Markets are ramping up bets on interest rate cuts after the US president sparked a trade war and fears of global recession.

The imposition of tariffs by President Donald Trump has led to an initial fall in swap rates, which dictate mortgage pricing.

Halifax, the UK’s biggest mortgage lender, offers a five-year rate of 4.17% (also 60% LTV), which is higher than last week’s 4.12%. The lender, owned by Lloyds ( LLOY.L ), offers a two-year fixed rate ...

UK interest rates could fall faster than previously expected as a result of Donald Trump’s tariff blitz, economists have said ...

The UK has been hit with a 10% tariff on all of its goods being brought into the US, which Trump says is a retaliation to UK ...

DONALD Trump has announced tariffs on all goods imported to the US, which could see the price of some everyday items rise in the UK. The US president confirmed all goods imported from the UK will ...

US President Donald Trump has already announced a 25% tariff on all cars imported to the US, as well as import taxes on steel ...

Taxpayers who use the self-assessment system will see their interest on late payments nearly double to 8.5% from 6 April as HMRC clamps down on overdue tax.

Sarah Coles, personal finance columnist at Yahoo Finance UK and head of personal finance at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: One ...

GBP/USD is once again battling the 1.3000 handle as bids push into fresh six-month peaks. Cable has been riding a bullish ...

Britain was spared the most punitive treatment in Trump's tariff announcement on Wednesday when it was hit with the lowest ...

Donald Trump slapped a 10 per cent tariff on US imports of UK goods - and experts believe a wave of price rises will hit ...