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London open: Stocks fall after Powell comments; Sainsbury's bucks trend

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Thursday 17 Apr 2025

(Sharecast News) - London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell warned that Trump's tariffs could cause a spike in inflation.
At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 8,240.04.

In a speech on Wednesday at the Economic Club of Chicago, Powell...

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