Rachel Reeves calls in City bosses for crisis tariff talks April 9, 2025 Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to meet with top City bosses today amidst the fallout of President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught. Executives from Hargreaves Lansdown, Legal & General, Lloyds Banking Group and M&G will attend the Chancellor’s summit, according to Sky News. The talks will cover the Treasury’s financial services growth and competitiveness strategy, sources [...]
Method in Trump’s madness? What economic theory teaches us about tariffs April 9, 2025 Trump's tariffs have sent the world into a frenzy but there could be method yet. Economic theory shows that tariffs reduce prices, writes Paul Ormerod.
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: Rolls-Royce shares rebound after losing over £10bn in value April 8, 2025 Shares in Rolls-Royce have started to rebound after losing more than £10bn in value since President Donald Trump’s tariffs were announced. The Derby-headquartered group’s shares had been trading at an all-time high of 812p in the middle of March before plummeting to 635p on Monday. They have now started to rebound and are trading at [...]
Lush to pass tariffs onto US shoppers as it sinks further into the red April 8, 2025 Lush has revealed plans to open a UK hotel as it detailed its response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs amid the ethical cosmetics retailer sinking further into the red. The Dorset-headquartered company has included scant detail in its annual accounts about its plans for a new hotel but did say it is working with a [...]
China vows to ‘fight to the end’ against latest Trump tariff threat April 8, 2025 Tensions between the world’s two largest economies have increased overnight as Beijing vowed to “fight to the end”, in response to a new wave of US tariffs. The statement followed a dramatic escalation by president Donald Trump, who threatened an additional 50 per cent tariff on Chinese goods, unless Beijing reverses its newly announced 34 [...]
How global market chaos took hold – from Asia, across Europe and into the US April 8, 2025 In what was nothing short of a horror show; global markets endured a volatile day of trading on Monday as Trump doubled down on his tariff agenda. The session began in the Asia-Pacific where, before the UK had even woken up, stock markets plummeted on a scale not seen in decades. In his ‘Liberation Day’ [...]
Trump tariffs hit big tech as stocks tumble for third session April 7, 2025 The US tech sector has been hit by newly imposed global tariffs from Donald Trump’s administration, as the president holds firm on his aggressive trade policies. The latest rounds of tariffs, which began with an initial unilateral 10 per cent tariff on a wide array of goods, sparked severe market reactions, especially among the so-called [...]
City broker downgrades Watches of Switzerland as US prices set to rise April 7, 2025 A City broker has downgraded its price target for Watches of Switzerland by a fifth, citing lower spending and higher prices as the retailer’s challenges. Peel Hunt downgraded the target price for the luxury watch firm from 500p to 400p. Shares in the retailer were trading at 335p as of midday on April 7, having [...]
Jaguar Land Rover eliminates £5bn debt pile but warns of ‘significant threat’ April 7, 2025 The boss of Jaguar Land Rover has revealed the luxury car maker has eliminated its net debt pile which totalled £5bn at its peak. Speaking alongside Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves during their visit to the Midlands, chief executive Adrian Mardell confirmed the milestone which has seen the manufacturer reduce its debt over a [...]