UK to rely on skewed US trade figures to skirt Trump tariffs

China sees room to avert trade war with Trump despite tariff threat

New US president hints at potential agreement linking TikTok ownership with tariffs

Financial Times - Jan. 22

Trudeau says Canada will respond to US tariffs as Ontario's premier says Trump 'declared war'

Canada’s outgoing prime minister and the leader of the country’s oil rich province of Alberta are confident Canada can avoid the 25% tariffs President Donald Trump says he will impose on Canada and ...

ABC News - Jan. 21

China calls for 'win-win' solution to US trade tensions

With the threat of a trade war looming, China's first vice premier says the country wants to boost imports.

BBC News - Jan. 21

Canada avoids Trump's tariffs - for now

President Donald Trump stopped short of imposing tariffs on Canada on day one but said they may come as soon as 1 February.

BBC News - Jan. 21

UK's first drug consumption clinic figures revealed

The Safer Drugs Consumption Facility in Glasgow opened on 13 January, letting people take substances under supervision.

BBC News - Jan. 21

Trade war has no winners, China's vice premier warns, as Trump threatens tariffs

Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang warned of "no winners" in a trade war during a speech Tuesday during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

CNBC - Jan. 21

US trades Taliban prisoner for two American detainees

Two Americans held by the Taliban were exchanged for an Afghan imprisoned in the US on narco-terrorism charges.

BBC News - Jan. 21

Trump’s trade-offs

And more on the UK discount

Financial Times - Jan. 21

Trump Promises Tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and Paves Way for Further Trade Action

The president said he planned to put tariffs on America’s neighbors on Feb. 1, as he signed an executive order mandating a sweeping review of U.S. trade policy.

The New York Times - Jan. 21

Trump trade memorandum doesn't impose tariffs on day one, but he says some could be coming

Trump stopped short of issuing tariffs but indicated some may be on the horizon.

CNBC - Jan. 21

Dollar slides as Trump shies away from immediate trade tariffs

Euro, sterling and Canadian currencies rally sharply against greenback

Financial Times - Jan. 20

US will want Chagos Islands deal reversed, Trump’s ex-national security adviser suggests – UK politics live

Westminster is preparing for Donald Trump’s second term ahead of the US president’s inauguration in Washington. Most people in Washington have not woken up yet, but our US politics live blog ...

The Guardian - Jan. 20

Trump’s trade challenge

Biden’s parting gift throws down the gauntlet to the incoming president on industrial policy

Financial Times - Jan. 20

Trump unlikely to impose trade tariffs on UK, says Treasury minister

Darren Jones says Britain should not look at the incoming US president ‘as a risk’

Financial Times - Jan. 19

China can outfox Trump’s tariffs

Beijing is agile enough to swerve US protectionism

Financial Times - Jan. 19

Trump's Tariff Threats Push Europe to Gear Up for Trade Fight

U.S. duties could nudge the European Union toward protectionist measures and away from free trade.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 19

Wealth of US ‘oil-garchs’ went up 15% in nine months as industry figures plan Trump inauguration party

Oil and gas firms have given more than $75m to Trump’s campaign and stand to benefit from his ‘drill, baby drill’ plan. As Joe Biden warns in his farewell address as president that “an oligarchy is ...

The Guardian - Jan. 18

Giorgia Meloni to join far-right figures at Donald Trump inauguration

Italian PM’s office confirms she will join foreign politicians including France’s Éric Zemmour in Washington. Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration as US ...

The Guardian - Jan. 18

A deeper look at Trump’s tariff team

Who will set US trade policy?

Financial Times - Jan. 17

Trump tariff threats fuel frontloading of trade shipments into U.S., led by China

Companies are expediting cargo shipments into the U.S. ahead of new tariffs from President-elect Trump, with Chinese trade the biggest on the move.

CNBC - Jan. 17

Starmer touts relationship with Trump as he seeks US-UK trade deal

Interview: PM says tariffs ‘aren’t in anybody’s interests’ ahead of president-elect’s inauguration on Monday

Financial Times - Jan. 17

UK companies outpace US businesses in share buybacks

FTSE groups adopt practice that has drawn criticism from lawmakers but research suggests it could lift long-term share price

Financial Times - Jan. 17

Trump tariffs on Canada could jeopardize oil and gas exports to U.S., says trade chief

President-elect Donald Trump's threatened tariffs could prompt Canada to pursue dollar-to-dollar retaliation or an export tax on oil and gas bound for the U.S.

CNBC - Jan. 16

‘TARIFFS all the way!!!’: EU mulls carrots and sticks to counter Trump on trade

Bloc may ward off incoming president’s threats by buying more US goods, or impose its own tariffs in retaliation. If there is one thing the EU knows about Donald Trump, it is that he loves tariffs. ...

The Guardian - Jan. 16

US targets China’s answer to OpenAI with trade blacklisting

Beijing-based Zhipu singled out among artificial intelligence start-ups for allegedly advancing Chinese military capabilities

Financial Times - Jan. 16

'Nothing off the table' in Canada's response to US tariff threat

Canada will have a "robust" response if Donald Trump imposes tariffs on its goods, but Canadian leaders are split over energy as a bargaining chip.

BBC News - Jan. 16

Trump's pick for CIA chief pledges not to let politics skew intelligence findings

John Ratcliffe, Trump’s choice for CIA director, promised senators he would not inject partisan politics into the spy agency’s work or impose political litmus tests on employees.

NBC News - Jan. 15

Canada warns of ‘tit-for-tat’ tariffs on US if Trump imposes levies

Ottawa’s energy minister calls trade tensions a ‘distraction’ from China’s rising economic and military power

Financial Times - Jan. 15

Trump’s trade coercion will harm the US and its allies

Greenland gambit suggests the country is now a threat to as much as a guarantor of security

Financial Times - Jan. 13

A stick-figure drawing in a North Korean soldier's diary showed how Pyongyang's troops wanted to use each other as drone 'bait'

Yahoo News - Jan. 13

US and UK toughens sanctions on Russian oil industry

The actions are aimed at cutting off revenue Moscow is using to fund its war in Ukraine.

BBC News - Jan. 11

Ontario leader warns of ‘pain’ for US if Trump imposes tariffs on Canada

Premier of most populous province says rhetoric clouds trade relationship worth hundreds of billions of dollars. The United States will “feel pain” if Donald Trump doesn’t back down from his ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

Italy’s luxury wineries rely on illegal migrant workers

Barolo, Barbaresco and other high-end wines made in Langhe region grapple with dependence on undocumented labourers

Financial Times - Jan. 10

How business is bracing for a US-China trade war

President-elect Trump talked tough on tariffs on his way to securing a resounding win for Republicans in November, and now businesses are preparing for a trade war that could eclipse the one that ...

The Hill - Jan. 9

Trump ‘considering national economic emergency declaration’ to allow new tariffs; UK 10-year borrowing costs highest since 2008 – business live

Bond selloff drives yield on 10-year UK bonds to highest since 2008 financial crisis. Rise in UK borrowing costs could push Reeves to new public spending cuts Two UK investment trusts have ...

The Guardian - Jan. 8

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