81 m. ago Trump’s first 100 days mark worst for US stock market since Gerald Ford

S&P 500 on course to lose 8% since inauguration day in weakest start to a presidency since 1970s

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3 h. ago Pierre Poilievre's humiliation mounts hours after 'Canada's Trump' was beaten in prime minister election by Liberal

It's a stunning humiliation for the Poilievre, who was an over 90 percent chance of being prime minister back in January.

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6 h. ago Over 200 lawsuits, 142 executive orders, and 24 days golfing: Trump’s first 100 days by the numbers

From a crashing stock market to mass deportations, purges of the federal workforce and the occasional Melania Trump spotting, Alicja Hagopian and Alex Woodward explore the numbers behind the beginning of Trump’s second term

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26 h. ago Daily Star Question of the Week: Have Donald Trump's first 100 days been a success?

Massive rows, massive wars, massive bombs, massive tarriffs, massive trade wars, massive stock market losses, there's no doubt Donald Trumps first 100 days have been big, but have they been good?

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30 h. ago Trump's tariff wars 'are not working,' says France's chief banker highlighting US recession fears

Francois Villeroy de Galhau slammed the uncertainty the US president’s import levies have sparked in economies and markets around the world

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4 d. ago Trump tariffs: President vents at China over Boeing as Beijing denies claims of trade deal talks

Beijing called claims of trade talks ‘groundless as trying to catch the wind’ and having ‘no factual basis’ as Trump insisted they were happening

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4 d. ago Trump’s polling plunge continues as he loses ground on immigration and his trade war

ANALYSIS: President’s two biggest issues are now the areas where he’s losing the most support. That’s a problem for Republicans in Congress, writes John Bowden

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4 d. ago Trump tariffs live: President vents at China over Boeing as Beijing denies claims of trade deal talks

Lawsuit comes as president warned he could re-impose higher tariffs in as little as two weeks

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5 d. ago I'd invest in ITV over Netflix: Temple Bar's Ian Lance on bargain shares

Ian Lance joins Simon Lambert to discuss Temple Bar's value investing and why the UK stock market has taken a turn for the better but bargain stocks still remain.

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5 d. ago Trump tariffs live: Dozen US states sue to stop ‘insane’ policy as president threatens more global levies

The lawsuit comes as the president warned he could re-impose the higher tariffs in as little as two weeks

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5 d. ago Is a US recession on the horizon amid Trump’s tariffs? | Jeffrey Frankel

Expectations that the Fed will cut short-term interest rates and falling consumer confidence could indicate what is aheadImagine you are sailing a ship through dense fog, looking out for land. Your lookout spots species of birds typically found offshore. It now seems likely that you are approaching land, but it is impossible to know for sure until you see the coastline. If a US recession is land, the “birds” are already swooping into view. But these sightings offer no guarantees of what lies ahead, only probabilities.An inverted yield curve, when the long-term interest rate falls to or below the short-term rate, is commonly considered to be a predictor of recession. The 10-year bond rate did fall below the three-month Treasury rate in March, although the two are now at about the same level. In any case, the yield curve does not actually tell us much. It simply reflects financial market expectations that the US Federal Reserve might cut short-term interest rates in the future, which ...

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5 d. ago China schools Trump on the art of a tariff deal: Don’t threaten us

Donald Trump has announced he’s willing to back way off Chinese tariffs after his levy package hit the stock market, the strength of the dollar, small businesses and American jobs.

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6 d. ago Trump live updates: Just 37% of Americans approve of president’s handling of economy, poll shows

The majority of Americans now fear a recession, even as Donald Trump conceded ultra-high tariffs on China would fall but warned they would not hit zero

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6 d. 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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6 d. ago Dow is heading for its worst April since the Great Depression as investors fear Trump’s tactics

Chief investment officer says it’s ‘impossible to commit capital to an economy that is unstable and unknowable because of policy structure’

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6 d. 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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7 d. ago Recession ‘absolutely’ will happen if Trump’s tariffs remain, top financial expert says

‘We will have bankruptcies of retailers of very significant magnitudes if this is allowed to continue,’ Torsten Slok says

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7 d. ago US stock markets fall again as Trump calls Fed chair ‘a major loser’

President amps up attacks against Jerome Powell, pushing him to lower interest rates to offset impact of tariffsUS stock markets started falling again on Monday morning as Donald Trump continued attacks against the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, who Trump called “a major loser” for not lowering interest rates.“There can be a slowing of the economy unless Mr. Too Late, a major loser, lowers interest rates, NOW,” Trump wrote on social media. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago ‘Sell America’: investors are increasingly avoiding the US – here’s what it means for Australian markets

After decades as a safe haven, Donald Trump’s economic upheaval has some traders looking to put their money elsewhere – and countries looking to decouple their economiesElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAt the same time as Australians are cutting back on plans to visit the US under Donald Trump, a new type of investment strategy designed to avoid America is fast gaining popularity.The “sell America trade”, an expression that barely existed before Trump spooked markets by unveiling his new tariff regime late on 2 April, is now a common expression among traders and appears regularly in investment notes to explain the day’s price movements. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Wall Street slashes stock market forecasts amid Trump tariff fears

Banks expect gain of just 2% for S&P 500 this year, with JPMorgan and BofA among those lowering estimates

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