Before stepping down, former prime minister Boris Johnson set a target with Indian leader Narendra Modi to complete a free trade agreement (FTA) by Diwali on Oct 24. “(The deadline) is not arbitrary … it was set quite a while ago. But doing a trade deal is not a simple and easy thing. So what we want to do is something that lifts both countries. It may not be everything that the services sector wants,” Badenoch said at the Conservative Party’s annual conference.
US markets fall as Middle East concerns offset earnings optimism
US markets saw a dip as American stocks fell. Early gains vanished due to renewed worries about the Middle East conflict. This overshadowed positive corporate