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Chris Price

United Kingdom

Markets Editor at The Telegraph

Business live blogger for @telebusiness. Used to do Front Page newsletter and The Briefing for @Telegraph. Formerly of @Kent_Online and @KMTV_Kent.

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  • 1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Chris Price

    Gold surged to a fresh record high after the chair of the Federal Reserve warned Donald Trump's tariffs risk ramping up inflation. Bullion rose above $3,357 an ounce after Jerome Powell said the Fed was unlikely to make progress tackling inflation this year because of the president's tariffs. Gold had already added another 3.5pc on Wednesday in its best day since March 2023 as the dollar fell to a new six-month low.

  • 1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Chris Price

    However, recent economic figures have also raised hopes among investors. US inflation fell further than expected in March from 2.8pc to 2.4pc, prompting Trump to post to his 9.6m followers: "Just out: "INFLATION IS DOWN!!!"This has led markets to predict that the US Federal Reserve, the central bank of the global reserve currency, will cut interest rates at least three more times this year.

  • 1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Chris Price

    Nvidia has warned it will take a $5.5bn (£4.1bn) hit as Donald Trump's trade war raises barriers to its operations in China. The semiconductor chip manufacturer said it had been informed on Monday that it would need a licence to export its high-powered H20 technology to China "for the indefinite future".

  • 1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Chris Price |Eir Nolsøe

    Thanks for joining us. Business confidence has plummeted to its lowest levels since Liz Truss's mini-Budget crisis as Donald Trump's trade war deepens. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) said Labour's tax raid and US tariffs were to blame.

  • 1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Chris Price |Chanel Zagon

    Donald Trump said he plans to announce tariffs on imported semiconductors over the next week, adding there would be flexibility with some companies in the sector. The move means that the exclusion of smartphones and computers from Mr Trump's reciprocal tariffs on China will likely be short-lived as the US president looks to reset trade in the semiconductor sector.

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Chris Price @TheChrisPrice
10 Apr 25

Stock markets have surged but Trump’s partial reprieve on tariffs does little to address fundamental risks https://t.co/d9rqgoG5tg

Chris Price
Chris Price @TheChrisPrice
9 Apr 25

Stock markets plunge as Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs come into effect 🇬🇧 FTSE 100 down 2.4pc 💸Pound climbs as market ‘rapidly de-dollarising’ 📈Bond yields surge in sign of loss of confidence in US assets The latest in our live blog: https://t.co/zG4E7cJCUh

Chris Price
Chris Price @TheChrisPrice
8 Apr 25

Elon Musk and Peter Navarro - two of Trump's top team - fall out over tariffs amid cracks in the Maga coalition https://t.co/dU0NIndIA2