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Trump to meet business leaders as tariffs take hold

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US president Donald Trump will meet about 150 business leaders over dinner when he visits the UK next week.

Progress 'on only two issues'

Business ‘at breaking point’ over Brexit says BCC

Businesses say the UK government has made only 'limited' progress on just two of 23 of the issues...

£2bn raised in Q2

Tech firms lead rush of IPOs on London stock market

City of London
More technology companies are heading to the stock market, according to new research ..

Growth revised upwards

Sterling rises as economy shows tentative signs of pick up

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Sterling rose on the back revised quarterly figures showing the UK economy picking up in the first quarter of the year.

At-a-glance data on the economy

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Trump actions take toll

Harley quits US as markets tumble on tightening trade war

Harley-Davidson
US motorcycle company Harley-Davidson is switching a large part of production to Europe

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FTSE up on oil deal as Asia and US stocks slide

Friday: Oil producers agreed to increase production by a million barrels a day to ease price pressures.

MPC split decision

Bank holds interest rate but hints at August rise

Bank of England
The Bank of England's monetary policy committee voted to keep interest rates unchanged at 0.5%, but a split decision hinted at a rate rise in August.

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Investors nervous amid US-China trade war talk

Wed: The FTSE 100 has opened up this morning, defying fears of that a looming US-China trade war would dampen investor appetite

Brexit still brake on investment

Oil recovery offers hopes for Scottish economic growth

Maersk oil field
A more positive outlook for the Scottish economy, driven by a recovering oil and gas sector, has emerged in the latest survey..