2 hours ago Scotsman leader: Sir Keir Starmer should seek closer trading ties with the EU

Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China demonstrate need to forge strong relationships with nearest neighbours

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9 hours ago Home Secretary warns Trump's 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico could have 'a really damaging impact' on the global economy

Donald Trump last night admitted Americans may feel 'pain' due to his global trade war, after Canada, Mexico and China retaliated.

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22 hours ago Justin Trudeau hits back at Donald Trump in trade war as Canada joins Mexico and China in vowing retaliation for the president's tariffs bombshell

Trudeau slammed Trump for betraying Canada as he announced that his country would put matching 25 per cent tariffs on up to $155billion in US imports, including alcohol and fruit.

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11 hours ago Wall Street Journal editorial calls Trump tariffs ‘dumbest trade war in history’

Some US business leaders reacted neutrally, while JP Morgan CEO says tariff threats can be used effectivelyUS business leaders are offering a mixed reaction to the steep trade tariffs that Donald Trump’s administration has imposed on Canada, Mexico and China, as the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal called it “the dumbest trade war in history”.Donald Trump hit Canada and Mexico with a 25% tariff on imports, and China with 10%, on Saturday in a move that launched a new era of trade wars between the US and three of its largest trading partners. The tariffs against Canada tax oil and energy products at 10%. Continue reading...

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23 hours ago Tories warn Keir Starmer cosying up to the EU in his Brexit 'reset' risks dragging Britain into Donald Trump's trade war

The US President has announced sweeping new tariffs on all goods imported into America from China, Mexico and Canada.

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13 hours ago Trump renews calls for Canada to become 51st state while Trudeau orders tariffs of his own in trade war: Live

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would ‘not back down in standing up for Canadians’

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26 hours ago Canada strikes back with retaliatory tariffs as fears grow that Trump's trade war will causes prices to rocket

Canada will retaliate against President Donald Trump's new tariffs with 25% levies on a raft of U.S. imports, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday.

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13 hours ago What do Trump's executive orders say on tariffs and how would they work?

President Donald Trump is using a trio of executive orders to throw the world economy and his own goal of cutting inflation into turmoil

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16 hours ago Here are some goods in the crosshairs of Trump's tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China

President Donald Trump signed an order to put tariffs on U.S. neighbors Canada and Mexico, as well as China, starting Tuesday

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18 hours ago Mexico and Canada announce retaliation over Trump trade tariffs as China says it will file WTO lawsuit – US politics live

Goods from China are to face an extra 10% levy from Tuesday alongside additional 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports into USAfter Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Volkswagen, Germany’s largest carmaker, said that tariffs would have a “harmful economic impact” on American consumers, as well as the international automotive industry.German automakers say the tariffs will cause inflation for consumers. Continue reading...

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21 hours ago China to file lawsuit at WTO over Trump’s trade tariffs – US politics live

Goods from country are to face an extra 10% levy from Tuesday alongside additional 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian importsOver in the UK, the home secretary Yvette Cooper said that Trump’s tariff plans could have a “really damaging impact” on the global economy and growth.The Labour cabinet minister said the UK wanted to break down trade barriers, not put them up. Continue reading...

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29 hours ago Canada and Mexico hit back after Trump signs order for punishing tariffs

Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, announces tit-for-tat 25% tariffs and warns of impeded access to ‘vital goods critical to US security’The leaders of Canada and Mexico have hit back after Donald Trump signed an order authorizing dramatic tariffs on their goods, along with imports from China.Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, on Saturday night made a televised address announcing concrete measures including a tit-for-tat 25% tariff phased in across $155bn worth of American products. Trudeau said Trump had put US consumers’ and industries’ access to much-needed Canadian critical minerals and resources including oil, energy and timber under threat, and promised to work with Canada’s provinces to review dealings with the United States. Continue reading...

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