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Joel Hills

London

Business and Economics Editor at ITV News

Business and Economics Editor, ITV News. Data, evidence, statistics, proof. And Pompey (occasionally).

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  • 1 month ago | flipboard.com | Joel Hills

    16 hours agoRichard Tice accuses Starmer’s Brexit reset of ‘handcuffing UK to an EU in recession’Richard Tice, Deputy Leader of Reform UK, has dismissed Sir Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset deal as “posturing”, saying it will "handcuff the UK to an EU in recession”. The Boston and Skegness MP said that the deal was “not what the British people want”, pointing to Reform UK’s success in the local elections earlier this month as proof.

  • 1 month ago | itv.com | Joel Hills

    The National Cyber Security Centre has not ruled out the influence of foreign governments in the recent cyber incidents that affected UK retailers. | ITV National News

  • 2 months ago | itv.com | Joel Hills

    “Never read too much into a single day’s trading,” as the saying goes. And quite right too, a bad day on the stock market is often followed by a bounce back. But sustained, steep falls in company share prices around the world is deeply troubling and indicative of high anxiety, if not panic. Investors had the weekend to cool off but woke up on Monday morning with the instinct to continue selling.

  • 2 months ago | itv.com | Joel Hills

    After Liberation Day, the hangover. President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs have triggered a slump in stock markets across Asia and Europe. The dollar has fallen in value against a series of global currencies and government bonds. Trump’s trade onslaught is more aggressive than many expected.

  • Mar 28, 2025 | itv.com | Joel Hills

    Could the UK be about to sign a trade deal with the US? ITV News Business Editor Joel Hills reportsThere is almost nothing positive to say about Brexit, not least for the car industry, but Brexit may be about to serve up its first significant economic benefit. The government appears to be within touching distance of an agreement with the Trump administration that capitalises on not being in the European Union.

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Joel Hills
Joel Hills @ITVJoel
13 Jun 25

RT @Peston: Corbyn or Farage? https://t.co/XTauvnpHc7

Joel Hills
Joel Hills @ITVJoel
13 Jun 25

RT @DanNeidle: P&O has a turnover of almost £1bn. So why have they just hired an audit firm with four employees? It’s deeply, impossibly,…

Joel Hills
Joel Hills @ITVJoel
13 Jun 25

This is completely mad. There’s an accountant in Witney I’ve known for years. In 2022, I asked him to take a look at P&O’s accounts after the company sacked 786 ferry workers without warning. He is now P&O’s official auditor. Full story 👇 https://t.co/vLWcx4qIw4