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April 17, 2025

European pharma companies issue demands to stay in EU

Nearly three dozen global pharmaceutical companies, in a letter to the head of the European Commission, demanded help to maintain operations in the EU despite threatened US tariffs on imports, including measures

European Central Bank expected to cut interest rates for seventh time in a year

Business

April 17, 2025

ECB set to cut interest rates for seventh time in a year

The European Central Bank is widely expected to cut interest rates by one-quarter of a percentage point later today. The development follows the latest inflation figures, for countries that use the euro,

US stock futures weaker after Nvidia warning due to US export ban

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April 16, 2025

US stock futures weaker after Nvidia warning due to US export ban

U.S. stock futures are pointing to a lower open, with a warning from chip maker Nvidia weighing on the market. Nvidia said it will record a $5.5 billion charge due to the U.S. export

European stocks jump after tech tariff exemptions

European stock markets rose today after the US announced exemptions from sweeping tariffs for smartphones, laptops, semiconductors and other electronic products, tempering trade war fears. Despite US President Donald Trump suggesting that

April 14, 2025

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EU agrees 90-day pause on countermeasures due on 15 April

Pharma sector urged to be prepared for duties “There’s no such thing as elimination, it’s mitigation,” of tariffs, Global Trade and Customs Partner with PWC John O’Loughlin said. Speaking on RTÉ’s Today

April 11, 2025

World

US tariff pause ‘important step’ to stabilise world economy – von der Leyen

uropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has welcomed US President Donald Trump’s decision to pause planned tariff increases as an “important step towards stabilising the global economy”. Mr Trump’s u-turn came

April 10, 2025

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Tariffs live: Trump announces 90-day pause for most countries but hits China with 125% levy

Trump appears to halt tariffs on 75 countries but intensifies trade war with China The UK could face a trade-war reprieve, after Donald Trump appeared to announce a 90-day suspension of tariffs against 75 countries that have not

April 10, 2025

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China to impose additional tariffs of 84% on US goods

In a statement, the Chinese finance ministry said the new tariff rate will take effect from 12:01 CST (19:01 CET) on 10 April. “On April 8, 2025, the US government announced that

April 9, 2025

World

Why Trump’s tariffs will not bring back US manufacturing’s glory days

Analysis: The US president’s actions are driven by nostalgia rather than reality – and nostalgia is not a sensible basis for forming economic policy The “liberation day tariffs announced by US president Donald Trumphave one

April 9, 2025

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False X post blamed for US markets’ rollercoaster day

A false X post from an anonymous user has been blamed for a dramatic swing on US markets yesterday, which one investment strategist described as the most memorable day of trade in

April 8, 2025

Business

EU calls for China to ensure responsible tariff response

The European Commission President has called for China to ensure a negotiated solution to problems caused by the sweeping import tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. In a phone call with

April 8, 2025

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Trump tariff ‘medicine’ hammers global stock markets

US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff plans hammered global financial markets after he warned foreign governments they would have to pay “a lot of money” to lift the levies that he called

April 7, 2025

World

The worst market crashes since 1929

Today’s stock market collapses in Asia and Europe after China retaliated to steep US tariffs revived memories of similar market turmoil after the Covid pandemic and the last global financial crisis. Analysts

April 7, 2025

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European pharma companies issue demands to stay in EU

ECB set to cut interest rates for seventh time in a year

US stock futures weaker after Nvidia warning due to US export ban

European stocks jump after tech tariff exemptions

EU agrees 90-day pause on countermeasures due on 15 April

US tariff pause ‘important step’ to stabilise world economy – von der Leyen

Tariffs live: Trump announces 90-day pause for most countries but hits China with 125% levy

China to impose additional tariffs of 84% on US goods

Why Trump’s tariffs will not bring back US manufacturing’s glory days

False X post blamed for US markets’ rollercoaster day

EU calls for China to ensure responsible tariff response

Trump tariff ‘medicine’ hammers global stock markets

The worst market crashes since 1929

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