FTSE 100 slumps as EU and China launch retaliatory tariffs against US April 9, 2025 The FTSE 100 closed in the red on Wednesday, reversing gains made at the start of the week. The blue-chip index was off 2.9 per cent. Pharma stocks drove losses on the back of fresh tariff threats from President Donald Trump. Astrazeneca closed off seven per cent and GSK 5.7 per cent. Lenders also suffered [...]
S&P 500 and Dow Jones bounce back as FTSE 100 makes further gains April 8, 2025 Global markets were in recovery on Tuesday, as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones jumped on open and the FTSE 100 scraped further gains in the afternoon. The Dow rebounded 1,300 points – a more than three per cent surge. The S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq were each up over three per cent, while [...]
FTSE 100 sinks as S&P 500 and Dow Jones plummet on open April 4, 2025 The pain continued for global markets on Friday, as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones joined the FTSE 100 in the red. The FTSE 100’s downturn deepened following China’s announcement of 34 per cent retaliatory tariffs against the US. The index closed at 8,063.12, making a 4.9 per cent loss. This marked the FTSE 100’s [...]
Rolls-Royce: FTSE 100 giant sees shares crash as global trade war revs up April 4, 2025 Shares in FTSE giant Rolls-Royce sank as much as 10 per cent on Friday after fears of a global trade war exploded. Global markets tumbled after China announced a 34 per cent retaliatory tariff against the US. Rolls-Royce, which is a prominent exporter of aircraft and marine engines and power systems, saw its stock price [...]
HSBC, Natwest and Barclays shares plunge as FTSE 100 downturn deepens April 4, 2025 The FTSE 100’s ‘Big Five’ banks were back in the red on Friday as tariff woes intensified. Shares in Natwest and Barclays slumped nearly ten per cent after China announced retaliatory tariffs against the US, making them the index’s top fallers. HSBC lost over eight per cent. Lloyds and Standard Chartered were not far behind [...]
S&P 500 and Dow Jones plunge as banks drive FTSE 100 slump April 3, 2025 The S&P 500 and Dow Jones joined the FTSE 100 in the red as US markets opened following Trump’s tariff onslaught. The S&P plummeted over three per cent in early trading, whilst the Dow slid nearly three per cent marking a loss of 1,200 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Exchange, which includes Tesla and Apple, slumped [...]
FTSE 100 close: ‘Trouble ahead’ as markets brace for Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ April 2, 2025 The FTSE 100 joined European markets back in the red on Wednesday, as investors braced for Trump’s forthcoming tariff announcement. The UK’s flagship index closed at 8,608.48p, marking a 0.3 per cent dip. Rolls-Royce lost over three per cent, making it the index’s top faller. Vodafone and GSK also saw losses of around 2.5 per [...]
UK Finance: Government must ‘unify’ market strategy March 31, 2025 The relationship British businesses have with public exchanges such as the London Stock Exchange and private markets has transformed and requires a new strategy, a fresh report from UK Finance has said. The financial services company, which serves as an industry body for banking, found a dwindling importance of public listings with firms staying private [...]
Why are we all saving so much? March 30, 2025 It’s a question that has been puzzling economists for months. The worst of the cost-of-living crisis is, for most households, moving further into their rear-view mirror. The Bank of England’s rate setters have successfully – if belatedly – reined in the worst of the inflation that caused so many households to tighten their belts after [...]
Week in Business: Is Keir Starmer leading the UK into recession? March 20, 2025 Following the PM's punchy op-ed in City AM, Editor Christian May gives his reaction to Starmer's article and puts the Prime Minister's prose in context.