Despite Trump’s tariffs, free trade is still the future November 6, 2024 Trump will claim that tariffs can stop China ripping off Americans and bring jobs back home, but in reality they will only make his country poorer, says Harrison Griffiths Well, he’s done it again. Donald Trump is set to return to the White House after pulling off a now-characteristic upset in last night’s presidential election. [...]
What Trump’s victory means for UK markets November 6, 2024 Donald Trump and the Republicans have had a stunning victory in the US elections. Now is the time to dissect what it means for the UK. The win for Trump brings the issue of tariffs front and centre. One of Trump’s main campaign pledges was to impose tariffs on imports. China is likely to face [...]
Keir Starmer congratulates Trump on ‘historic election victory’ November 6, 2024 Prime Minister Keir Starmer has congratulated Donald Trump on an “historic election victory” as the former president prepares for a return to the White House. In a post on X, Starmer said that “I look forward to working with you in the years ahead”. “As the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in [...]
US Treasury yields jump and Bitcoin hits record as Trump wins election November 6, 2024 US Treasury yields jumped and Bitcoin surged to a new record as markets reacted to Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election.
Ahead of the Game: Trump’s pledge to LIV and PGA, Charlton eye move November 6, 2024 LIV Golf executives will be cheered by Donald Trump’s march on the White House in the belief that the former president’s second US election win would lead to the long-heralded merger with the PGA Tour finally taking place. Negotiations between the two rival tours have been taking place for over 18 months, with one of [...]
US election: Which Premier League owners are backing Harris and Trump? November 5, 2024 One of Donald Trump or Kamala Harris will be the next President of the United States. But which Premier League owners backed which candidate in this year’s US election? Manchester United’s co-owning brothers Edward and Avram Glazer will have contrasting emotions come tomorrow, with the siblings backing opposing sides in the US election. The sporting [...]
This will-we, won’t-we budget is causing economic harm October 29, 2024 Watching the will-we, won’t-we budget commentary unfold over the past few months has been painful and has caused significant uncertainty across the market. Not to mention that delaying the budget to October following the July election was a misstep, it has resulted in drawn-out public scrutiny of the multitude of possible tax changes on the [...]
Keir Starmer: ‘I will defend our tough decisions all day long’ October 28, 2024 Speaking in Birmingham ahead of the Budget, the Prime Minister said politicians needed to be honest with the public about the difficult decisions facing the government.
Jeremy Hunt accuses OBR of making a ‘political intervention’ over Labour’s blackhole review October 28, 2024 Chancellor Rachel Reeves has used the supposed existence of the £22bn blackhole as a justification to hike taxes in Wednesday's Budget.
The Apprentice: Is the Trump biopic fake news? October 24, 2024 The Apprentice, a film directed by Iranian-Danish Ali Abbasi out last week in the UK, constitutes a brutal character assassination against presidential candidate Donald Trump. Focusing on the years 1973 to the early 1980s, it tracks Trump’s rise from real estate mogul’s awkward son (he’s literally knocking on doors collecting rents) to the man liberals [...]