62 h. ago UK having ‘pragmatic’ discussions with US on trade, says Number 10

The US president has implemented a 25% tariff on global steel and aluminium imports.

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7 d. ago British manufacturers warn Trump’s metal tariffs ‘will create severe problems’

The US president imposed global tariffs on steel and aluminium heading into the US on Tuesday night.

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer breaks silence on Donald Trump’s global steel and aluminium tariffs

Sir Keir Starmer has responded to Donald Trump’s “disappointing” decision to impose global tariffs on steel and aluminium.

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7 d. ago Watch live: Starmer faces Badenoch at PMQs after Trump announces global tariff blow

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) today (12 March) after Donald Trump imposed global tariffs on steel and aluminium.

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7 d. ago Trump expands 25% steel and aluminium tariffs globally; EU retaliates: Live updates

President’s action to protect American metals producers steps up campaign to reorder global trade

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7 d. ago Trump expands 25% steel and aluminium tariffs globally; EU retaliates with counter

President’s action to bulk up protections for American metals producers steps up campaign to reorder global trade

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8 d. ago Trump tariffs of 25% on steel and aluminium come into effect globally as Europe says it will retaliate – business live

European Commission says it will impose counter-tariffs on US goods from AprilFull story: Trump tariffs on steel and aluminium come into effect amid US-Canada trade warThe European Commission said on Wednesday it would impose “countermeasures” starting from 1 April in response to US tariffs of 25% on steel and aluminium imports.European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement that Brussels would be “launching a series of countermeasures” in response to the “unjustified trade restrictions”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Australia’s record gold exports to US set back its case for tariff relief as Trump trade war looms

Industries across the country are bracing for the impact of the Trump administration’s worldwide tariff regimeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA run on gold in America – fanned by fears of a global trade war – has given Australia its first trade surplus with the US in decades, undermining Australia’s key argument for exemption from Donald Trump’s impending global tariff regime.Australia expects to be included in a comprehensive global tariff regime of 25% on aluminium and steel imports from Wednesday, but which is set to expand to other sectors, such as agriculture and pharmaceuticals, in coming months.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Trump vows to take ‘hundreds of billions’ in tariffs as Australia’s hopes of getting exemption fades

Australia unlikely to escape US president’s global steel and aluminium tariffs despite intense lobbying to be carved outFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s chances of escaping America’s global steel and aluminium tariffs appear all but extinguished, with the US president reconfirming his commitment to a comprehensive tariff regime he argues will be “the greatest thing we’ve ever done as a country”.“We’re going to take in hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs, and we’re going to become so rich, you’re not going to know where to spend all that money,” Donald Trump told reporters on board Air Force One flying from Florida to Washington DC.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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