Donald Trump’s threat of a 10% tariff on goods imported from China today led to weaker sessions ... ahead of Wall Street hopes. The FTSE 100 index, which last night closed at a record high ...
The FTSE 100 index has powered to a new record, despite more gloomy economic data ... Commodity stocks underpinned the latest advance after China’s fourth quarter growth rate of 5.4% boosted demand ...
and strong growth data from China. The FTSE 100 index was up 99.25 points, 1.2%, at 8,491.24. It had earlier reached a new intra-day high of 8,496.42. The FTSE 250 was 36.40 points higher ...
The FTSE 100 was lower and European stocks ... On Thursday, Trump said he'd "rather not" impose tariffs on China — a softening in stance that eased some fears over the potential for a trade war.