7 d. ago Starmer hints he will hit back at Trump as tariff war intensifies

PM says ‘all options on table’ after MPs urge him to match tough EU stance and Trump White House sources threaten to extract a high price for a trade deal

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer vows 'all options on the table' in retaliation to Donald Trump's steel tariffs

The Government has hit out at US tariffs imposed by Trump, but ministers say the UK will ‘not retaliate immediately’

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7 d. ago 'All options on the table' after new Donald Trump tariff hits the UK

A global levy on steel and aluminium has been introduced

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8 d. ago Karoline Leavitt tears into the Washington Post after blatant 'disdain' for Trump: Live updates

Trump's economic policies so far have centered on a blitz of tariff announcements and markets dropped.

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9 d. ago Top shipping broker Clarksons says war and Trump tariff fears have hit revenues

Shares in FTSE 250 company fall by nearly a fifth as geopolitical turmoil pushes down freight ratesBusiness live – latest updatesThe world’s biggest ship broker has warned that geopolitical turmoil from war and Donald Trump’s tearing up of US foreign policy have hurt its revenues, sending its share price tumbling by nearly a fifth on Monday.Clarksons, which is listed on London’s FTSE 250 index of mid-sized companies, said the rates charged by shipping companies had dropped since the start of 2025, hit by concerns over the impact of tariffs. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump’s tariff plans will hit UK economy, top economists warn

The chancellor is plotting billions of pounds of spending cuts as economists warn Donald Trump’s tariffs will throw her growth plans into a spin

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2 w. ago Trump’s tariff plans will hit UK economy, top economist warns

The chancellor is plotting billions of pounds of spending cuts as economists warn Donald Trump’s tariffs will throw her growth plans into a spin

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2 w. ago Stock market today: Asian shares skid, hit by AI doubts and Trump tariff hikes

Shares have retreated in Asia, with benchmarks in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea falling more than 2% after Wall Street indexes fell sharply on doubts over the frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology

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