US stocks rise as ‘productive’ China trade talk round ends May 1, 2019 US stocks have climbed higher after markets opened following the end of another round of trade talks between the United States and China that treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin called “productive”. Mnuchin flew to Beijing on Tuesday with US trade representative Robert Lighthizer to hold discussions with their Chinese counterparts. Mnuchin today tweeted: “Ambassador Lighthizer and [...]
British voters torn over President Donald Trump’s UK state visit in June April 29, 2019 With President Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK in June already provoking fights between politicians, a new poll shows voters are as split as their Westminster representatives. Read more: Corbyn snubs invite to state banquet for Trump Just under half of the UK (47 per cent) is opposed to Trump's visit in June, according [...]
US inflation cools in March, adding to pressures on Federal Reserve April 29, 2019 The US inflation rate fell in March, the latest official figures have revealed, in a development that will keep the pressure on the Federal Reserve to hold back from raising interest rates. Read more: Analysts expect outward looking Fed to keep rates on hold The core annual inflation rate fell to 1.6 per cent in [...]
Mnuchin says US-China trade deal could be sealed within two rounds of talks April 29, 2019 US treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin said today that he hopes the United States and China can reach a trade deal using two more rounds of talks. Read more: US trade deficit shrinks as exports to China surge Mnuchin told Fox Business Network that within the next two rounds of discussions it will become clear whether [...]
Atomic London wants to modernise the creative agency landscape and help solve marketing problems April 29, 2019 The big ad agencies are struggling. WPP’s challenges since Sir Martin Sorrell’s departure are well documented. Last week, it was reported that car rental company Hertz was suing its former marketing partner Accenture over a piece of shoddy web design. More broadly, brands are bringing their marketing in-house, denying revenue to agencies. For advertising executive [...]
Has the government’s £1bn artificial intelligence sector deal made any difference? April 26, 2019 One year on, has the government’s £1bn artificial intelligence (AI) sector deal made any difference? Dr Jeremy Silver, chief executive of Digital Catapult, says YES. A year after the announcement of the government’s sector deal, investment is at an all-time high. AI startups in the UK raised nearly £1.3bn in 2018, very nearly eclipsing the [...]
Oil prices fall after Trump’s showdown with Opec April 26, 2019 Oil fell today after President Donald Trump said he “called up” the Opec oil cartel to demand they bring down prices. Read more: Corbyn snubs state dinner invite during Trump's UK visit “Gasoline prices are coming down. I called up Opec, I said you’ve got to bring them down. You’ve got to bring them down,” Trump [...]
Jeremy Corbyn snubs state banquet invite during Donald Trump’s UK visit April 26, 2019 Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has turned down an invitation to a state dinner during US President Donald Trump’s visit to the UK in June. Corbyn joins Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable and House of Commons speaker John Bercow in snubbing the event. Read more: Labour MPs table bid to thwart Donald Trump's UK state [...]
Biden his time: Obama’s vice president Joe Biden launches White House run April 25, 2019 Former Democratic US vice president Joe Biden will seek his party’s nomination for President, he confirmed this morning after months of speculation. Biden, who was number two to Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017, embarks on his third run for the White House with a centrist campaign. Read more: Bernie ‘socialist’ Sanders is the Democrats’ [...]
DEBATE: Is the uproar over Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK in June unwarranted? April 25, 2019 Is the uproar over Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK in June unwarranted? Freddie Jordan, a freelance writer, says YES. President Trump’s visit has unleashed the same public mania as would Lord Voldemort’s. He may be unctuous, and some might prefer to watch his comedy of errors play out from afar, but to throw a childish [...]