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Morning Call: The Iron Chancellor’s steel dilemma

Trump’s tariffs on US metal imports could help UK growth – but at a cost for Labour.

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Good morning, and happy Bake Your Own GDP Narrative Day. The UK economy is growing! Sort of: GDP was up a whopping 0.1 per cent in the last quarter of 2024; BUT per-capita GDP seems to have fallen (BUT this is based on projections that will be revised); BUT real wages seem have grown; BUT business investment is down. So, if you’re on one side of the…

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