Rachel Reeves pulls out of London Stock Exchange event after new Trump tariff threat
Markets down on Monday after threat to impose up to 25% tariffs on eight European countries over GreenlandBusiness live – latest updatesGold and silver hit record highs as markets reelRachel Reeves has pulled out of a planned appearance at the London Stock Exchange to celebrate a “new golden...
<p>Markets down on Monday after threat to impose up to 25% tariffs on eight European countries over Greenland</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/jan/19/global-stock-markets-trump-tariff-threats-rachel-reeves-city-business-live-news">Business live – latest updates</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/19/gold-silver-record-highs-markets-trump-latest-tariff-shock">Gold and silver hit record highs as markets reel</a></p></li></ul><p>Rachel Reeves has pulled out of a planned appearance at the London Stock Exchange to celebrate a “new golden age” for the City, after Donald Trump’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/17/trump-tariff-european-countries-greenland">threat to implement tariffs</a> until the US is allowed to buy Greenland.</p><p>The chancellor’s withdrawal from the event, which was designed to be a celebration of business in the UK after the FTSE 100 rose <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/jan/02/uk-house-prices-drop-december-lidl-christmas-sales-ftse-business-live-news#:~:text=FTSE%20100%20hits%2010%2C000%20mark%20for%20the%20first%20time,-The%20FTSE%20100&text=Britain's%20stock%20market%20increased%20in,prices%20for%20gold%20and%20silver.">above the 10,000 mark for the first time</a>, came as markets opened down on Monday morning after the US president’s threat.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/19/rachel-reeves-pulls-out-london-stock-exchange-event-trump-tariff-threat">Continue reading...</a>
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