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Prime minister Keir Starmer says deal will save thousands of jobs in the car and steel industries, as market observers consider it a 'limited relief'.

Rate-setters at the Bank of England are increasingly divided about how to react to U.S. tariffs. It is a reminder that the Federal Reserve isn’t the only central bank facing a confusing outlook. This was a day after the Fed stood pat, showing officials abroad are finally ready to diverge from U.S. monetary policy.

The Bank of England and the US Federal Reserve announced their first interest rate decisions since president Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs.

Bank of England downgrades growth forecast for next year

President Trump appeared to confirm reports he will outline a U.K. trade agreement Thursday, after teasing news of an agreement a day earlier. “This should be a very big and exciting day for the United States of America and the United Kingdom,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, adding that he will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. ET. "The agreement with the United Kingdom is a full and comprehensive one," he said in a subsequent post.

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The pound rose against the dollar on Thursday afternoon, after the Bank of England cut interest rates.

UK has become the first country to reach an agreement with the US on a trade deal since Trump announced his global tariff policy.

The average UK property is now valued at £297,781, according to Halifax.

Rents are expected to rise over the next three months, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

The government is on track to miss its key fiscal rules, according to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.

April was a particularly volatile month for markets, amid different developments around US president Donald Trump's tariff agenda.

Oil prices rose on Wednesday morning, amid investor optimism around trade talks between the US and China, which are due to begin this week.

The latest investor updates on stocks that are trending on Wednesday.

A sharp 7% drop in Alphabet shares weighed on the Nasdaq, while a 10% pop in Disney stock powered the Dow higher.

UK pub giant JD Wetherspoon reported a rise in quarterly sales, with trading helped by sunny weather.

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