Trump tariffs: Investors struggle to price in threat after last minute reprieve February 4, 2025 Jim Reid, head of research at Deutsche Bank said: "The past few days have raised ongoing questions over Trump’s tariff policy plans".
China strikes back on Trump tariffs as Mexico and Canada get reprieve February 4, 2025 The response came just hours after Trump imposed 10 tariffs on all goods coming from China.
Bank of England: Monetarists warn of challenging outlook before rate call February 4, 2025 Monetarist economists argued a 25bps rate cut may be too little too late given the current weakness of the UK economy.
Donald Trump’s tariffs: Here are the three important points February 4, 2025 There's a lot that could be said about tariffs, but there's three points that really matter.
Trade war: Trump’s tariffs pose ‘age-old question’ for Starmer February 3, 2025 President Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs on goods imports coming from Mexico and Canada, as well as an extra 10 per cent duty on Chinese goods.
Eurozone inflation unexpectedly rises as Trump trade war fears mount February 3, 2025 The headline rate of inflation picked up to 2.5 per cent in January, according to preliminary estimates from Eurostat.
UK economy: Inflation worries build as manufacturing cost pressures surge February 3, 2025 S&P's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the manufacturing index showed that input prices increased at "accelerated rates" last month.
Bank of England to cut interest rates as growth fears build February 3, 2025 Rate-setters are likely to signal a cautious approach for the remainder of the year given lingering price pressures in the economy.
UK economy will ‘struggle’ to grow more than one per cent in 2025 February 3, 2025 The Big Four firm slashed its 2025 growth projections to 1.0 per cent, down from the 1.5 per cent forecast back in October.
IoD: Business confidence remains ‘historically depressed’ February 1, 2025 The Institute of Director's (IoD) economic confidence index stood at -59, which was up slightly from -61 in December but still at a very weak ebb.