Wall Street tumbles again after China announces retaliatory 34% tariffs on US goods – business live
Global trade war escalates as Beijing hits back against Donald Trump with new tariffs on US goods
Starmer to hold talks with other global leaders to discuss response to Trump tariffs, says No 10 – UK politics live
UK prime minister to speak to international leaders this weekend to ‘maintain stability and strengthen our partnerships abroad’
‘Another nail in the coffin’: Germany’s car industry faces up to Trump’s tariffs
There are major concerns about the potentially ‘catastrophic’ impact US policy will have on vehicle makers
Japan-owned UK glass factory could shut if no buyer found, risking 250 jobs
Closure of Nippon Electric Glass plant would put further pressure on Rachel Reeves’s industrial strategy
Cost of Easter rises as UK chocolate, lamb and hot cross bun prices soar
Shoppers also face more ‘shrinkflation’ as manufacturers ‘try to offset rising production costs’
US added 228,000 jobs in March despite Trump’s deep cuts to federal workforce
Figure up from 117,000 jobs added in February, far higher than expected, as unemployment rose slightly to 4.2%
‘Only job I know’: tiny Lesotho’s garment workers reel from Trump’s 50% tariffs
Impoverished African country is hit with highest tariff rate at 50%, overturning decades of global trade policy
From Nike to Apple: which US brands could be hit hardest by Trump tariffs and what’s at stake?
Companies with suppliers in Asian countries are likely to have to raise prices after the US president’s measures
Are Trump’s tariffs for real or an AI hallucination? I’m afraid the answer is both
Amid claims that a chatbot helped shape the key calculations, the president is now off playing golf. He’ll find the world economy in a bunker, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
‘Everyone is affected’: UK town with Jaguar Land Rover plant reacts to Trump’s tariffs
In Solihull, where the factory employs 9,000 workers, there are fears for an ailing industry and wider community
Sir Torquil Norman obituary
Toymaker and philanthropist who led the restoration of the Roundhouse arts centre in north London
BP chair to resign amid pressure from shareholders over green agenda
Helge Lund likely to leave post in 2026, with investor opposition having derailed net zero plans
Global markets in turmoil as Trump tariffs wipe $2.5tn off Wall Street
Economists say levies of between 10% and 50% have dramatically added to the risk of a worldwide downturn
US stock markets see worst day since Covid pandemic after investors shaken by Trump tariffs
All three major US index funds close down as Apple and Nvidia, two of US’s largest companies, lose combined $470bn
IMF warns of ‘significant risk’ to global economy from Trump tariffs as markets plunge
Fund boss Kristalina Georgieva says it is important that US and trading partners avoid escalating trade war