3 h. ago Volatility grips global stock markets as Trump insists on tariff ‘medicine’

Wall Street swings in and out of red as turmoil from US president’s assault on world trade enters second weekTrump threatens additional 50% tariffs on China over retaliatory leviesWhich Trump-backing billionaires have lost the most?Extreme volatility plagued global stock markets on Monday, with Wall Street swinging in and out of the red as Donald Trump defied stark warnings that his global trade assault will wreak widespread economic damage, comparing new US tariffs to medicine.A renewed sell-off began in Asia, before hitting European equities and reaching the US. It was briefly reversed amid hopes of a reprieve, only for Trump to threaten China with more steep tariffs, intensifying pressure on the market. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Stock market volatility deepens as Wall Street faces rollercoaster opening

The US’s S&P 500 had major swings on Monday.

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8 h. ago Rumors fuel wild volatility on Wall Street as stocks meltdown persists in Europe and Asia

DAILYMAIL.COM LIVE BLOG: Wall Street is fearing Black Monday. 2.0. Read the latest

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3 d. ago EU leaders hold their first summit with Central Asian states

The leaders of the European Union and five countries of Central Asia are holding their first summit to discuss ways to boost trade and other ties

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3 d. ago Trump tariffs live: President says Starmer ‘very happy’ with UK’s tariff after Asian markets plunge again

Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs wiped $2.4trn from S&P 500, in its biggest one-day loss since March 2020

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3 d. ago Trump tariffs live: Asian markets open in red for second day over global trade war

Trump’s tariffs caused global markets to freefall

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3 d. ago EU urged to put human rights centre stage at first central Asia summit

Bloc to discuss trade, security and energy with leaders of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and TurkmenistanThe EU is being urged to put human rights centre stage as it begins its first summit with the leaders of central Asia.The president of the European Council, António Costa, and the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, are meeting the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan on Friday. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump tariffs live: FTSE 100 plummets after UK firms warn trade war will ‘wreak havoc’

Donald Trump has announced reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries

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4 d. ago Trump tariffs live: London Stock Exchange plummets with UK firms warning trade war will ‘wreak havoc’

Donald Trump has announced reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries

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4 d. ago Trump tariffs live: EU vows to hit back after Asian markets sent plummeting

Donald Trump has announced reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries

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4 d. ago Tariffs live: Markets plummet across Asia as Trump sparks fears of global trade war

Donald Trump has announced reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries

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7 d. ago Starmer admits UK will face Trump tariffs this week as US president sparks global recession fears: Live

Markets tumble across UK, Europe and Asia after Trump announced he is set to impose a barrage of high tariffs on imported goods from around the world

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7 d. ago Markets tumble in UK, Europe and Asia as Trump tariffs stoke fears of global recession: Live

US president announces he is set to impose various high tariffs on imported goods from around the world to counter trade practices that his government deems unfair in escalating trade war

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7 d. ago Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos cancels dividend after debt pile surpasses €10bn

Chemicals producer Ineos operates in Europe, the US and Asia and has come under increasing cost pressures of late

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1 week ago US tech stocks drop as fresh jolt of volatility hits Wall Street

Chipmaker Nvidia and Elon Musk’s Tesla slide, pushing Nasdaq lower for first time in four days

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2 w. ago Trump’s shuttering of global media agency endangers reporters, staff say

Employees who may have to return home risk death or imprisonment at hands of authoritarian governmentsForeign workers at US government-backed media outlets being cut by the Trump administration say they face deportation to their home countries, where some risk imprisonment or death at the hands of authoritarian governments.Earlier this month the Trump administration moved to defund the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), an independent federal agency that oversees the Voice of America (VoA), the US’s largest and oldest international broadcaster, and provides grants to Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe and other news agencies. Staff have been placed on administrative leave and contractors have been fired. The agency had around 3,500 employees with an annual budget of $886m in 2024. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Carmakers rush to ship vehicles to US ahead of new round of April tariffs

Vessels have been directed to Asia and Europe to carry ‘thousands’ more cars to America than usual

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3 w. ago UK warned of 'highly contagious' virus spreading across Europe as cases skyrocket

Experts have warned brits to take cautions as cases of a highly contagious respiratory virus have skyrocketed across Europe and Asia – 40% of those effect are children under five

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3 w. ago Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year to the highest reported level since 1997

There were 127,350 reported cases of measles, including 38 deaths, in Europe and Central Asia last year, marking the highest total in nearly 30 years, according to figures from UNICEF and the World Health Organization

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