Hugo Duncan

3 weeks ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Hugo Duncan

The trade deal between the US and China has sparked a wave of optimism on stock markets around the world - leaving many savers and investors wondering if they can cash in. In an agreement hammered out in Geneva, the US will cut the extra tariffs imposed on Chinese goods from 145pc to 30pc while the levy on those going the other way will fall from 125pc to 10pc.

3 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Hugo Duncan |Anne Ashworth

The trade deal between the US and China has sparked a wave of optimism on stock markets around the world - leaving many savers and investors wondering if they can cash in. In an agreement hammered out in Geneva, the US will cut the extra tariffs imposed on Chinese goods from 145pc to 30pc while the levy on those going the other way will fall from 125pc to 10pc.

3 weeks ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Hugo Duncan

Trade talks: US President Trump said he plans to speak to Chinese president Xi Jinping ‘maybe at the end of the week’ Global stock markets rallied yesterday as the US and China agreed to slash tariffs for 90 days in a major de-escalation of a trade war that threatened to plunge the world into recession. In what Donald Trump described as ‘a total reset’ in relations with Beijing, the US will cut extra import duties on Chinese goods from 145 per cent to 30 per cent.

3 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Hugo Duncan

£250m wiped off value of UK pork producer after sickening secret recordings show helpless piglets being 'beaten to death'By HUGO DUNCAN Published: 13:18 EDT, 12 May 2025 | Updated: 13:19 EDT, 12 May 2025 More than £250million was wiped off the value of Britain's biggest pork producer yesterday after supermarkets suspended supplies following allegations of animal cruelty.

1 month ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Hugo Duncan

The FTSE 100 has clocked up its longest-ever winning streak in a boost for investors with money tied up in the stock market. As trade tensions between the US and China showed signs of easing and US President Donald Trump repeated demands for interest rate cuts, London's blue-chip index raced 1.2 per cent, or 99.55 points, higher to 8596.35. It was the 15th day of gains – the longest run of consecutive positive trading sessions in history.