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The Markit/REC Report on jobs reveals a stronger growth of permanent staff placements. In contrast, temp billings increased at the softest pace in four months. Plus job vacancies continued to increase in February. Overall, demand for staff rose at the quickest rate in one-and-a-half years, with both permanent and temporary workers.

The head of UK Steel has told Share Radio that tariffs on Chinese steel will level the playing field. The European Commission has introduced levies on hot-rolled coils of between 18 and 36 per cent. British steel companies have been hit by cheap Chinese imports in recent years, with plants such as the one in Port Talbot facing an uncertain future.

Nigel Cassidy crossed over to Chris Bailey of Financial Orbit to discuss to top business and finance stories, starting with the geopolitics and market reaction to the overnight missile strikes in Syria ordered by President Trump.

It's time to talk politics. Today: Theresa May has launched the Conservative local election campaign; top aide Steve Bannon has been removed from a position on Trump's National Security Council.

On the latest Market Wrap, Unilever is selling off its underperforming margarine division after rejecting a £115 billion takeover offer from Kraft Heinz last February. Plus, The Co-operative Group has reported an annual loss of £132 million after writing off its 20% stake in the Co-op Bank. Simon Rose was joined by Share Radio's Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher.

Our Apprentices are four members of the Share Radio team who've each been given £15,000 of virtual money to build their own share portfolios. Today's Apprentices were Matt Cox, Alexi Phillips and Olivia Demitriades, and they were joined by Share Radio's Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher.

This week on "The Investment Trust Show", brought to you in association with Henderson Global Investors, we looked at investing in UK commercial property. Share Radio's Simon Rose was joined in the studio by Will Fulton, Manager of the UK Commercial Property Trust and Share Radio's Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher.

In March, rising food and fuel prices pushed UK consumer inflation to 2.3 percent. But, inflation for small businesses rose to 3.2 percent - the highest rate for 8 years. That's according to Barclays' Small Business Cost Index. Share Radio's Sara Macham spoke to Ian Rand, CEO of Barclays Business Banking, to find out more.

Today we're talking about getting on the property ladder with the team from Equifax. But according to research by YouGov and Equifax the prospects for younger generations to get their own home aren't looking good. Nearly half of 16-24 year olds think they can't get onto the property ladder without financial support from their parents and grandparents.

In anticipation of the meeting between US president Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jingping, Share Radio get's the View from China.