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Whisper it, but UK is ready for Trump’s new world order

At times like these, any port in a storm will do. In the modelling and role-playing currently underway around the globe, the UK suffers in Donald Trump’s trade war,...

Republicans are going public with their worries about tariffs

Manufacturers struggling to make long-term plans. Farmers facing retaliation from Chinese buyers. US households burdened with higher prices. Republican senators are confronting the Trump administration with those worries and...

Tariff bleach

Trump says 90-day 'pause' on reciprocal tariffs for all but China

President Donald Trump announced a 90 day pause on his sweeping tariffs Wednesday, giving all countries a 10 percent baseline except China, which will see even higher levies. 'Based...

Trade war escalates as China, EU slap US with retaliatory tariffs

China and the European Union (EU) announced new trade barriers on US goods on Wednesday in response to steep duties imposed by US President Donald Trump, escalating a global...

Trump’s threats and tariffs are a global ‘kill switch’

Sometimes, a small incident reveals larger truths about our world. Consider reports that some North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies are rethinking plans to buy American-made F-35 fighters. This story...

China prepares for war of attrition over tariffs

Beijing, feeling boxed into a corner by the United States’ intensifying tariff assault on China and any country that buys or assembles Chinese goods, is bracing for an economic...

Starmer announces bold changes to support car industry

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged “bold changes” to the rules around electric and new petrol and diesel cars in response to Donald Trump’s tariffs. The prime minister will announce...

73% of Americans expect price surge under Trump tariffs, poll finds

Most Americans are bracing for higher prices on a wide range of consumer goods following President Donald Trump's move to impose sweeping new tariffs on imports from most of...