4.5% on Thursday.

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39 h. ago China to cut interest rates in response to trade war with US

Half-point cut to be made to banks’ reserve requirement ratio and 1tn yuan released into banking systemBusiness live – latest updatesChina will cut interest rates and inject some much-needed liquidity into the domestic economy, as the country steels itself for a bruising trade war with the US.The People’s Bank of China said on Wednesday it would make a half-point cut to the banks’ reserve requirement ratio, its benchmark interest rate, and release 1tn yuan (£103.6bn) into the banking system. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Bank of England poised to cut rates as fears grow over impact of Trump tariffs

Markets suggest quarter-point reduction to 4.25% is almost certain but some economists say Bank must go furtherThe Bank of England is poised to cut interest rates on Thursday amid growing concerns over the hit to UK jobs and growth from Donald Trump’s increasingly erratic global trade war.In the Bank’s first intervention since the US president’s “liberation day” tariff policy announcement sent shock waves through the world economy, Threadneedle Street is expected to reduce its key base rate from the current level of 4.5%. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Nationwide to cut mortgage rates as low as 3.89% as banks boost borrowing power

HSBC UK and First Direct announced changes to their mortgage affordability calculations which could help some people to get a deal with them.

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2 w. ago Trump calls Fed chair Jerome Powell a 'major loser' as he demands interest rate cuts: Live updates

DAILYMAIL.COM LIVE BLOG: Donald Trump and First Lady Melania are kicking off the White House 's annual Easter egg roll on the South Lawn.

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3 w. ago Trump attacks Fed chair over interest rates and says his termination ‘cannot come fast enough’

President, whose tariff policy has caused turmoil, said Jerome Powell is ‘always too late and wrong’ with rate policyBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump early on Thursday blasted the Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, for not lowering US interest rates and expressed a wish for him to be gone from his role.The US president lambasted Powell as “always too late and wrong” in a post on his Truth Social platform. Trump noted that the European Central Bank (ECB) was poised on Thursday to lower interest rates again, without mentioning that the body has been responding to the chaos caused by Trump’s initiatives on tariffs. Continue reading...

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