FTSE 100 Slips as Growth Data Tempers Rally
FTSE 100 Rises, FTSE 250 Slips as UK Jobs Data Disappoints
The London Stock Exchange ended Tuesday’s session mixed, with the globally focused FTSE 100 up 0.2% and the domestically oriented FTSE 250 down 0.2%.
Downing Street Silent on Potential 50% US Tariffs for British Steel Exporters
Downing Street has refused to confirm whether British steel exporters will be hit with 50% US tariffs from Wednesday, despite a previously announced agreement aimed at removing such charges.
Pound set to surge to highest level since Brexit referendum
Donald Trump’s trade conflict is poised to lift the pound back to levels not seen since before the 2016 Brexit referendum, reversing nearly a decade of declines as the US
Markets Mixed Ahead of Easter Weekend as Tariff Uncertainty Looms
Global stock markets are showing mixed performance ahead of the extended Easter weekend. Wall Street and major European indices are trading unevenly this afternoon, with investors exercising caution before Friday’s
China Vows Retaliation Against US ‘Arbitrary Tariffs’
China’s foreign minister warned that Beijing will continue to retaliate against what he described as the United States’ “arbitrary tariffs,” as global market turmoil deepened.