Tag: Economics
Global economic growth has peaked, warns OECD
Leading thinktank scales back forecasts and warns escalating trade war is denting investment
Read moreTrade war: US claims China is ‘out of bullets’ after imposing new tariffs — business live
All the day’s economic and financial news, as China accuses president Trump of poisoning trade talks with his latest salvo of tariffs
- Latest: US claims China is ‘out of bullets’
- China pledges to retaliate
- Introduction: Trump slaps $200bn tariffs on China
- The list of new tariffs
- Jack Ma: Trade war could last 20 years
China warns US over tariffs, as emerging market fears grow – business live
All the day’s economic and financial news, as emerging market shares and currencies slide
- Latest: China warns US not to impose new tariffs
- Some EM currencies are rebounding
- Introduction: Emerging market selloff has alarmed investors
- Rupee hits record low
- Economists fear sell-off will continue
Markets wary as US-China trade talks end without breakthrough – as it happened
Trade row between world’s two biggest economies rumbles on; US central bankers defend Federal Reserve’s independence after Trump criticisms
Read moreTrump threatens to put tariffs on all $500bn Chinese imports – business live
All the day’s economic and financial news, as the US president gives markets something new to worry about
- Latest: Trump could impose tariffs on $500bn of Chinese imports
- Trump: Fed is wrong to raise interest rates
- Analysts: Trump risks a currency war
- “Trump is acting like Erdogan”
- Chinese yuan hits fresh one-year low
Tariff fears drag markets down as EU and Trump trade blows – business live
All the day’s economic and financial news, as US president says Europe is “possibly as bad as China”, and EU threatens tariffs on more American goods
- Latest: Eurozone factory growth slows as trade war fears bite
- FTSE 100 falls 1% in early trading
- Trump tells Fox News: Europe treats us unfairly
- EU: We’ll hit back if US imposes car tariffs
- Asian markets have fallen overnight
Trump announces $50bn in China tariffs, escalating possibility of trade war
- President tells Fox he is ‘very strongly clamping down’
- China says it will impose tariffs of similar size and intensity
Trump would reconsider TPP trade pact on ‘better’ terms – business live
As tensions over Syria ease, trade developments and US bank earnings are in focus. European stock markets, oil prices, sterling and the dollar are all up.
Read moreMarkets wary as Trump tariffs continue to unnerve investors – business live
Dow dreamers show Trump’s war on elites is pure fantasy
Economic advisers Larry Kudlow and Kevin Hassett represent the worst of establishment ideology – and ordinary Americans will suffer
Read morePaper tigers? US and China in dispute over tariffs but trade war looks remote
Trump made a big play of slapping tariffs on Chinese imports, but experts say neither side will risk escalating the current spat
Read moreIs it time to break up the tech giants such as Facebook?
Amazon, Facebook and Google are as dominant as Standard Oil or AT&T was. But breaking them up is not going to be easy
Read more‘Fight fire with fire’: IMF’s Lagarde calls for bitcoin crackdown
Peter Navarro; the economist shaping Trump’s economic thinking
The White House’s metals tariffs plan has numerous casualties, the big winner is the man in charge of trade and manufacturing
Read moreEurope threatens tariffs on US peanut butter and orange juice as trade war looms – business live
The EC has drawn up a list of American products to target if Donald Trump doesn’t back down over steel tariffs
- Latest: EC says it’ll hit back against America
- Peanut butter, orange juice and bourbon on provisional tariffs list
- EC: Trump’s proposed tariffs are deeply unfair
Earlier:
- European markets fall in early trading
- US dollar hits two-week low
- Analysts fear trade war
- Full story: Gary Cohn quits as Trump’s top economic adviser
Markets fall as Trump says trade wars are ‘good and easy to win’ – business live
Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports have caused international criticism, and sent markets sliding
- Latest: President Trump tweets....
- Market latest: FTSE 100 down 1%, Dow futures in the red
- UK steel industry fears job losses
- Germany, Australia, Russia and China all worried
- EU pledges a firm response
- Introduction: Trump tariffs hit markets
- Full story: China expresses grave concerns
Davos 2018: Theresa May and Donald Trump to meet – live updates
Rolling coverage of the third day of the World Economic Forum
- Theresa May accused of ignoring businesses and eating fondue
- May and Trump to meet on WEF sidelines
- Theresa May to challenge tech giants over extremist content
- Malala: Women must raise up voices against sexism and harassment
- Hammond: We mustn’t be luddites about AI
- Tax avoidance, gender equality, climate change also on agenda
Davos 2018: Justin Trudeau blasts gender inequality; Modi warns against protectionism; Blanchett on refugees – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, including speeches by Indian PM Narendra Modi and Canada’s Justin Trudeau
- Latest: Trudeau tells WEF gender inequality must end
- Companies are avoiding taxes and boasting record profits
- Oxfam’s Byanyima hails MeToo campaign
- Narendra Modi warns Davos against rising protectionism
- Anne Richards: Technology could trigger next financial crisis
FTSE 100 hits record high as global markets celebrate $9tn year – business live
All the day’s economic and financial news, as investors count their profits on the final trading day of 2017
- FTSE 100 hits another record high
- Asian markets have posted best year since 2009
- European markets post best year since 2013
- 2017’s top business stories: Ryanair crisis, hackers and a giant rabbit