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..Bloomervic, had the thread removed eh....

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It was a hostage negotiation....

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STP, i'm still thinking the markets will punish Trump...

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So in summary, unless future agreements are reached, the 10% baseline tariff is expected to persist, potentially impacting U.K. yes, the UK got drybummed....

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U.S. Debt Downgrade Looming - A Move To Crash S&P By 50%?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2025/05/07/us-debt-downgrade-loominga-move-to-crash-sp-by-50/

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...is a significant achievement for Starmer.

The UK has been desperate for a deal of this sort with the US since President Donald Trump unleashed his wave of global tariffs.

So have other countries. But it seems the UK has got there first - a significant achievement by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his government.

Those close to the talks have been saying for some time that the shape of a deal was basically there, but that it was never quite clear when and whether the maverick president might sign off on what his negotiating team had thrashed out.

That he has done so this week makes this a highly significant few days for UK trade, coming just two days after the full free trade agreement between the UK and India.

The UK-India agreement is estimated to bring in a £25.5bn boost to bilateral trade and a £4.8bn annual increase in UK GDP, simplifying exports of UK goods to India and cutting taxes on Indian clothing and footwear exports.

read more;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7g3x7yej8o

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Tory party is finished.... Labour not far behind.

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.. economy added 177,00 jobs in April, a slower pace than March but exceeding the Wall Street consensus of 130,000, unemployment was steady at 4.2%

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/us-job-growth-slows-marginally-april-unemployment-rate-steady-42-2025-05-02/

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..wants to start tariff talks with China, state media says.

BEIJING/WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - The United States has approached China seeking talks over President Donald Trump's 145% tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state media said on Thursday, potentially signalling Beijing's openness to negotiations.

"The U.S. has proactively reached out to China through multiple channels, hoping to hold discussions on the tariff issue," Yuyuan Tantian said in a post published on its official Weibo social media account, citing anonymous sources.

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Mrs Chips, stop digging....lol

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HU, "So STP, what is your opinion of a person who pledges to pay £30 to the Mr Meercat competition and then refuses to pay?"

I recall enteringt his comp and i my pledge was a tenner....i forgot and it wasn't unitl it came up in a thread, i think it was hardup, in a polite way, that i remembered but i was mortified i had forgot.

Brixton do the right thing fella.

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B-I, yep, thats about the size of it....

Putin vowed to spill Britons blood...for the car bombing.

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Mrs Chips, Member since 2006, like i stated, lifer....

Nurse, kicking off on E wing, mrs chips needs to be chicken walked...lol, pmsl

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Chips, they way you go about it, one would think you are a lifer, then again..doh!

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..sign long-awaited natural resources deal.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ypw7pn9q3o

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"Motor finance ruling looms

Lloyds’ domestic lean allowed it to skirt significant stock hits during Trump’s tariff onslaught, compared to its FTSE 100 counterparts.

he lender is instead haunted by another scandal as it awaits the Supreme Court’s ruling on motor finance.

Lloyds has reserved £1.2bn in provisions for the car mis-selling scandal, which pertains to the Financial Conduct Authority’s investigation into discretionary commission agreements that allows brokers to effectively set their own interest rates.

Lloyds fourth quarter profit for 2024 slumped to £824m reflecting the provisions.

The financial watchdog said this opened opportunities to overcharge customers through vague deals and forbade the use of DCAs in 2021, claiming it would save customers £165m a year.

Analysts at RBC predict a downside scenario for the lenders could put Lloyds on the hook for £4.6bn. "

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Chips, Why sell at a £ if Lloy is all that you profess, all these wonderful II’s yet you want to sell at £, very odd. You come across as a PI who had been locked in, GFC, and have thrown everything in here to get your average down to a £…you are just a garden variety ramper, a simpleton who got caught up in the markets…

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Chid "Imagine the 'shock' when the true cost of the car DCA is in black and white for all to see."

i recall PI's, on forums, slating Martin Lewis when he called out the PPI scandal / costs, PI's stating 4.5bn was more than enough,...and we all now hwo that ended.

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Chid, when it hits the fan PI's are going to get covered in it...

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