Powell: In it until the bitter (?) end
The Fed Chair says he plans to serve out his term
Gender pay gap widens at Lloyds Bank and Nationwide
Median gap between men and women at large UK employers fell below 9% for the first time last year
Meloni under rising pressure to back EU ‘bazooka’ against Trump tariffs
Italy will effectively have casting vote on whether to support use of anti-coercion instrument to hit US services exports
Bond investors bet that tariffs will inflict deep damage
Despite inflation concerns, slowing growth raises expectations of rate cuts
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Stockpickers: ‘Picks-and-shovel’ strategies can pay off but are not without risks
Sideways approach to investing can help spread the risk
Directors’ Deals: Energean boss backs his own growth strategy
Board members buy in after cancellation of assets sale
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Markets tumble as China announces 34% retaliatory tariffs on US imports
Trump says Beijing ‘panicked’ and vows not to back down
Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault
Comedian charged by police over alleged conduct between 1999 and 2005
Microsoft unveils AI assistant with ‘memory’
Tech giant reveals personalised ‘Copilot’ that can shop and buy tickets for users
Fraying transatlantic ties will cost companies dearly
Re-localisation opportunities are limited and building new plants and factories will take time
Trump’s destruction of global alliances
America’s tariff onslaught will drive upheaval well beyond trade
Klarna pauses $15bn New York IPO plans in wake of Trump tariffs
Swedish ‘buy now, pay later’ fintech was set to launch its so-called IPO roadshow to investors next week
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Steal a march on Saint-Germain style this spring
At last, a leader who isn’t tariff obsessed . . .
Jahangir, the Mughal poet, was a ‘seizer of worlds’, hunter of lions and heavy drinker — but he was also a lover of plants and hater of customs duty
Wellness is the new status symbol — but the quest has its downsides
In this booming industry it can be hard to know when you’re being sold snake oil
Flight to safety pushes 10-year Treasury yield below 4%
US government debt has surged as Trump’s trade war sparks exodus from American stocks and the dollar
South Africa minister says US trade deal ‘nullified’ by Trump tariffs
Parks Tau backs pivot to China in face of high levies from Donald Trump administration
US economy far surpasses expectations to add 228,000 jobs in March
Figure comes as Trump administration makes sweeping cuts to the federal workforce
For markets, it’s the unpredictability that’s going to kill you
Investors and companies can adjust to most things when they know the rules but under Trump, the rules keep changing
Aston Martin still in drive to survive
Amid tariffs and potential demand destruction, it is hard to imagine the carmaker regaining much lustre
April Fool’s Day — just a lot of waffle
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