Trade Tensions and Economic Confidence

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On today's podcast:

(1) Donald Trump’s tariffs and a barrage of rising domestic bills sent UK household confidence to its lowest level since the Labour government came to power.

(2) President Donald Trump said his administration was talking with China on trade, after Beijing denied the existence of negotiations on a deal and demanded the US revoke all unilateral tariffs.

(3) Treasuries jumped after comments by a Federal Reserve official bolstered odds that the central bank will cut interest rates as early as June.

(5) Google parent Alphabet reported first-quarter revenue and profit that exceeded analysts’ expectations, buoyed by continued strength in its search advertising business.

(6) The US will demand that Russia accept Ukraine’s right to develop its own, adequately equipped, army and defense industry as part of a peace agreement, according to people familiar with the matter, pushing back on Russia’s insistence that the country largely demilitarize as a condition to end the war.

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