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| Trump would reconsider TPP trade pact on 'better' terms – business live | Trump would reconsider TPP trade pact on 'better' terms – business live |
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| The FTSE 100 index is slightly negative, trading down some 6 points at 7251.70, while the FTSE 250 is also down, by 0.2%, or 41 points to 19732.13. | |
| Shopping centre operator Hammerson is the biggest faller on the FTSE 250 index after bigger French rival Klépierre abandoned attempts to buy the company behind Birmingham’s Bullring and Brent Cross in London. Hammerson shares are down 12.7% at 454.1p, while Klépierre rose 4.3%. | |
| Two days ago, Hammerson rejected a revised 635p-a-share proposal from Klépierre, up from its initial offer of 615p a share, to be paid in cash and shares – valuing the company at around £5bn. But Hammerson said the new proposal was only 3% higher and still undervalued its business. | |
| The French company said it was walking away because Hammerson failed to provide “meaningful engagement” after the sweetened proposal this week. | |
| This means Hammerson can push ahead with its planned £3.4bn acquisition of smaller UK rival Intu to create Britain’s biggest property company worth £21bn. Intu owns the Trafford centre in Manchester. But what do shareholders think? | |
| Oil prices are slipping after Trump toned down his threat of missile strikes in Syria on Thursday. Brent crude in London is down 0.2% at $71.89 – but is up 7% this week – while US crude has edged down 0.15% at $66.92 a barrel. | Oil prices are slipping after Trump toned down his threat of missile strikes in Syria on Thursday. Brent crude in London is down 0.2% at $71.89 – but is up 7% this week – while US crude has edged down 0.15% at $66.92 a barrel. |
| Both benchmarks have risen about $5 this week, putting them on track for the biggest weekly gains since July. They hit their highest level since late 2014 on Wednesday after Trump warned “missiles will be coming” in Syria after a chemical attack on civilians and Saudi Arabia said it intercepted missiles from Yemen over Riyadh. | Both benchmarks have risen about $5 this week, putting them on track for the biggest weekly gains since July. They hit their highest level since late 2014 on Wednesday after Trump warned “missiles will be coming” in Syria after a chemical attack on civilians and Saudi Arabia said it intercepted missiles from Yemen over Riyadh. |
| Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of the world economy, the financial markets, the eurozone and business. | Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of the world economy, the financial markets, the eurozone and business. |
| As tensions over Syria ease, trade is back in focus today. | As tensions over Syria ease, trade is back in focus today. |
| US president Donald Trump has held out the prospect of rejoining the Trans Pacific Partnership, a multinational trade pact his government walked away from last year – but only if it offered “substantially better” terms than those provided in previous negotiations. | US president Donald Trump has held out the prospect of rejoining the Trans Pacific Partnership, a multinational trade pact his government walked away from last year – but only if it offered “substantially better” terms than those provided in previous negotiations. |
| Would only join TPP if the deal were substantially better than the deal offered to Pres. Obama. We already have BILATERAL deals with six of the eleven nations in TPP, and are working to make a deal with the biggest of those nations, Japan, who has hit us hard on trade for years! | Would only join TPP if the deal were substantially better than the deal offered to Pres. Obama. We already have BILATERAL deals with six of the eleven nations in TPP, and are working to make a deal with the biggest of those nations, Japan, who has hit us hard on trade for years! |
| His comments on Twitter came just hours after he told Republican senators that he had asked US trade representative Robert Lighthizer and White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow to re-open negotiations. | His comments on Twitter came just hours after he told Republican senators that he had asked US trade representative Robert Lighthizer and White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow to re-open negotiations. |
| Trump’s comments were greeted with caution in the Asia-Pacific region. Japanese finance minister Taro Aso told reporters after a cabinet meeting, before Trump’s tweet: | Trump’s comments were greeted with caution in the Asia-Pacific region. Japanese finance minister Taro Aso told reporters after a cabinet meeting, before Trump’s tweet: |
| If it’s true, I would welcome it. | If it’s true, I would welcome it. |
| He added that Trump “is a person who could change temperamentally, so he may say something different the next day”. | He added that Trump “is a person who could change temperamentally, so he may say something different the next day”. |
| New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern also expressed some scepticism. | New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern also expressed some scepticism. |
| If the United States, it turns out, do genuinely wish to rejoin, that triggers a whole new process. | If the United States, it turns out, do genuinely wish to rejoin, that triggers a whole new process. |
| The TPP, which has 11 members, was set up to lower trade barriers in the Asia-Pacific region and to counter China’s growing clout. Trump pulled the US out of the pact in early 2017, citing concerns about US jobs. | The TPP, which has 11 members, was set up to lower trade barriers in the Asia-Pacific region and to counter China’s growing clout. Trump pulled the US out of the pact in early 2017, citing concerns about US jobs. |
| The news came as new data showed China’s exports unexpectedly fell in March, the first drop since February 2017. The country ran up a rare trade deficit of $4.98bn for the month, also the first since February last year. | The news came as new data showed China’s exports unexpectedly fell in March, the first drop since February 2017. The country ran up a rare trade deficit of $4.98bn for the month, also the first since February last year. |
| Chinese exports dropped 2.7% last month from a year earlier while imports grew 14.4%, more than expected, according to customs data. Analysts had been expecting a surplus of $27.2bn, following February’s surplus of $33.75bn. | Chinese exports dropped 2.7% last month from a year earlier while imports grew 14.4%, more than expected, according to customs data. Analysts had been expecting a surplus of $27.2bn, following February’s surplus of $33.75bn. |
| The export outlook has been clouded by an escalating trade dispute with the US. China’s trade surplus with the US fell to $15.3bn in March from $21bn in February. | The export outlook has been clouded by an escalating trade dispute with the US. China’s trade surplus with the US fell to $15.3bn in March from $21bn in February. |
| In the first quarter, its trade surplus with the US rose 19.4% from a year earlier to $58.25bn. | In the first quarter, its trade surplus with the US rose 19.4% from a year earlier to $58.25bn. |
| US bank earnings will also be in focus today, with JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo reporting first-quarter results. | US bank earnings will also be in focus today, with JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo reporting first-quarter results. |
| Agenda | Agenda |
| 10.00 BST Eurozone trade for February | 10.00 BST Eurozone trade for February |
| 12.00 BST JPMorgan Chase Q1 results | 12.00 BST JPMorgan Chase Q1 results |
| 13.00 BST Citigroup Q1 results | 13.00 BST Citigroup Q1 results |
| 13.00 BST Wells Fargo Q1 results | 13.00 BST Wells Fargo Q1 results |