4 h. ago Trump tariff war to slash North American exports by 13%, warns WTO

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says US-China trade conflict could ‘force countries to choose’ between the two

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4 h. 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...

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6 h. 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

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6 h. ago Trump has put Christian nationalists in key roles – say a prayer for free speech

Experts warn that a specific brand of Christianity will be prioritized and lead to a ‘further dismantling’ of institutionsThe Trump administration’s promotion of white Christian nationalists and prosperity gospel preachers to key government roles will lead to the “further dismantling of government institutions” and the chilling of free speech, experts have warned.Donald Trump announced the creation of an “anti-Christian bias” taskforce and a White House Faith Office (WHFO) in February, saying it would make recommendations to him “regarding changes to policies, programs, and practices” and consult with outside experts in “combatting anti-Semitic, anti-Christian, and additional forms of anti-religious bias”. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Scramble underway to stop Trump tariffs hitting Britain’s pharmaceutical industry

Donald Trump has warned tariffs on pharmaceuticals would come ‘in the not too distant future’

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10 h. ago Trump latest: China warns president to ‘stop whining’ over tariffs after US curbs Nvidia chip sales in trade war

It comes as Donald Trump claims the U.S is taking in ‘record’ tariffs after raising import duties

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27 h. ago Handmaid’s Tale showrunners say show’s ‘chilling’ warning ‘was ignored’ by Trump voters

‘The series has been called a cautionary tale about what can happen when power is abused and people’s rights and freedoms are stripped away,’ said showrunner Eric Tuchman

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43 h. ago Business bosses 'in state of despondency' over toxic mix of Labour's tax hikes and Trump's tariffs, survey warns

Confidence among firms fell to its lowest level in two years in the first three months of the year, according to the study from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

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48 h. ago Top Fed official says US could require rate cuts if big tariffs return

Governor Christopher Waller warns that should Trump resume steep duties growth will ‘slow to a crawl’

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50 h. ago Top economist urges Reeves to raise basic rate of income tax for first time in 50 years

Institute for Fiscal Studies boss Paul Johnson warned Donald Trump’s trade war is ‘badly buffeting’ the UK economy

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55 h. ago Trump tariffs live: President warns no country ‘off the hook’ with smartphone exemptions ‘to be short

The president said he would detail the new tariffs on chips soon, as his commerce secretary made clear that tariff exemptions for electronic goods are likely to be short-lived

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58 h. ago Trump tariffs live: President warns no country ‘off the hook’ and hints exemption on China

The president said he would detail the new tariffs on chips soon, not long after the White House excluded smartphones and other electronics from the ultra-high tariffs on goods from China

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63 h. ago Xi warns ‘no winners’ from Trump trade war as he heads to Vietnam

Chinese leader seeks to strengthen ties with export-dependent economies facing high US levies

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65 h. ago Trump warns exemptions on smartphones, electronics will be short

The US president has said no one is ‘getting off the hook’, as he promises to launch a national security investigation into the semiconductor sectorThe exemption of smartphones, laptops and other electronic products from import tariffs on China will be short-lived, top US officials have said, with Donald Trump warning that no one was “getting off the hook.”“There was no Tariff ‘exception’, Trump said in a social media post on Sunday. “These products are subject to the existing 20% Fentanyl Tariffs, and they are just moving to a different Tariff ‘bucket.’” Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Judd Trump warned of 'big challenge' he faces at World Snooker Championship as pundit admits 'I do worry for him'

The Ace in the Pack has built his season around success in Sheffield - but his form has dipped in the run-in to the event

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3 d. ago Billionaire hedge fund leader warns US facing something ‘worse than a recession’

US ‘very close’ to a recession after weeks of Trump tariff instability, warns Ray Dalio

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3 d. ago Brits warned of looming pain as UK now among WORST hit by Trump's tariffs after he shelved punitive levies and handed China exemptions for iPhones

Downing Street signalled relief when the US president's 'Liberation Day' assault was originally mounted.

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4 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine could be partitioned like Berlin after second world war, says US envoy

Gen Keith Kellogg appears to suggest Ukraine could be split into zones of control after a peace deal; Trump warns Putin to ‘get moving’ ahead of US-Russia talks. What we know on day 1,144See all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Hopes rising for trade deal with US 'in the coming days': Ministers push for pact to see off threat of 25% tariffs from Trump

Ministers are desperate to strike an agreement with Donald Trump despite his advisers warning that he will not ease tariffs on the UK.

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4 d. ago Trump insists tariff war is ‘doing really well’ as recession fears mount

S&P 500 and Dow Jones rise sharply after extraordinarily volatile week as experts warn of continued turbulenceDonald Trump insisted his trade war with much of the world was “doing really well” despite mounting fears of recession and as Beijing hit back and again hiked tariffs on US exports to China.As the US president said his aggressive tariffs strategy was “moving along quickly”, a closely watched economic survey revealed that US consumer expectations for price growth had soared to a four-decade high. Continue reading...

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