Stock markets across Asia fell on Thursday after US president Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on imports, raising concerns about a potential global trade war and severe economic fallout. […]
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No escape for UK as Trump targets ‘foreign cheaters’ in new global trade war
British firms have been hit by a 10 per cent tariff on all exports to the United States as Donald Trump ushered in a new era for global trade and […]
Tariffs live: Trump set to reveal details as UK and Europe brace for trade war
Starmer: UK ‘preparing for all eventualities’ ahead of Trump tariff announcement The world is nervously awaiting President Donald Trump’s imminent announcement of how he plans to impose sweeping new tariffs […]
Inside Motability the billion-pound car scheme caught in Britain’s benefits row
It was meant to be one of Britain’s quieter welfare programmes – a behind-the-scenes scheme to help people with serious disabilities lease a car, using their benefits. But Motability has […]
Trump’s tariffs in numbers: The biggest losers amid escalating US trade war
World leaders are bracing for an escalation in the US trade war with Donald Trump set to unveil a swathe of tariffs on imported goods. The US president is set […]
EU vows ‘strong plan’ to hit back at Trump’s global trade war – live
Starmer and Trump hold ‘productive negotiations’ between US and UK trade deal The European Union has a “strong plan” in place to retaliate against any US tariffs slapped on the […]
Britain braced for worst from Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ trade war
Britain “must prepare for the worst” from new import tariffs, the foreign secretary David Lammy said yesterday as the world awaits the start of Donald Trump’s trade war. The United […]
How might Trump tariffs affect UK business on ‘Liberation Day’?
Liberation Day – as the White House grandly calls the unveiling of its new trade policy – is finally upon us. But what it actually means and what the impact […]
Energy, water, council tax – how are you coping with rising bills this ‘awful April’?
Millions of households across the UK are bracing for yet another wave of price hikes, as bills for energy, water, council tax, and more increase from 1 April. Dubbed ‘awful […]
Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos cancels dividend after debt pile surpasses €10bn
Jim Ratcliffe’s chemicals company Ineos has cancelled its annual dividend in the wake of a growing and costly debt pile. While Ineos is a private company and therefore has no […]