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Larry Elliott

Larry Elliott is a Guardian columnist

April 2025

  • Traders react at the New York Stock Exchange  after the White House announced a 90-day pause on tariffs – except for China.

    Business live
    S&P 500 sees one of biggest days since second world war after Trump levies pause – as it happened

    Trump claims ‘China wants to make a deal’ after raising tariffs to 125%, while 90-day pause for most countries sparks market surge
  • Donald Trump on a large screen, with traders in the foreground.

    I’ve seen many phoney trade wars come and go. This is the real thing

    Larry Elliott
    This battle between the US and China goes far beyond market turmoil – it has killed off the liberal dream of a borderless world, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
  • Global markets after New York closing time on Monday.

    Business live
    Donald Trump says he is not looking at pausing tariffs as US markets close after rocky day – as it happened

    US president, when asked about considering a pause in global tariffs, says ‘We’re not looking at that’

March 2025

  • The defence secretary, John Healey, and the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, visit RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, 28 February 2025.

    Labour needs an urgent history lesson. Its plans couldn’t fund a war and won’t boost growth

    Larry Elliott
  • Mark Carney during his time as the governor of the Bank of England.

    What can Canada expect from its next PM? The Mark Carney I knew

    Larry Elliott

February 2025

  • Humanitarian aid intended for people in Gaza is loaded on to a plane, 9 April 2024.

    Labour’s aid cuts are morally wrong. Here’s why they make no economic sense either

    Larry Elliott
  • A steel plant in Zouping, China

    Donald Trump sees his trade war as a show of strength. In fact, it’s the opposite

    Larry Elliott

January 2025

  • A smartphone displays the word 'DeepSeek' with the Chinese flag in the background.

    The west is already losing the AI arms race

    Larry Elliott
    Whatever the truth about DeepSeek, China’s tech sector is light years ahead on strategy and investment, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
  • FILE PHOTO: 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos<br>FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as Director-General of World Trade Organization Roberto Azevedo looks on during a news conference at the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

    At Davos, Trump will face a less friendly brand of billionaire – but their dominance is waning

    Larry Elliott
    These high priests of globalisation are facing the fact that Trump’s tariffs are part of a global shift to protectionism, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
  • sebastien thibault 230531 opinion web

    At best, 2025 will be a year of slow economic recovery. As for the worst? Brace yourselves

    Larry Elliott
    With threats of recession, global fracturing and increasingly angry voters, Labour’s sticky start is unlikely to get any easier, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

December 2024

  • Employees of Ford demonstrate with placards including one that reads (in German) "Bla bla. That's enough! Strike"

    Germany and France are in crisis – is the next global financial crash brewing?

    Larry Elliott
  • Keir Starmer inspects a guard of honour during a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, 10 December 2024.

    It’s not bigotry to worry about migration – the latest figures tell a complex story

    Larry Elliott

November 2024

  • Commuters arrive at Euston station in London

    Signs of cooling UK jobs market could be a headache for Reeves

  • A B/W pic of Margaret Thatcher at the Conservative party conference in 1979.

    Economics viewpoint
    From Thatcher to Trump and Brexit: my seven lessons learned after 28 years as Guardian economics editor

    Larry Elliott
  • The Fearless Girl sculpture outside the New York Stock Exchange building.

    From higher tariffs to lower taxes, will Donald Trump’s economic plan pay off?

  • Rachel Reeves holds red budget box with black metal fence behind

    Bank of England’s rate caution overshadowed by Trump victory

  • City analysts overwhelmingly predict Bank of England interest rate cut

  • Business live
    Wall Street hits record high after Trump election win, as US dollar, bitcoin and Tesla shares surge – as it happened

  • Trump tariffs would halve UK growth and push up prices, says thinktank

  • Inflation pain helped secure Trump win but his policies mean higher prices

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