8 h. ago White House insists it can still seal 75 trade deals in 90 days – but says it’s currently only in talks with 34 countries

Trump administration isn’t backing down from raising import taxes despite warnings of an impending recession as a result of higher tariffs

Society

9 h. ago IMF forecasts three more Bank of England rate cuts this year

The International Monetary Fund has slashed its forecasts for the UK economy on the back of Donald Trump's trade tariff uncertainty warning the UK is likely to see an inflation spike

Politics

12 h. ago Workers at posh car firms may need to be put back on FURLOUGH to avoid job losses within weeks caused by Trump's trade tariffs, MPs told

The head of trade body Make UK said UK firms were already putting in contingency plans to deal with an expected slump in trade caused by the president's swing towards protectionism.

Economics

12 h. ago Trump warned US economic growth to be hit hardest by tariff trade war: Live updates

The International Monetary Fund downgraded growth in nearly all countries amid ongoing uncertainty from the Trump administration’s trade policy

Events

13 h. ago Trump trade tariffs will trigger UK job loses by the summer unless Starmer seals US trade deal, manufacturers warn amid global turmoil

The head of trade body Make UK said UK firms were already putting in contingency plans to deal with an expected slump in trade caused by the president's swing towards protectionism.

Economics

30 h. ago China threatens to retaliate against countries that strike trade deals with Trump

Warning from Beijing comes as Vice President JD Vance meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss path to trade deal

Economics

44 h. ago China sends back Boeing jet worth $55m as Trump tariffs continue to hurt trade

Beijing cautions third countries against making trade concessions to US at its expense

Politics

45 h. ago China sends back Boeing jet as Trump tariffs escalate trade war with US

Beijing cautions third countries against making trade concessions to US at its expense

Politics

55 h. ago Global confidence slumps as trade turmoil looms over IMF meetings

Tariff shock and market slide are among rising threats to growth, Brookings-FT Tiger index shows

Politics

60 h. ago ‘Sell America’: investors are increasingly avoiding the US – here’s what it means for Australian markets

After decades as a safe haven, Donald Trump’s economic upheaval has some traders looking to put their money elsewhere – and countries looking to decouple their economiesElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAt the same time as Australians are cutting back on plans to visit the US under Donald Trump, a new type of investment strategy designed to avoid America is fast gaining popularity.The “sell America trade”, an expression that barely existed before Trump spooked markets by unveiling his new tariff regime late on 2 April, is now a common expression among traders and appears regularly in investment notes to explain the day’s price movements. Continue reading...

Economics

5 d. ago Trump claims ‘big progress’ in tariff talks with Japan after surprise appearance at negotiations

Japan’s PM says there are still gaps between the two countries’ stances

Politics

5 d. ago Japan reports a $63 billion trade surplus with the US as it talks with Trump on tariffs

Japan recorded a trade deficit for the fiscal year that just ended but racked up a $63 billion surplus with the United States

Economics

6 d. ago World Trade Organisation says global trade could slide this year because of Trump’s tariff policies

‘Enduring uncertainty threatens to act as a brake on global growth’ says international trade forum

Politics

6 d. ago UK officials label trade documents ‘secret’ to shield from US eyes amid Trump tariff war

Exclusive: civil servants beef up security rules for sensitive negotiating papers over fears posed by hostile US trade policyUK officials are tightening security when handling sensitive trade documents to prevent them from falling into US hands amid Donald Trump’s tariff war, the Guardian can reveal.In an indication of the strains on the “special relationship”, British civil servants have changed document-handling guidance, adding higher classifications to some trade negotiation documents in order to better shield them from American eyes, sources told the Guardian. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago John Swinney meets trade union leaders to discuss Donald Trump's tariffs carnage

The First Minister met business leaders the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) to discuss how to deal with the damage the US President is causing to the global economy.

Politics

6 d. ago The cost of gaming is soaring – but for many fans, a game is ‘worth’ more than its price tag

As tariffs raise the price of consoles, is it time for gamers to reevaluate our relationship with new releases?Now is not a good time to buy a new games console.The shock waves from Donald Trump’s will-he-won’t-he approach to trade tariffs were always going to hit video games, an industry that relies on incredibly complex global supply chains. On Monday, Nikkei Asia reported on analysis from a major electronics supplier suggesting that the Nintendo Switch 2 will be subject to Trump’s 145% tariff on goods imported to the US from China, despite his apparent decision to exempt smartphones and computers. Continue reading...

Sport

6 d. ago Visas not an issue in UK trade talks, insists India's top diplomat in London amid Trump tariff chaos

Vikram K Doraiswami stressed that his country wanted Indian companies to be able to move staff to Britain ‘more easily’ as part of an agreement, but their focus was on hiring locally

Politics

6 d. ago Trump tariffs will send global trade into reverse this year, warns WTO

World Trade Organization says trade between US and China is expected to plunge by 81% in ‘decoupling’Donald Trump’s tariffs will send international trade into reverse this year, depressing global economic growth, the World Trade Organization has warned.In its latest snapshot of the global trading system, the Geneva-based institution says it had previously expected goods trade to expand by a healthy 2.7% this year. As a result of Washington’s trade policy, it is now forecasting a 0.2% decline. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago Trump says Harvard should no longer receive federal funds as university pushes back – US politics live

President doubles down on cutting public funding for leading US university in fresh social media rantDonald Trump has gone on yet another rant about Harvard University on his social media platform Truth Social this morning.It comes as the US education department said it was freezing about $2.3bn in federal funds to the Ivy League school.Everyone knows that Harvard has “lost its way.” They hired, from New York (Bill D) and Chicago (Lori L), at ridiculously high salaries/fees, two of the WORST and MOST INCOMPETENT mayors in the history of our Country, to “teach” municipal management and government.These two Radical Left fools left behind two cities that will take years to recover from their incompetence and evil. Harvard has been hiring almost all woke, Radical Left, idiots and “birdbrains” who are only capable of teaching FAILURE to students and so-called “future leaders.” Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warns US could lose credibility over Trump trade war

JPMorgan CEO says no country has ‘divine right to success’ in latest caution to president

Events