3 d. ago Trump tariffs chaos will blow huge hole in US economy and hit UK hard, says IMF in damning report

‘The US effective tariff rate surged past levels reached during the Great Depression,’ say the leading economists

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7 d. ago Why do Trump voters have no regrets? Because the people they hate are getting hurt more | Arwa Mahdawi

Even amid political chaos and rising prices, what matters most to his supporters is a macabre form of payback and vengeanceThe stock market is plunging, prices are rising, federal workers are getting laid off, students are being snatched off the street by immigration agents. The US is many things at the moment, but stable is not one of them. So, amid all this turmoil, how are all the Donald Trump voters feeling? Has buyer’s remorse set in? Are they starting to wonder whether voting in a convicted felon as president – a man who has declared bankruptcy six times – might not have been the wisest move?Not according to the polls. Rather, the US appears to be a nation of Édith Piafs: they regret rien. I’m not saying that disillusioned Republicans don’t exist; do enough digging and you can certainly find a few. And journalists have been doing a lot of digging. During Trump’s first term, there was a steady stream of media pieces profiling the regretful Trump voter. The genre has remained po...

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9 d. ago Visas not an issue in UK trade talks, insists India's top diplomat in London amid Trump tariff chaos

Vikram K Doraiswami stressed that his country wanted Indian companies to be able to move staff to Britain ‘more easily’ as part of an agreement, but their focus was on hiring locally

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1 week ago We don't want more visas, says India's top diplomat in London on trade deal with UK amid Trump tariff chaos

Vikram K Doraiswami stressed that his country wanted Indian companies to be able to move staff to Britain ‘more easily’ as part of an agreement, but their focus was on hiring locally

Economics

2 w. ago Trump was playing chicken with tariffs. Then he chickened out | Steven Greenhouse

In a second term of fiat, flubbing and flip–flopping, Trump pursued his desire to wield a club over everyone and everythingBy imposing punitively high tariffs, Donald Trump was playing a high-stakes game of chicken with America’s trading partners – but it was Trump who chickened out and suspended his tariffs just hours after they took effect. The president couldn’t ignore the worldwide economic havoc that he had caused singled-handedly – stock markets were plunging, business executives were panicking and consumers were seething.Eager to persuade manufacturers to build new plants in the US, Trump said on Monday that many of his tariffs would be permanent. But for Trump, permanent evidently meant two days. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago London businesses 'most concerned' about fallout from global financial chaos

But the capital’s SMEs far more optimistic about growth over the coming months

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2 w. ago London shares soar after Trump puts most threatened tariffs on pause

However tariffs on China were raised again to an unprecedented 125%

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2 w. ago London's FTSE 100 slumps again as Trump's savage tariffs come into force

Fears of a recession escalate as US and China slug it out in hugely damaging trade war

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2 w. ago London's FTSE 100 opens heavily down again as Trump's tariffs come into force

Fears of a recession escalate as US and China slug it out in hugely damaging trade war

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2 w. ago Obi in London, guides African countries on how to survive Trump’s tariffs

Obi in London, guides African countries on how to survive Trump’s tariffs  Tribune Online

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2 w. ago ‘All bets are off’ for London IPOs as Trump tariffs whipsaw markets

‘All bets are off’ for London IPOs as Trump tariffs whipsaw markets  Financial News London

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2 w. ago Trump tariffs will have little impact on London's services based economy says report

Only 3% of London exports are goods heading for the newly protectionist US

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2 w. ago London's FTSE 100 jumps in early trading despite Trump tariff threats

Less panicky day’s trading came amid wars of words over tariffs between Washington and Beijing

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2 w. ago Donald Trump tariffs crisis LIVE: London Stock Exchange opens after global markets plunge into chaos

Donald Trump is refusing to back down on his plans for crippling tariffs around the world which have already led to huge drops in stock market prices and there is fear for more chaos to come

Events

2 w. ago Trump tariffs, uncertainty and interest rates: why London house prices could fall this year

US tariffs, greater uncertainty and stretched mortgage affordability are creating a perfect storm for the London property market

Politics

2 w. ago Roller coaster US stock markets fall heavily again amid Trump tariff chaos

Latest gyrations on Walls Street come after more than £80 billion wiped off London’s FTSE-100

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2 w. ago Roller coaster US stock markets bounce back amid Trump tariff chaos

Latest gyrations on Walls Street come after more than £80 billion wiped off London’s FTSE-100

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2 w. ago Roller coaster US stock markets follow London with heavy falls amid tariff chaos

Latest falls on Walls Street come after more than £80 billion wiped off London’s FTSE-100

Economics

2 w. ago What stock market fall could mean for prices, jobs, pensions, savings and mortgages

As financial markets across the world continue to react to the US tariffs announcement here is what it could mean for prices, jobs savings, pensions and interest rates

Economics

2 w. ago Bitcoin plunges as President Trump’s tariffs take effect across global stock markets

The turmoil in the cryptocurrency market comes after US President Trump announced major global tariffs on April 1 which included a 10% tariff on all imports and additional taxes on about 60 countries

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