56 m. ago The one official Trump world is ready to blame if tariffs are a disaster

Lutnick has reportedly pushed for ‘more aggressive’ tariffs during talks

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1 hour ago World braces for economic pain as White House confirms Trump will go ahead with tariffs

Tariffs will take effect immediately but precise details are yet to be unveiled

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2 h. ago Trump tariffs latest: EU vows ‘strong plan’ to hit back at Trump’s global trade war as UK ‘prepares for worst’

Donald Trump to unveil sweeping tariffs on any country that ‘treats the US unfairly’ on Wednesday

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2 h. ago The top Trump official who will take the blame if Liberation Day tariffs go south

President Donald Trump will take all the credit if his 'Liberation Day' tariffs bring manufacturing stateside and give the U.S. economy a boost.

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2 h. ago Trump live updates: ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs to be effective immediately, White House says

Trump prepares sweeping round of reciprocal tariffs that threatens to trigger U.S. recession and global trade war, as Speaker Mike Johnson says, ‘You have to trust the president’s instincts on the economy’

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3 h. ago Trump’s tariffs in numbers: The biggest losers amid escalating US trade war

As Donald Trump is poised to unleash a fresh slate of tariffs on so-called ‘Liberation Day’ (2 April), data correspondent Alicja Hagopian examines which countries are most at risk from new tariffs on up to $3.3 trillion of goods

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3 h. ago Starmer braced for Trump tariffs as UK seeks better outcome than EU

British prime minister still hopes to secure a trade deal with the US president

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3 h. ago The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s tariffs: a spectacle of struggle and control | Editorial

The US president wields tariffs not as a policy tool but as an instrument of pressure, rewarding loyalty and punishing defiance – even among alliesDonald Trump has probably not read much Michel Foucault. But he appears to embody the French philosopher’s claim that “politics is the continuation of war by other means”. Nowhere is this more apparent than in his fondness for tariffs. He presents taxing foreign imports as a way to rebuild the American economy in favour of blue-collar workers left behind by free trade and globalisation. Yet he plainly thinks that politics is not about truth or justice. It is about leverage and supremacy.Britain is learning first-hand that Mr Trump, with his us-versus-them framing and taste for spectacle, is an accidental Foucauldian – using tariffs as tools of loyalty and dominance, even against allies. If Mr Trump follows through on his threat to impose a 20% tariff on all imports, UK growth will suffer. The effect depends on the response....

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4 h. ago How might Trump tariffs affect UK business on ‘Liberation Day’?

Analysis: What could it mean for British industry and jobs businesses if the White House imposes sweeping import fees?

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4 h. ago Britain braced for worst from Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ trade war

White House crusade against imports could cost £1.1 trillion worldwide and 25,000 jobs in Britain alone, experts warn

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5 h. ago Trump live updates: President to announce ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs at Rose Garden event tomorrow

Trump prepares sweeping round of reciprocal tariffs that threatens to trigger U.S. recession and global trade war, as Speaker Mike Johnson says, ‘You have to trust the president’s instincts on the economy’

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5 h. ago Trump tariffs will damage UK economy, Reeves tells Cabinet amid job loss fears

Sir Keir Starmer admits UK unlikely to be spared from sweeping measures to be announced by Donald Trump

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5 h. ago Trump live updates: President’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs announcement fuels uncertainty for stock markets

Trump prepares sweeping round of reciprocal tariffs that threatens to trigger U.S. recession and global trade war, as Speaker Mike Johnson says, ‘You have to trust the president’s instincts on the economy’

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6 h. ago Trump live updates: Fears mount as stock markets brace for president’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs announcement

Trump prepares sweeping round of reciprocal tariffs that threatens to trigger U.S. recession and global trade war, as Speaker Mike Johnson says, ‘You have to trust the president’s instincts on the economy’

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6 h. ago PM braces for Trump to drop the bomb: Starmer admits UK WON'T be spared tariffs as Chancellor warns of huge hit to stalling economy

Keir Starmer has acknowledged the 'likelihood' that Britain will face hugely damaging levies on exports to the US on the president's so-called 'Liberation Day'.

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6 h. ago MIKEY SMITH: 6 unhinged things Donald Trump did in the last 24 hours as he makes cryptic tariff comment

It's never a dull moment in Trump land - from thickening the plot on tariffs and not ruling out staying in office beyond his legal time limit - to randomly deporting people to El Salvador by mistake and admitting they can't get them back.

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7 h. ago EU has a ‘strong plan’ to retaliate on Trump tariffs, says von der Leyen

Head of European Commission says bloc would prefer to negotiate but all countermeasures are on the tableThe European Union has a “strong plan” to retaliate against tariffs imposed by Donald Trump but would prefer to negotiate, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has said.Trump, who has upended eight decades of certainties about the transatlantic relationship since taking office, has threatened tariffs on goods from around the world from Wednesday. His administration in March put tariffs on imported steel and aluminium and said higher duties on cars would come into effect on Thursday. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago The ‘Dirty 15’ countries braced for harder hit from Trump’s tariffs as world prepares for ‘Liberation Day’

Trump is set to unleash his largest batch of trade tariffs on so-called ‘Liberation Day’ this Wednesday

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8 h. ago Trump tariffs could worsen UK job cuts but consumers may be spared, say experts

The UK’s manufacturing industry is already preparing to face significant disruption.

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8 h. ago Trump tariffs latest: Global cost of trade war revealed as Lammy says UK ‘preparing for the worst’

Donald Trump to unveil sweeping tariffs on any country that ‘treats the US unfairly’ on Wednesday

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