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Low-deposit mortgage deals highest for 17 years

BBC Business News - Tue, 15/04/2025 - 19:45
Choice of home loans requiring small deposits of 5% or 10% reaches levels last seen in the 2008 financial crisis.

'A number of businesses in limbo' in China after US tariffs on imports

BBC Business News - Tue, 15/04/2025 - 18:00
BBC China correspondent Laura Bicker has been speaking to companies at the world's longest running import-export fair.

'This is so hard': The Chinese small businesses brought to a standstill by Trump's tariffs

BBC Business News - Tue, 15/04/2025 - 18:00
Stock is piling up in warehouses as exporters grapple with new levies that total up to 145%, reports the BBC's China correspondent Laura Bicker.

'This is so hard': The Chinese small businesses brought to a standstill by Trump's tariffs

BBC Business News - Tue, 15/04/2025 - 18:00
Stock is piling up in warehouses as exporters grapple with new levies that total up to 145%, reports the BBC's China correspondent Laura Bicker.

UK cautious over future Chinese steel investment

BBC Business News - Tue, 15/04/2025 - 16:01
Business Secretary says steel is a 'sensitive sector' after crucial materials arrive at British Steel

A UK-US deal sounds good but it is all about the detail

BBC Business News - Tue, 15/04/2025 - 13:54
British exports have been hit with tariffs by US despite having no trade deficit, but the UK may have some leverage.

A UK-US deal sounds good but it is all about the detail

BBC Business News - Tue, 15/04/2025 - 13:54
Britain is being taxed by US despite having no trade deficit but the UK may have some leverage.

How much vital UK infrastructure does China own?

BBC Business News - Tue, 15/04/2025 - 11:38
BBC Verify looks at what we know about the extent of Chinese investment in the UK economy.

UK jobs market weakens as employment costs grow

BBC Business News - Tue, 15/04/2025 - 10:18
The number of job vacancies and people on payrolls fell ahead of changes to National Insurance and wages.

China's Xi urges Vietnam to oppose 'bullying' as Trump mulls more tariffs

BBC Business News - Tue, 15/04/2025 - 09:37
Trump called Xi's meeting with Vietnamese leaders a ploy to figure out how to 'screw' the US.

China's Xi urges Vietnam to oppose 'bullying' as Trump mulls more tariffs

BBC Business News - Tue, 15/04/2025 - 09:37
Trump called Xi's meeting with Vietnamese leaders a ploy to figure out how to 'screw' the US.

UK job vacancies drop as employment costs grow

BBC Business News - Tue, 15/04/2025 - 08:20
Average wages rose by 5.9% between December and February while vacancies shrank.

UK job vacancies drop as employment costs grow

BBC Business News - Tue, 15/04/2025 - 08:20
Average wages rose by 5.9% between December and February while vacancies shrank.

'Good chance' of US-UK trade deal, says Vance

BBC Business News - Tue, 15/04/2025 - 05:02
The Trump administration's trade policy shakeup has caused global economic turmoil.

Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta in social media monopoly trial

BBC Business News - Tue, 15/04/2025 - 02:28
The US government is seeking to break up Meta by forcing a spinoff of Instagram or WhatsApp.

Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta in social media monopoly trial

BBC Business News - Tue, 15/04/2025 - 02:28
The US government is seeking to break up Meta by forcing a spinoff of Instagram or WhatsApp.

Supplies to be sent to Scunthorpe to keep blast furnaces going

BBC Business News - Tue, 15/04/2025 - 00:08
Coking coal and iron ore from the US will keep the British Steel blast furnaces running for the coming weeks, says the government.

Biggest choice of low-deposit mortgages for 17 years

BBC Business News - Tue, 15/04/2025 - 00:01
First-time buyers will welcome the greater choice although prices are still on the rise.

Biggest choice of low-deposit mortgages for 17 years

BBC Business News - Tue, 15/04/2025 - 00:01
First-time buyers will welcome the greater choice although prices are still on the rise.

Finland's bid to win Europe's start-up crown

BBC Business News - Tue, 15/04/2025 - 00:01
Helsinki wants to become a top European start-up hub, but can it challenge London and Stockholm?