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Japan and Switzerland’s economies contract as US tariffs hit exports; Alphabet shares jump after Warren Buffett reveals stake – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsChina travel warning for Japan sends shares in touri…
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SoftBank sells stake in Nvidia for $5.8bn as it doubles down on OpenAI bets
Shares in chipmaker Nvidia fall after announcement by Japanese investor, with other tech shares also slippingB…
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France is in crisis but bond markets leave other governments at risk of meltdown too
Investors rattled by resignation of French PM but country is not alone in trying to grapple with political mat…
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Markets rally after Trump announces tariff deal with Japan
US president says Japanese imports will face 15% levy instead of threatened 25%, prompting reports of a simila…
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Wall Street dives as hopes wane for tariff delays; US says it will implement 104% tariff on China – business live
US stock market closes with stocks down after volatile trading day as investor hopes for concessions and delay…
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Donald Trump says he is not looking at pausing tariffs as US markets close after rocky day – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest news reports here:Trump threatens additional 50% tariffs…
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Japanese stocks soar after massive sell-off shook global markets
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index closes more than 10% up with other Asia markets rebounding on TuesdayBusiness live – …
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Shares in New York and London tumble on fears of US recession
FTSE 100 on track for its lowest close since April and Japan’s Nikkei suffers biggest fall since crash of 1987…
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Fear of US recession rattles global markets as tech shares fall
Europe’s main indices all decline and Japanese equities suffer worst day since 2020 while gold hits fresh reco…
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Financial markets at risk of ‘sharp correction’; US GDP revised high – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as UK central bank publishes its new financial sta…
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End of era as Toshiba delists from Tokyo stock exchange after 74 years
Electronics firm taken private in £11bn deal by consortium led by Japan Industrial PartnersToshiba, the Japane…
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Bond market sell-off sends UK long-term borrowing cost to 25-year high
Rate tops level last seen after Liz Truss mini-budget as fears of global inflation and US political instabilit…
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Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator may face jail over alleged insider trading
Prosecutors are reportedly seeking a prison term and a near-£1m fine for ex-Sega developer Yuji Naka One of So…
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Tesco chair steps down after allegations of inappropriate behaviour; Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty lost £200m in a year – as it happened
John Allan to stand down after allegations of inappropriate behaviour, while latest Sunday Times rich list sho…
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Truss and Kwarteng in fresh push to persuade SoftBank to list Arm in UK
Cambridge-based chip designer’s owner prefers US to London but PM and chancellor aim to revive talksLiz Truss …
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Owner of UK chip designer Arm may float some of firm’s shares in London
Japan’s SoftBank still likely to conduct IPO in New York but could secure secondary listingThe Japanese owner …
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Bank of England governor ‘very uneasy’ about inflation amid ‘tight’ labour market – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Bank of England policymakers testify to the Tre…
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Regulators around the world monitor collapse of US hedge fund
Liquidation of Bill Hwang’s Archegos Capital Management sparked a fire sale of more than $20bn assetsOpinion: …
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Sterling reaches $1.39 in best performance for three years
FTSE 100 posts biggest daily gain for over a month as investors buoyed up by vaccine and US economy hopesThe p…
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Biden win boosts global stock markets as FTSE 100 surges
UK index jumps back above 6,000 mark as Nikkei reaches its highest level since 1991Financial markets around th…