Helia Ebrahimi
Economics Correspondent at Channel 4 News
Economics Correspondent Channel 4 News .Reporting on monetary & fiscal policy + what it means for households + inequality. PP: Bank crises + health economics
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1 week ago |
channel4.com | Helia Ebrahimi
In a press statement about the future of British Steel’s site in Scunthorpe, Sir Keir Starmer said Britain’s economic and national security was “on the line”. He said Saturday’s debate in parliament would be all about the government “taking control”. So are we on route to nationalising British steel?
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1 week ago |
channel4.com | Helia Ebrahimi
MPs have been hastily called back from their Easter break for tomorrow’s emergency debate on the future of British Steel’s site in Scunthorpe – and its 2700 strong workforce. According to Sir Keir Starmer – Britain’s economic and national security is “on the line”. And he said Saturday’s debate would be all about the Government “taking control”. Unions hope that will lead to full scale nationalisation – but that involves huge cost and paying the Chinese owners who’ve failed to keep it viable.
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1 week ago |
channel4.com | Helia Ebrahimi
“Everybody wants to make a deal,” Donald Trump declared today as he admitted there had been some “transition difficulty” on the markets following his on-again off-again tariffs. The European Union moved to suspend its retaliatory measures – although Canada said it would continue to fight against what it called “unjustified and misguided” duties. And as America’s trade war with China ramped up yet another notch US markets have dropped back in the red.
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2 weeks ago |
channel4.com | Helia Ebrahimi
Is Trump’s 90-day tariff pause as result of market movements overnight – as confidence in the US economy declined and investors rushed to offload government debt?
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2 weeks ago |
channel4.com | Helia Ebrahimi
Markets around the world have rallied slightly after the last few days of heavy losses – although they’ve only recovered a fraction of the amount that’s been wiped off the value of shares since Donald Trump’s tariff turmoil was unleashed. It’s all based on hopes that talks with some of America’s main trading partners could allow them to avoid the most punitive tariffs. China, however, is still vowing to “fight to the end”.
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