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European markets tumble as Trump threatens China with tariffs hike
Stocks listed in Europe dropped Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened China with a fresh wave of tariff increases. The pan-European Stoxx 600 finished Friday’s trading session down 1.3%, with most sectors and major bourses in the red. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 was down 0.9% and Germany’s DAX was lower at 1.4%. The CAC […]
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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: The U.K.’s labor market conundrum – and where to look for clues
Commuters on London Bridge. Shaun Curry | Afp | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch Despite the de-equitisation of the last decade, the U.K. stock market still offers plenty of choice for would-be investors in certain sectors, among them staffing, […]
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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: AstraZeneca gets a shot on Wall Street
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch There is an old British saying about buses: you wait ages for one and then two arrive at once. Pharmaceuticals analysts experienced something similar on Monday as the big two U.K. drugmakers — GSK and AstraZeneca — […]
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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: Why Britain’s fiscal watchdog is under pressure to reform
Shoppers spend on Oxford Street beneath union jack flags in London’s West End, on April 3. Richard Baker | In Pictures | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Each Wednesday, Ian King brings you expert insights on the most important business stories from the U.K. and other key developments […]
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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: Is London’s financial future evolving or eroding?
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch After several years in the Big Apple, I knew my return to London would be a culture shock. Instead of Times Square with its skyscrapers and blinding lights, I would roam around Piccadilly Circus and its Victorian […]
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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: England’s cricket power play
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter with Ian King. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch It has already been a gripping cricketing summer in England. A fiercely fought series of five Test matches with India — global cricket’s financial powerhouse — came to an end earlier this week […]
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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: Strong Footsie, strong UK? Not necessarily
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter by Ian King. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch Ian Holloway, one of the most eccentric managers in British football, is famous for his idioms and sayings. One of his most celebrated came when, in May 2004, his Queens Park Rangers team […]
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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: Britain’s £72 billion under-the-radar success story
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter by Ian King. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch One of the City’s most prominent investment bankers recently spelled out to me the challenges, as he saw them, faced by the U.K. economy. He argued that, as a country, Britain does not […]
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UK Exchange newsletter: All aboard? A new crisis looms over Britain’s troubled rail system
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Each Wednesday, Ian King brings you expert insights on the most important business stories from the U.K. and other key developments you won’t want to miss. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch Some 31 years after they were privatized, the U.K.’s railways […]
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UK government borrowing costs spike amid tensions in ruling Labour party
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks on the phone to U.S. President Donald Trump at a car factory in the West Midlands, Britain, Thursday, May 8, 2025. Alberto Pezzali | Via Reuters U.K. government borrowing costs spiked on Wednesday, amid mounting signs of division within the governing Labour party. The yield on benchmark 10-year government […]
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