7 h. ago Donald Trump declares war on Jeff Bezos over Amazon's 'hostile' tariff price rise

Donald Trump's White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt condemned Jeff Bezos' move as “a hostile and political act by Amazon”, adding that she had spoken directly with the president about the decision.

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19 h. ago The EU can’t replace the US as a global player until it sheds its own colonial thinking | Shada Islam

Eurocentric assumptions and bullying resource-grabs are justified causes of outrage in the global southDonald Trump has disrupted the global economy with his disastrous tariff wars and appears hell-bent on gutting transatlantic relations. I am hoping he has also unwittingly injected new life into the EU’s struggle to wean itself off overreliance on Washington.A vast network of trade and aid agreements connects the EU with more than 70 countries. The union could become an important standalone global actor and even thrive in a multipolar world. But it must first shed its Eurocentric worldviews, complacent policymaking and double standards.Shada Islam is a Brussels-based commentator on EU affairs. She runs New Horizons Project, a strategy, analysis and advisory company Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Trump's tariff wars 'are not working,' says France's chief banker highlighting US recession fears

Francois Villeroy de Galhau slammed the uncertainty the US president’s import levies have sparked in economies and markets around the world

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6 d. ago New tax rises warning as UK borrowing jumps in UK hit by Donald Trump tariff wars

Public sector net borrowing rose to £151.9 billion in the year to the end of March - equal to £95,300 per household

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6 d. ago New tax rises warning as borrowing jumps in UK hit by Donald Trump tariff wars

Public sector net borrowing rose to £151.9 billion in the year to the end of March, says the ONS

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6 d. ago Asian shares jump on hopes tariff war may subside and Trump won't fire Federal Reserve chief

Asian shares are mostly higher, with markets showing relief after President Donald Trump indicated he won’t dismiss the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve

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7 d. 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

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7 d. 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

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7 d. ago Britain's growth outlook is slashed 0.5% by IMF in fresh blow to Rachel Reeves as she jets off to Washington for crunch talks as Trump's tariff war tests 'resilience of global economy'

Britain's growth outlook has been downgraded by the International Monetary Fund in a fresh blow for Labour - as Donald Trump's tariff wars deliver a severe hit to the global economy.

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1 week ago IMF chief cuts growth forecast over ‘off the charts’ trade uncertainty

Kristalina Georgieva warns that Donald Trump’s tariff ‘reboot’ threatens to raise prices and play havoc with markets

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1 week 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...

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1 week 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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1 week ago China says economy beat expectations to grow 5.4% ahead of Trump tariff war

Beijing expects Trump tariffs to put ‘certain pressures’ on its trade and economy

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1 week ago UK inflation falls to 2.6%, increasing pressure on Bank to cut interest rates

March annual rate comes before expected rise because of household bills going up this monthBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation dropped to 2.6% in March, increasing the pressure on Bank of England policymakers to cut interest rates next month.Prices growth was weak ahead of an expected rise in April as households begin to pay higher council tax and utility bills, as well as an uncertain outlook posed by Donald Trump’s tariff war. Continue reading...

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago How YOU can invest like the legendary Warren Buffett: Of the world's 10 richest billionaires he's the only one who grew his fortune last week... here's how

As investors worldwide nursed huge losses in the wake of US President Trump's tariff wars last week, one escaped relatively unscathed.

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2 w. ago John Swinney wants Scotland's economic future to be 'resilient' after Trump tariff war

The SNP leader has called for a UK Government response to "reflect changing reality" amid concern over the impact of US trade tariffs and other factors.

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2 w. ago Donald Trump’s tariff trade war wipes over £11bn off Scottish pension funds

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Scots retirement savings on frontline of US president's 'daft' trade war as experts confirm multi-billion pound hit.

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2 w. ago Inside Donald Trump's tariff war and exactly what it means for Brits in 2025

The tariffs rattled traders and investors, with trillions of dollars wiped off financial markets in the aftermath - but what does it mean for UK savings, pensions and mortgages?

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2 w. 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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