24 minutes ago Trump team looks to roll back student debt relief in latest move targeting American pocketbooks: Live

President-elect announced on Monday proposed tariffs on some of nation’s biggest trade partners

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50 minutes ago UK hints one million US jobs would be put at risk in trade war, in veiled warning to Trump

But Labour insists it will resist Brexit concessions with EU despite Trump tariff threat

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65 minutes ago The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s tariffs: protectionism is no longer taboo in politics | Editorial

US trade policies since 2016 highlight a broader global retreat from globalisation, driven by geopolitical tensions and shifting economic prioritiesDonald Trump’s broadside against America’s three largest trading partners, with whom it runs a $500bn trade deficit, should surprise no one. Since 2016, both Mr Trump and Mr Biden have departed from established norms in international trade. The two presidencies diverged significantly in approach: Mr Biden emphasised systemic reform while Mr Trump relied on rhetoric and theatrics. Although both administrations faced criticism for driving up costs through tariffs and industrial policy, global events were primarily behind rising prices.Mr Trump’s self-declared fondness for tariffs is closely tied to his ability to autho...

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2 hours ago Oil producers warn Trump tariffs on Canada will push up US petrol prices

President-elect’s threat could add 25% to the cost of crude from US’s biggest foreign supplier

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2 hours ago UK hints trade war risks one million American jobs in veiled warning to Trump

But Labour insists it will resist Brexit concessions with EU despite Trump tariff threat

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3 hours ago Trump’s latest tariff plan aims at multiple countries. What does it mean for the US?

President-elect Donald Trump has identified what he sees as an all-purpose fix for what ails America: Slap huge new tariffs on foreign goods entering the United States

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3 hours ago UK and EU shares fall after Trump announces tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China... with fears of global trade war

The US president-elect pledged levies on goods coming to America until the countries clamped down on drugs and people smuggling.

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4 hours ago Eric Trump demonstrates in 30 seconds he doesn’t have a clue how tariffs work

‘You want to allow drugs to come through our southern border? We’re going to tariff you,’ son of president-elect tells major U.S. trading partner

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5 hours ago Trump's sharp tariff hikes could speed up China's shift to new markets and offshore factories

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to sharply raise tariffs on all Chinese imports and close some loopholes Chinese exporters currently use to sell their products more cheaply in the U.S. If enacted, his plans would likely raise prices in America and squeeze sales and profit margins for Chinese exporters

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