The number of farms that will be affected by the tax change has been a matter of fierce debate, with another agricultural ...

The FTSE 100 and US markets were higher on Monday, as traders digest president-elect Donald Trump's pick of Scott Bessent for ...

Bessent (pictured), who campaigned for Trump's election and was a donor to his campaign, has expertise on making the right ...

The US president-elect is using tariffs as a weapon of diplomacy, even coercion, says BBC economics editor Faisal Islam.

Kingfisher shares are down sharply after the B&Q owner warned of tougher trading conditions in the UK and France.

Donald Trump’s sentencing over his convictions in his Manhattan “hush money” case has been delayed indefinitely by a New York judge, clearing all criminal proceedings from the president-elect’s ...

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen prominent investor Scott Bessent to take on the vital financial role of U.S. Treasury ...

UK government says SNP have "no more excuses", though Scottish ministers claimed the move would cost them £500m.

Stocks climbed and the dollar fell in response to President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary. Stocks climbed and the dollar fell in response to President-elect ...

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Bonds rallied, U.S. stock futures rose and the dollar eased in early trade on Monday as investors cheered the appointment of ...

Donald Trump has named hedge fund executive Scott Bessent as his Treasury Secretary. Bessent is known to be a supporter of Trump's policies, including the introduction of tariffs and has ...