8 h. ago EU drops bourbon, wine and dairy products from tariffs list against US

‘We are not in the business of tit-for-tat or penny for penny’, says EU commissioner Maroš Šefčovič

Economics

14 h. ago Hollyoaks spring trailer spoilers: Fire horror, DI Banks exposed and Lucas death fears

Lucas Hay is rushed to hospital and left needing surgery in upcoming Hollyoaks scenes and DI Banks' looks set to be rumbled as the Channel 4 soap drop its explosive spring trailer

Events

17 h. ago EU set to drop bourbon from retaliatory tariffs list against US

French commissioner Stéphane Séjourné signals Brussels is caving in to pressure from European alcohol industry

Economics

19 h. ago FTSE 100 plunges as tariff turmoil enters third day but when will the selloff end?

“Tariff-related deals are likely to be high up the list of catalysts to drive a recovery in markets” – Russ Mould, AJ Bell

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3 d. ago How a volcanic island of penguins but no humans ended up on Trump's tariff list

The islands can only be reached via a week-long boat trip and hasn't been visited by humans in almost a decade

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3 d. ago Trump tariffs list in full: Every country hit and the surprising exemptions

Some of the world’s weakest economies in Asia are among those hardest-hit in opening salvo of global trade war

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4 d. ago The tariffs are bad, but Britain should remember this: Trump will probably be gone in four years | Simon Jenkins

The UK is among those least hit by the US president’s war on the world economy. Retaliation at this point makes no senseThe tirade was astonishing. On Wednesday afternoon the world watched as the leader of its most powerful nation accused friends and foes alike of having “looted, pillaged, raped, plundered”, and simultaneously waved a bogus list of tariff imbalances. The playground paranoia was cringeworthy. What on earth was going on?The answer can only be that Donald Trump is America’s elected president for the next four years. He says he wants to end the military conflicts the US has fought or sponsored round the globe for a quarter of a century. We are waiting for that. Meanwhile, he is waging an economic war on world trade, a response that his biographer and ghostwriter, Tony Schwartz, blames on his childhood: “a life spent feeling like a victim any time he does not totally dominate he feels ripped off”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago The tariffs are bad, but Britain should remember this: Trump will be gone in four years | Simon Jenkins

The UK is among those least hit by the US president’s war on the world economy. Retaliation at this point makes no senseThe tirade was astonishing. On Wednesday afternoon the world watched as the leader of its most powerful nation accused friends and foes alike of having “looted, pillaged, raped, plundered”, and simultaneously waved a bogus list of tariff imbalances. The playground paranoia was cringeworthy. What on earth was going on?The answer can only be that Donald Trump is America’s elected president for the next four years. He says he wants to end the military conflicts the US has fought or sponsored round the globe for a quarter of a century. We are waiting for that. Meanwhile, he is waging an economic war on world trade, a response that his biographer and ghostwriter, Tony Schwartz, blames on his childhood: “a life spent feeling like a victim any time he does not totally dominate he feels ripped off”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago UK Government mulls response to Trumps tariffs as global markets slide

The UK has drawn up an ‘indicative list’ of possible retaliatory tariffs, but is unlikely to hit back this month.

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4 d. ago UK draws up list of thousands of US products that could be slapped with tariffs including bourbon, jeans and guitars

The US president unveiled tariffs on countries around the world on Wednesday night

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4 d. ago Jeans, whiskey and ... cricket balls: UK ministers draw up mammoth 400

Consumer favourites like Levi's jeans, Jack Daniel's whiskey and Harley Davidson motorcycles are all in the astonishingly lengthy document.

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4 d. ago Britain braces for Trump trade war as list of US products that could be hit with retaliatory tariffs is released

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds says: ‘We will seek the views of UK stakeholders...on products that could potentially be included in any UK tariff response’

Events

4 d. ago Government draws up list of potential products to include in tariff retaliation

The Prime Minister acknowledged there will be an economic hit for the UK from the 10% import tariff that has been slapped on British goods by the US.

Politics

4 d. ago Donald Trump tariff list: What is a reciprocal tariff? What countries were on Trump's US tariff board?

Donald Trump has announced sweeping tariffs on all of the US’s trading partners, with 10 per cent set as a minimum

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4 d. ago Trump tariffs in full: Every country hit on ‘Liberation Day’ – and the surprising exemptions

Some of the world’s weakest economies in Asia are among those hardest-hit in opening salvo of global trade war

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5 d. ago Critics mock Trump tariffs on 'penguins' living on uninhabited Antarctic Islands

Critics of President Donald Trump's unprecedented tariff announcement on Wednesday ridiculed the White House for including the Heard and McDonald Islands on its list of reciprocal tariffs.

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5 d. ago Why three major countries were conspicuously left OFF Trump's massive tariffs list

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday his decision to level sweeping economic tariffs on foreign countries across the globe, but three significant countries were not on the list.

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5 d. ago Trump's FULL list of tariffs including which countries will be hit the hardest

The White House list of more than 60 countries getting hit with individual 'reciprocal tariffs' includes allies and competitors alike. The EU gets 20%, Vietnam gets 46%, and Cambodia gets 49%.

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5 d. ago Watch: Trump brings out big chart to list tariffs during ‘Liberation Day’ speech

US President Donald Trump brought a large chart on stage during his “Liberation Day” announcement to outline his reciprocal tariffs plan.

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5 d. ago Donald Trump reveals tariffs UK and others will be charged in war on 'foreign cheaters'

United States President Donald Trump has revealed a list of tariffs on what he is branding 'Liberation Day' which opponents fear will have a crippling effect on the world economy

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