What is the stock market and how does it work? | BBC News

US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs have triggered changes across financial markets, with global share prices seeing hefty falls.

Big rises or falls in the stock market can affect pensions, jobs, mortgages and make things more expensive.

The BBC’s business editor Simon Jack and Bloomberg’s political editor Laura Davison answer your questions on how share prices falling could affect you.

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Post from BBC News on April 07, 2025