to 8,628.4. The Australian dollar meanwhile fell under 61 US cents for the first time since early in the COVID-19 pandemic, dropping as low as 60.88 US cents. By late Monday afternoon it was back ...

jolting Wall Street’s outlook for the American economy. Futures linked to the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite led the declines, falling by more than 2%, while the S&P 500 slipped by 1.6%.

The dollar surged while equity markets and digital currencies ... to disrupt North America’s tightly integrated oil market and push up gasoline prices for American motorists. The potential disruption ...

That’s all from us for today. The FTSE 100 has closed off session lows, down 1.2%, while the pound has rebounded and is now up 0.2% against the dollar, trading back above $1.24. Gilt yields are ...

Local shares and the currency have both plunged after US President Donald Trump fired the first shot in what promises to be a trade war that could batter the global economy.