Despite markets largely shrugging off renewed tariff threats from Donald Trump, the risk of a global trade war appears to be rising, according to AJ Bell.
US freezes UK trade talks after Starmer ‘lets America down’ over Chagos
The US has signalled that trade talks with Britain are on hold, after Keir Starmer was accused of “letting down” Washington over plans to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
Trump’s Greenland gamble sparks US stock sell-off
US equities moved lower after Donald Trump said there was “no going back” on his intention to take control of Greenland.
Trump tariffs spark opening bell sell-off on Wall Street
Wall Street suffered a sharp sell-off at the opening bell as traders returned to their desks for the first time since Donald Trump escalated tariff threats linked to Greenland.
Badenoch tells Starmer to ditch China super-embassy
Kemi Badenoch has urged Sir Keir Starmer to block China’s proposal for a new super-embassy in London, arguing that approval would undermine UK security ahead of the Prime Minister’s planned
Cautious start for Wall Street on year’s final trading day
Wall Street has opened the final trading day of the year on a cautious note, with early losses across the major indexes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 71
Labour mocked for ‘daft’ post on interest rate cuts
A senior economist has rebuked Labour for what he described as a “daft post” after the party appeared to take credit for the Bank of England cutting interest rates six
Wall Street boss warns Starmer: don’t tighten the rules on banks
Brian Moynihan, chief executive of Bank of America, has cautioned Sir Keir Starmer against tightening regulation in the City, just a week after the Chancellor opted not to raise taxes
Wall Street Opens Higher Following Brief Trading Outage
US equities moved modestly higher at the opening bell, despite a subdued trading environment as many Americans observe the Thanksgiving holiday.
The FTSE 100 is set for another attempt at thawing out on Thursday
The FTSE 100 is set for another attempt at thawing out on Thursday, with sentiment improving after Nvidia’s stronger-than-expected earnings lifted global markets overnight.
The FTSE 100 is set to claw back a sliver of yesterday’s heavy losses on Wednesday
The FTSE 100 is set to claw back a sliver of yesterday’s heavy losses on Wednesday, after fresh data showed UK inflation cooled slightly last month.
Dow Jones Industrial Average hits one-month low
The opening bell on Wall Street has ushered in yet another bout of selling, dragging the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a fresh one-month low.