Indices were higher across Europe and the US, despite political uncertainty sewn by Trump about steel and aluminium imports.

The FTSE 100 ( ^FTSE) rose 0.6% by lunchtime in London. Mining stocks Rio Tinto ( RIO.L) and Anglo American ( AAL.L) were ...

The Hang Seng index rose 1.7% and the Shanghai Composite by 0.7%, despite an escalation in US-China trade tensions. The ...

He added he will announce reciprocal tariffs this week on countries that tax imports from the US. Trump said those will be ...