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London's main stock indexes were mixed on Tuesday as investors assessed a spate of mixed corporate updates as well as the fallout from the newly signed U.S.-EU trade deal. The benchmark FTSE 100 rose 0.
President Donald Trump will meet with British Prime Minister Kier Starmer on Monday as he wraps up a Scotland trip that resulted in a trade deal with the European Union. NewsNation’s Tom Dempsey has the report on “Morning in America.
President Donald Trump hosted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland on Monday, discussing the deepening food crisis in Gaza, Russia’s war in Ukraine and tariff rates.
Trump had most recently threatened tariffs of 30% on imports from the European Union. But on Sunday, he met with the president of the European Commission, and they agreed to a lower level.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen headed to Scotland on Saturday ahead of a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday afternoon, Commission spokespeople said, as officials from both sides said they were nearing a trade agreement.
Protesters gathered in front of the U.S. consulate in Edinburgh to oppose President Trump's visit to Scotland. Mr. Trump plans to host the U.K.'s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the President of the European Union,
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Scotland over the weekend, seeking to reach a framework trade agreement shortly before a 30% tariff on EU imports comes into effect.
London's main stock indexes closed lower on Monday, pressured by industrial shares, while investors assessed a U.S.-EU trade deal along with economic data.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain,. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY EDINBURGH/TURNBERRY,