Business news live – Monday 14 July
That’s it for us today – back tomorrow at 7am as usual.
We will leave you with reaction to today’s stock market events with the FTSE 100 coming out strongly:
“Today’s negative stock market reaction across the main indices in Europe apart from the UK suggests investors don’t like the potential for 30% tariffs on goods coming from the EU into the US,” says AJ Bell investment analyst Dan Coatsworth.
“That threat turning into reality could result in an even bigger pullback in European equities. It would sour what’s been a fantastic run this year so far.
“Europe enjoyed a monster start to 2025 thanks to investors looking for cheaper valuations compared to the US and the prospect of greater spending by the German government on areas such as defence and construction. High tariffs threaten to spoil this party and could lead to a bout of profit…
