
Half of all company profit warnings last month flagged a hit from the mounting global trade war amid the fallout from US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff hikes, according to new figures.
The latest profit warning report from EY-Parthenon lays bare the impact of Mr Trump’s tariff increases and the escalating trade battle with China, with 50% of alerts from UK listed firms in April citing direct or indirect impact of the trade woes.