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LaToya Harding

Business Reporter, Yahoo Finance UK

LaToya Harding is a business reporter at Yahoo Finance UK. She has previously worked for The Telegraph, and freelanced for BBC Business, and Radio 4's Today Programme, among other publications.

LIVE: Wall Street rises on trade optimism, FTSE lower as bank of England cuts growth forecast

Threadneedle Street is widely expected to cut rates from 4.5% by a quarter-point, which would be the second reduction this year.

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Most popular and affordable towns for UK families revealed

The most popular affordable town for UK families offers an easy-going pace of life, nestled amongst beautiful landscapes.

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Wall Street mixed as Federal Reserve holds interest rates

A sharp 7% drop in Alphabet shares weighed on the Nasdaq, while a 10% pop in Disney stock powered the Dow higher.

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Gold stems sell-off on signs of easing US-China trade tensions

China has said it's evaluating approaches from US officials to start negotiations about tariffs.

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Eurozone inflation holds steady at 2.2%

Services inflation, which is closely watched by the European Central Bank, rose to 3.9%, which could give some policymakers room for pause.

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

China’s ministry of commerce said it was evaluating trade talks with the Trump administration.

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Global stocks rise as big tech results spark rally and US ‘reaches out’ to China for tariff talks

US president Donald Trump hailed a 'good chance' of a deal between the two countries on Wednesday.

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Global stocks rise as China mulls US tariff exemptions and Fed officials hint at summer rate cuts

China is considering some exemptions to its 125% tariffs on US goods.

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Wall Street and FTSE push higher as traders hope for US-China trade deal

Band of England governor Andrew Bailey said the UK’s open economy was vulnerable to a global trade war.

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ECB cuts interest rates for seventh time in a year

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.

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Wall Street mixed and FTSE lower as Trump hits out at Fed and ECB cuts interest rates

The ECB 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.

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Eurozone inflation falls to 2.2% ahead of expected ECB interest rate cut

The lowest annual rates of inflation were registered in France, Denmark and Luxembourg, and the highest annual rates were in Romania, Hungary and Poland.

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Wall Street stocks join global rout amid ongoing trade war fears while Nvidia's fall weighs on tech

The escalating trade war between the US and China offset falling UK inflation.

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Wall Street falls, FTSE rises as traders weigh up US inflation data and tariff U-turn

Trump announced that he was halting a levy hike for almost all nations for 90 days, whilst raising tariffs on Chinese exports to 125%.

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UK gilt yields spike as Trump's trade war sparks 'fire sale' of US treasuries

UK 30-year gilt yields reached their highest point since 1998 on Wednesday, after the US president imposed new tariffs.

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Trump's 90-day tariff pause sparks Wall Street relief rally as China still faces 125% levy

A deep dive into what's moving markets and happening across the global economy

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Wall Street and FTSE stocks nosedive after Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariff announcements

Trump announced tariffs of 10% on the UK.

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Wall Street and FTSE slump as markets await Trump's 'liberation day' tariffs

A deep dive into what's moving markets across the global economy.

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FTSE and Wall Street stocks slump as auto tariff fears outweigh better than expected US growth

The US economy grew at an annual rate of 2.4% in the fourth quarter of 2024, up from a previous estimate of 2.3%.

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Wall Street and European stocks mixed as traders weigh up UK inflation and spring statement

A deep dive into what's moving markets and happening across the global economy.

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