5 h. ago With Canada’s stunning electoral rebuke and doubts over China trade talks, has Trump’s bluster reached its expiration point?

ANALYSIS: Mark Carney’s condemnation of the United States’s ‘betrayal’ is a sign that the world is no closer to submitting to Trump’s trade demands, writes John Bowden

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6 d. ago Rachel Reeves says US trip about more than 'damage limitation' as she signals UK could lower import levies on American cars in bid for trade deal with Donald Trump

The Chancellor is in Washington for IMF meetings and talks with other G20 finance ministers to discuss the impact of the US president on global commerce.

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6 d. ago Stock markets rise as Trump backtracks on high China tariffs and firing Fed chair

Weeks of tough talk from the US president, who now says he will be ‘very nice’ to China, had rattled investors Stock markets have risen around the world after Donald Trump said his tariffs on China would come down “substantially” and he had “no intention” of firing the chair of the US central bank, Jay Powell.Weeks of tough talk on trade from White House officials have rattled investors and Trump now appears to be softening his tone. The president told reporters in Washington on Tuesday he planned to be “very nice” to China in trade talks and that tariffs could drop in both countries if they could reach a deal, adding: “It will come down substantially, but it won’t be zero.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Rachel Reeves live: ‘Collapse in confidence’ warning from UK businesses ahead of Trump trade talks

Activity across the UK’s private sector falls to more than two-year low amid Trump tariffs

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6 d. ago Rachel Reeves US talks live: Chancellor in Washington for major Trump trade deal talks

The chancellor is preparing for crucial Washington talks with Donald Trump's Treasury secretary

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6 d. ago Rachel Reeves US talks live: Chancellor under pressure to secure Trump trade deal

The chancellor is preparing for crucial Washington talks with Donald Trump's Treasury secretary

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6 d. ago Rachel Reeves US talks live: Chancellor under pressure to secure Trump trade deal amid tax hike fears

The chancellor is preparing for crucial Washington talks with Donald Trump's Treasury secretary

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1 week ago Keir Starmer and Donald Trump discuss 'ongoing and productive' trade talks in first call since the US slapped 10 per cent tariffs on British goods

The two leaders discussed the 'ongoing and productive discussions' on trade between the two countries, a Downing Street spokesperson said.

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1 week ago Starmer and Trump discuss ‘ongoing and productive’ trade talks

They also talked about the situation in Ukraine, Iran and recent action taken against the Houthis in Yemen.

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1 week ago Trump weighs in on Japan trade talks but Tokyo team leaves without deal

First-in-queue negotiations closely watched for signs of US strategy

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1 week 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

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1 week 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

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1 week ago Japan set for ‘guinea pig’ trade talks with US after Trump’s tariffs

Tokyo first in line for negotiations that will be closely watched as test case of Washington’s trade war strategy

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2 w. ago Nato chief in surprise Ukraine visit as US fails to condemn Sumy attack – Europe live

Mark Rutte makes unannounced visit to Odesa and tells Zelenskyy that ‘Nato support is unwavering’The EU has said that “significant joint efforts will be needed” for a successful outcome to trade talks at the end of Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on tariffs.The European Commission, which handles trade policy for the 27 EU member states, was reporting back on a meeting between its lead trade official Maroš Šefčovič and US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick and US trade representative Jamieson Greer in Washington on Monday.The EU will continue to approach these talks in a constructive manner, with a view to identify areas of common interest. It is clear that significant joint efforts will be needed to achieve a successful outcome within the 90-day window.The EU is doing its part. Now it is necessary for the US to define its position. As with every negotiation this must be a two-way street... With both sides bringing something to the table.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump team has not said what it wants in trade talks, says EU

Top negotiators met in Washington on Monday to discuss how to remove so-called reciprocal tariffs

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2 w. ago EU could tax Big Tech if Trump trade talks fail, says von der Leyen

European Commission president tells FT she wants ‘balanced’ deal but could hit US services in retaliation

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2 w. ago EU agrees to start trade talks with UAE after Trump tariff war

Gulf state pushes for free trade agreement with bloc

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2 w. ago Meghan Markle wades into Trump tariff row with strange 'affordable' claim

In a new interview, Meghan Markle opened up about her business plans after her lifestyle brand As Ever saw its first batch of products sell out - and also talked about US President Donald Trump's controversial trade tariffs

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3 w. ago Trump officials claim 50 nations want to start US trade talks as Starmer vows to protect UK businesses

Back in Britain, the Prime Minister has pledged to ‘turbocharge plans that will improve our domestic competitiveness’ in the wake of Trump’s tariffs and fears of a global trade war

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3 w. ago More than 50 countries seeking US trade talks after tariff move, says Trump adviser – live updates

Kevin Hassett claims tariffs will not have a big effect on US consumers and there will be no ‘political coercion’ over interest ratesStarmer orders economic reset amid Trump’s tariff mayhemIndonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy which faces a 32% tariff rate, said it will not retaliate against the levies and would instead pursue diplomacy and negotiations to find mutually beneficial solutions. Jakarta has said it would send a high-level delegation to the US for direct negotiations with the government.Cambodia asked the US government on Friday to postpone the 49% tariff rate on its products, the highest rate in Asia and second-highest globally.Vietnam’s leader To Lam and Donald Trump agreed on Friday to discuss a deal to remove tariffs (Vietnam will be subject to a 46% tariff).Brazil, which faces a 10% levy on its exports to the US, has said its “government is evaluating all possible actions to ensure reciprocity in bilateral trade, including resorting to the World Trade Organiza...

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