66 h. ago Demand slump fuelled by Trump tariffs hits US ports and air freight

Bookings plunge as importers hold off on shipping goods to America in hope of Beijing-Washington deal

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7 d. ago UK business output slumps in first sign of impact of Trump tariff chaos

Closely watched PMI Index points to falling output amid plummeting confidence

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7 d. ago Elon Musk says Tesla robot production hit by trade war with China

Tesla planned to produce thousands of Optimus robots this year, but are now lacking a key component

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7 d. ago Trump warned US economic growth to be hit hardest by tariff trade war: 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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8 d. ago FTSE 100 bucks global Trump slump after BoE official says US tariffs might CUT inflation and wades into president's standoff with Fed chief

The FTSE 100 edged up after Megan Greene, a member of the Monetary Policy Committee, gave an assessment of the consequences of Donald Trump 's trade war.

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1 week ago Starmer urges free trade in first call with Trump after UK hit by sweeping US tariffs

It comes as Rachel Reeves is due to hold talks with the White House next week amid efforts to strike a trade deal

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1 week ago FTSE 100 claws back week of strong gains after Trump tariff nosedive

The FTSE 100 delivered a week of solid gains ahead of Easter as unpredictable US trade policy continues to drive volatility in global markets.

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2 w. ago The cost of gaming is soaring – but for many fans, a game is ‘worth’ more than its price tag

As tariffs raise the price of consoles, is it time for gamers to reevaluate our relationship with new releases?Now is not a good time to buy a new games console.The shock waves from Donald Trump’s will-he-won’t-he approach to trade tariffs were always going to hit video games, an industry that relies on incredibly complex global supply chains. On Monday, Nikkei Asia reported on analysis from a major electronics supplier suggesting that the Nintendo Switch 2 will be subject to Trump’s 145% tariff on goods imported to the US from China, despite his apparent decision to exempt smartphones and computers. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US’s $2.36tn tourism business fears ‘Trump slump’ over tariff turmoil

Warnings emerge even as effect of economic and political turbulence on the foreign visitors to the US is hard to defineBatman said business was so-so, and King Kong beat his chest in agreement. But neither could predict that it would improve. Gotham’s caped crusader and his muscular ape neighbour could only hope. As with Times Square’s superhero-themed visitor-photography business last week, so it is with the US tourism business at large.The effect of economic and political turbulence on the number of foreign visitors coming to the US is for now hard to define. But both – whether through tariffs, currency exchange chaos, or fears over political ill-winds – are sending chills through the $2.36tn business, the world’s most powerful travel and tourism market. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago London Property Faces Worst Hit From Trade War, Rightmove Says

London Property Faces Worst Hit From Trade War, Rightmove Says  Bloomberg

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2 w. ago Donald Trump’s tariff trade war wipes over £11bn off Scottish pension funds

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Scots retirement savings on frontline of US president's 'daft' trade war as experts confirm multi-billion pound hit.

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2 w. ago Asian markets sink as Trump admits ‘transition cost’ of tariffs – business live

Nikkei plunges 5.4% and other Asian markets reverse many of Thursday’s gains after historic rally following US president’s tariffs reprieveUS stocks fall again after rally following Trump’s shock retreat on tariffsThe US dollar slumped on Friday as waning confidence in the US economy prompted investors to ditch US assets to the benefit of safe havens like the Swiss franc, yen and euro, as well as gold.The yellow metal recorded a new all-time peak in early Asia trade, and the franc notched a fresh decade high, Reuters reports.There has been a pronounced ‘sell US’ vibe flowing through broad markets and into the classic safe-haven assets, with the USD losing the safe-haven bid. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Chilling effect’ of trade uncertainty to hit UK growth, says BoE official

Deputy governor Sarah Breeden says it is too soon to untangle inflationary implications stemming from trade barriers

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2 w. ago Trump tariffs live: FTSE suffers more heavy loses after EU and China hit back at US in spiralling trade war

UK markets slump again in Wednesday’s trading as Trump’s full roster of ‘reciprocal’ tariffs takes effect

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3 w. ago China hits out at 'threats and coercion' over Donald Trump's 104% tariffs

China's government has shared a white paper on the country's popular Weibo platform, spelling out the context of the trade war after President Donald Trump hit the country with record-high tariffs

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3 w. ago London's FTSE 100 slumps again as China retaliates against Trump's tariffs

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

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3 w. ago Trump boasts other countries are 'kissing my ass' as his trade war tariffs hit stock markets, firms and jobs

FTSE 100 in London and Asian stock markets take another pounding with Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropping 5% as Trump’s tariffs against 60 ‘worst offender’ nations come into effect

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3 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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3 w. ago UK and EU stock markets slump as Trump’s tariffs, including 104% on China, take effect – business live

Stock markets down from Australia to Japan and Taiwan as Trump presses ahead with huge retaliatory tariffs on ChinaFull report: Trump unleashes new wave of tariffsDispatch: The view from Yiwu, China’s biggest wholesale marketToday’s tariffs follow Trump’s 10% tariff on all imports from many countries, including Australia, which came into effect at the weekend.US customs agents began collecting the unilateral tariff at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses on Saturday. Today’s measures are higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners. Continue reading...

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3 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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