LaToya Harding

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks ago | finance.yahoo.com | LaToya Harding

US stocks soared on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs. China, however, still faces US ire as it was singled out and slapped with 125% tariff. Earlier, China imposed 84% tariff on US goods in its response. The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European stocks fell sharply amid the escalating trade war.

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

UK 30-year gilt yields reached their highest point since 1998 on Wednesday as the fallout from US president Donald Trump's trade war continues. The yield on a 30-year gilt, or a UK government bond, hit 5.518% on Wednesday morning, up 16 basis points, surpassing a previous 27-year high of 5.472% set in January. The sell-off in UK gilts comes amid rising bets that the Bank of England will need to cut interest rates faster than previously expected this year.

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

LaToya Harding · Business Reporter, Yahoo Finance UK Updated Thu, 3 Apr 2025, 3:57 am 2 min read In this article: The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European stocks were sharply lower on Thursday in the wake of US president Donald Trump’s "liberation day” tariff announcement at the White House on Wednesday night. Trump confirmed the beginning of a 25% tariff on all foreign made-automobiles, as well as a 10% baseline tariff on all imports into America and sharply higher duties on several key countries.

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

LaToya Harding · Business Reporter, Yahoo Finance UK Updated Wed, 2 Apr 2025, 3:42 am 1 min read In this article: The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European stocks headed lower on Wednesday as traders braced for US president Donald Trump to announce his latest round of tariffs and any potential retaliation from the country’s trading partners. He is threatening to unleash a global trade war on what he has dubbed “liberation day”.