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FTSE falls as Trump ups ante on trade

UK stocks were lower on Tuesday after Donald Trump said the US would raise tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Brazil and Argentina and...

Tue, 03/12/2019 - 11:47


UK stocks open lower after Trump tariff pledge

UK stocks opened lower on Tuesday after Donald Trump said the US would raise tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Brazil and Argentina.

At...

Tue, 03/12/2019 - 09:05


Global markets slump after Trump reinstates tariffs and criticises the Fed

The FTSE 100 during Monday afternoon lost all of its morning gains to trade 0.8% lower at 7,284. European markets fared even worse with losses...

Mon, 02/12/2019 - 16:42


FTSE pares gains after factory slowdown

UK stocks pared back earlier gains on Monday after a slowdown in factory activity.

The Purchasing Managers' Index reading for the UK manufacturing sector came...

Mon, 02/12/2019 - 11:58


UK stocks open 0.7% higher, buoyed by positive Chinese manufacturing data

UK stocks opened stronger on Monday following the release of better-than-expected Chinese manufacturing data.

At 0850, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 48.98 points,...

Mon, 02/12/2019 - 08:54


UK stocks deeper into the red at close on Friday as investors find little cheer in resurfaced trade war hostilities

UK equity markets ended the week on a sour note on Friday as fears that Donald Trump's support for laws backing Hong Kong protesters could...

Fri, 29/11/2019 - 16:43


UK stocks post modest reverse as investors find little to cheer as trade war worries resurface

UK equity markets continue to trade modestly lower in early afternoon trading on Friday as fears that Donald Trump's support for laws backing Hong Kong...

Fri, 29/11/2019 - 13:09


UK stocks open 0.3% lower as trade nerves resurface

UK stocks opened lower on Friday amid fears that Donald Trump's support for laws backing Hong Kong protesters could mar progress in trade talks with...

Fri, 29/11/2019 - 08:55


UK stocks close slightly down

The FTSE 100 closed lower after President Donald Trump signed into law a bill that favours the Hong Kong protesters.

President Trump's signing of...

Thu, 28/11/2019 - 16:35


UK stocks remain underwater at midday

The FTSE 100 traded lower as President Donald Trump signed into law a bill that favours the Hong Kong protesters.

President Trump's signing of...

Thu, 28/11/2019 - 12:02


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