The EU has warned it’ll impose tariffs on $300 billion worth of US goods if President Trump puts a levy on European car imports. Europe happens to be the second most important market for that most identifiably American of companies, Harley-Davidson. And its decision to move some of its production out of the US, because…
China has accused the United States of launching a trade war, after President Trump declared he would impose tariffs of 25% on Chinese imports worth $50 billion. Beijing immediately threatened to respond in kind, to defend its national interests. This was after the US imposed steep tariffs on steel and aluminium from Canada and the…
Susan Danger is from the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU in Brussels, and Robert Scott is from the Economic Policy Institute in Washington.
British steel and aluminium will be priced out of the American market, after President Trump delivers on his campaign promise. Canada and Mexico join Europe as the latest targets. A retaliation is now unfolding as we speak, and there are fears tonight of a wider trade conflict.With Europe and America already at loggerheads over trade…
Campaigners for Brexit are already calling it “Independence Day”: exactly a year tomorrow is the moment Britain formally leaves the European Union. That will be the moment when Britain can start forging its own trade policy. So what are the deals the UK can do with countries across the world and what will they want…
Boris Johnson has returned from his trip to Washington to make contact with the new administration fired up by their apparent enthusiasm for a trade deal with the UK.
She’s the first woman ever to attend a summit of Gulf Arab states. Pursuing her charm offensive on countries outside the EU, Theresa May told the Gulf Co-operation Council she wanted to build on the trade and investment relationship between Britain and the Gulf
He’ll pull the plug on an international trade deal, kill off energy regulations, and keep upbraiding the media. This is Trump’s America, and it will start, he says, from the day he takes office.
The referendum campaign has been bad-tempered from the word go, and today was no exception.
Gary Gibbon
We’ve flown west from the commercialism and flesh pots of smog-soaked Shanghai to Chengdu in Sechuan province for the final leg of David Cameron’s China trip, a 41-vehicle convoy from the airport. I think it might be a new record.
Gary Gibbon
David Cameron is unabashed as he pushes Britain’s business interests in China. His message on human rights and Tibet, however, is getting more blurred.
Gary Gibbon
China has been staring at David Cameron’s request to come on a visit to Beijing for a long time now. It ruled out a trip last autumn. It dumped on the idea of last spring.
Gary Gibbon
George Osborne was meant to be in Beijing on his own, not sharing the stage with Boris Johnson. Why the double act? Gary Gibbon investigates.
Gary Gibbon
Political Editor Gary Gibbon blogs on the diplo-speak in force as Premier Wen addresses Chinese human rights at a press conference with David Cameron.
Our International Editor, Lindsey Hilsum, says the Anglo-Chinese trade talks reflect a growing readiness on Britain’s part to sell its companies to the highest bidder.