Global stock markets come under pressure amid ‘Trump tariff tantrum’
Markets recover some losses after Trump agreed to delay new duties on Mexico goods, sparking hopes of a reprieve Global stock markets came under pressure...
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EU ready to react to ‘unnecessary and stupid’ tariffs threatened by Trump, leaders say – Europe live
EU leaders signal that the bloc would be prepared to retaliate against the US if Donald Trump follows through on tariff threats EU foreign policy...
Halt illegal imports of conflict minerals from DRC, campaigners urge EU
Law to stop armed groups profiting from trade in gold, tin, tungsten and tantalum is being breached, rights groups say The European Union has been...
Trump versus trade: the global economic outlook for 2025 in five charts
Unpredictable change will sweep through America, while old problems, from war to inflation, are likely to afflict other countries The global economy is entering the...
China begins anti-subsidy investigation into European dairy imports
Inquiry into eight EU countries is latest chapter in hostility between Beijing and EU over trade Chinese authorities have launched an anti-subsidy investigation into European...
Eurozone inflation eases but ECB likely to keeping interest rates on hold
Consumer prices slip to 2.5% but core rate stays stubbornly high prompting little belief in further cuts in borrowing costs Inflation across the eurozone slowed...
UK clothing sales to EU plummet as Brexit red tape deters exporters
Small and medium-sized firms badly hit as huge drop in apparel sales helps fuel 18% slide in all-non food exports UK exports of clothing and...
JCB built and supplied equipment to Russia months after saying exports had stopped
Exclusive: Russian customs records suggest firm owned by major Tory donor kept supplying machines after ‘voluntary pause’ The British digger maker JCB, owned by the...
Xi Jinping to visit France, Hungary and Serbia amid EU trade tariff row
China’s president arrives as EU anti-subsidy investigations and tensions over espionage, Ukraine and Taiwan continue China’s president, Xi Jinping, is to visit Europe next week...
Dover Port health body fears gangs of meat smugglers looking to bypass new post-Brexit checks
Authority weighs up legal action against government over new checks on imported meat taking place 22 miles inland The Port of Dover could become a...
