6 h. ago British and Indian ministers meet for ‘productive’ talks on trade deal

More than a dozen rounds of talks involving successive governments have taken place since 2022.

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11 h. ago Online Safety Act ‘not up for negotiation’ in US trade talks, says minister

Baroness Jones said the UK will not consider watering down online safety rules to appease US tech giants and secure a trade deal with the US.

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12 h. ago Whitehall officials 'spoke to golf authorities about holding Open at Trump Turnberry' after US president pestered Keir Starmer

Discussions are said to have taken place with the Royal & Ancient about holding the 2028 Open Championship at Trump Turnberry in Ayrshire, as the UK seeks a trade deal with the United States.

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15 h. ago Starmer risks clash with Trump by plotting 'reset' with EU that hails free trade, backs Ukraine's territory and condemns attacks on Paris climate deal

Keir Starmer is scrambling to seal a trade deal with the US that can blunt the impact of brutal tariffs.

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34 h. ago UK growth forecasts nearly HALVED for next year as hopes of US trade deal to avoid Trump's tariffs are thrown into doubt

The EY Item Club has slashed predictions for this year and next amid alarm at the impact of Donald Trump's tariffs.

Economics

46 h. ago Trade deal with US isn't certain despite Government efforts to avoid Trump's tariffs, says top minister

Minister for Intergovernmental Relations Pat McFadden said an agreement with the White House is 'possible' - but it was better not to rush it.

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57 h. ago US trade deal isn't certain to happen, Labour frontbencher warns after crunch talks

Pat McFadden said he was 'hopeful' that a trade deal could be reached with Donald Trump's White House, but said it was not certain after crunch talks in Washington DC

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2 d. ago Kemi Badenoch accuses Labour leader of 'selling out' British fishing rights to the EU in exchange for a new trade deal

The Prime Minister is close to agreeing a reset with the European Union which will allow British defence companies to bid for a new €150 billion defence fund.

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3 d. ago Rachel Reeves says EU more important to Britain in 'gaffe' that could harm her chances of securing a US trade deal to avoid Trump's punishing tariffs

Rachel Reeves has been criticised for saying trade with the EU is more important than with the US just ahead of meeting American counterpart Scott Bessent in a bid to secure a trade deal.

Economics

4 d. ago Watch: JD Vance holds press conference during India trip to discuss trade deal

Watch again as US vice president JD Vance held a press conference during his trip to India on Tuesday (22 April) as New Delhi looked to avoid tariffs and negotiate a bilateral trade deal with Washington.

Economics

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves says EU trade 'reset' is MORE important than deal with US to dodge Trump's tariffs

Chancellor Rachel Reeves suggested the government could prioritise ties with Brussels ahead of sitting down with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves suggests UK trade with EU more important than US ahead of crunch talks in Washington

Chancellor is set to meet with her US counterpart Scott Bessent on Friday

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4 d. ago Reeves to hold trade talks with US counterpart in Washington

Rachel Reeves will conclude her trip to the IMF’s spring meetings with talks on a potential US-UK trade deal.

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5 d. ago Trump tariffs: President vents at China over Boeing as Beijing denies claims of trade deal talks

Beijing called claims of trade talks ‘groundless as trying to catch the wind’ and having ‘no factual basis’ as Trump insisted they were happening

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5 d. ago Reeves moves to appease Trump with new vision for global trade

As the UK scrambles to get a US trade deal, Rachel Reeves has made a speech calling for a new global trade system aimed at dealing with concerns raised by Donald Trump

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5 d. ago Trump tariffs live: President vents at China over Boeing as Beijing denies claims of trade deal talks

Lawsuit comes as president warned he could re-impose higher tariffs in as little as two weeks

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5 d. ago Trump keeps claiming he’s working on a deal with China. Beijing says that it is all in his mind

‘Any claims about the progress of China-U.S. trade negotiations are groundless as trying to catch the wind and have no factual basis,’ a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Commerce said

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5 d. ago IMF warns that trade tensions could test stability of world economy; Reeves ‘confident’ about US trade deal – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsDonald Trump’s tariffs will make it harder for Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s car division, Ineos Automotive, to reach its first profit.Ineos Automotive’s CEO, Lynn Calder, told Bloomberg that the US president’s 25% tariff on foreign cars will make it harder to hit the earnings target.“For sure, this last week has put a dent in that and, for sure, delayed it,”“We’re stubborn as mules. We’re not easy to knock down.”“With fieldwork completed just days after Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, it is unsurprising that consumer expectations for the economy plummeted to a record low. The original tariff schedule, since reduced for most countries, was expected to reduce growth in the UK and elsewhere. Yet despite this economic pessimism, expectations of retail spending rose slightly as the prospect of Easter shopping drew closer.The state of the economy dropped significantly to -48 in April, down from -35 in March.Their personal financial...

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5 d. ago China tells US to ‘cancel all unilateral tariffs’ if it wants talks

Beijing says claims it is nearing a deal with Washington to resolve the trade war are ‘fake news’

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5 d. ago The key reasons China holds the edge over the US in Trump’s trade war

Despite the slight change in tone from the White House, China says it will not be bullied into a deal

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