LaToya Harding

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Business Reporter and Editor at Yahoo Finance UK

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Global stocks rise amid stronger than expected US jobs and US-China trade talk hopes

1 week ago | nz.finance.yahoo.com | LaToya Harding

LaToya Harding · Business Reporter, Yahoo Finance UK Updated Fri, 2 May 2025, 9:00 am 2 min read In this article: Wall Street opened higher on Friday as the US economy added 177,000 jobs in April, ahead of consensus of 130,000, which was considerably higher than the 130,000 expected, while the unemployment rate stayed steady at 4.2%.
Gold stems sell-off on signs of easing US-China trade tensions

1 week ago | yahoo.com | LaToya Harding

Gold (GC=F)Gold was modestly higher in early trade on Friday after continuing its sell off from the record high of $3,500 hit early last week. It came within a couple of dollars of $3,260. This comes ahead of the US non-farm payrolls report due later today, after prices touched a two-week low in the previous session. Signs of easing US-China trade tensions has kept the safe-haven metal on track for its second weekly fall.
Eurozone inflation holds steady at 2.2%

1 week ago | finance.yahoo.com | LaToya Harding

Unlock stock picks and a broker-level newsfeed that powers Wall Street. LaToya Harding · Business Reporter, Yahoo Finance UK Fri, May 2, 2025, 5:23 AM In This Article: Eurozone inflation held steady at 2.2% in April in the face of US president Donald Trump’s trade war, according to the latest flash reading of price pressures on Friday. The figure was slightly above a 2.1% year-on-year inflation forecast from economists polled by Reuters.
Stocks rise as China mulls offer of US trade talks

1 week ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | LaToya Harding

LaToya Harding · Business Reporter, Yahoo Finance UK Updated Fri, 2 May 2025 at 3:57 am GMT-5 2 min read In this article: The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European stocks were higher on Friday as China’s Ministry of Commerce said it was evaluating trade talks with the Trump administration. Investors cheered the news after the ministry said “the US has recently sent messages to China through revenant parties” and urged Washington to shows “sincerity” towards China.
ECB cuts interest rates for seventh time in a year

3 weeks ago | aol.co.uk | LaToya Harding

The European Central Bank (ECB) has cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, as widely expected, as policymakers look to prop up a struggling economy that will take a further hit from US tariffs. The benchmark rate on the deposit facility has been reduced 2.25% from 2.5%, down from a high of 4% toward the middle of 2023, and is the seventh cut in a year.
Stocks head lower as traders await ECB interest rate decision

4 weeks ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | LaToya Harding

In this article: The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European stocks were lower on Thursday as traders await the latest decision on interest rates from the European Central Bank (ECB). It is expected to cut rates for the seventh time in a year as policymakers look to prop up a struggling economy that will take a further hit from US tariffs. Currently, the EU faces tariffs of 20% if it does not reach an agreement with the US before US president Donald Trump’s 90-day suspension comes to an end.
Eurozone inflation falls to 2.2% ahead of expected ECB interest rate cut

4 weeks ago | aol.co.uk | LaToya Harding

Eurozone inflation fell to 2.2% last month, according to the latest data from Eurostat on Wednesday, down from 2.3% in February. A year earlier, the rate was 2.4%. European Union annual inflation was 2.5% in March 2025, down from 2.7% in February. A year earlier, the rate was 2.6%. The lowest annual rates were registered in France (0.9%), Denmark (1.4%) and Luxembourg (1.5%), while the highest annual rates were recorded in Romania (5.1%), Hungary (4.8%) and Poland (4.4%).
FTSE 100 LIVE: Stocks tumble into the red as trade war fears offset slowing UK inflation

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | LaToya Harding

The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European stocks headed lower on Wednesday as the escalating trade war between the US and China offset falling UK inflation. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), inflation eased back last month after a drop in petrol prices, paving the way for interest rate cuts next month in a boost for chancellor Rachel Reeves. The consumer prices index (CPI) rose 2.6% in the year to March, down from 2.8% in February, and below analysts’ expectations of 2.7%.
Stocks tumble into the red as trade war fears offset slowing UK inflation

4 weeks ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | LaToya Harding

In this article: The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European stocks headed lower on Wednesday as the escalating trade war between the US and China offset falling UK inflation. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), inflation eased back last month after a drop in petrol prices, paving the way for interest rate cuts next month in a boost for chancellor Rachel Reeves.
European stocks record biggest surge in five years after Trump’s tariff U-turn

1 month ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | LaToya Harding

LaToya Harding · Business Reporter, Yahoo Finance UK Updated Thu, 10 April 2025 at 3:40 am GMT-5 1 min read In this article: The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European stocks soared higher on Thursday as investors cheered US president Donald Trump's U-turn on sweeping reciprocal tariffs. He announced that he was halting a levy hike for almost all nations for 90 days, whilst raising tariffs on Chinese exports to 125% effective immediately.