Trade

Trump’s movie tariff threat puzzles Europe
As U.S. productions flock overseas, Trump wants to target foreign moviemakers, opening a new front in the transatlantic trade war.

It’s crunch time for the Brexit reset

UK is ‘compliant servant of communist China,’ Trump’s trade adviser says

UK, India wrap up latest trade talks without a deal

Trump’s tariffs come for fast fashion, and the blowback could be fierce

India’s trade chief returns to London as Delhi closes in on UK deal

Brexit Britain to remain safe haven for sand eels
Eurozone inflation stuck at 2.2 percent in April
The numbers are unlikely to cause any dramatic change in thinking at the European Central Bank.
Save our Steel: Trump’s tariffs and Chinese overcapacity force governments to act
Governments the world over are racing to keep their steel industries alive. From the U.K. to France, the EU and Australia: Billions are reserved to counter global overcapacity and Donald Trump’s steep tariffs.
France wants EU parcels levy to stem flood of cheap Chinese fast fashion imports
France fears U.S. President Donald Trump’s China tariffs will flood Europe with cheap goods via small parcels.
US and Ukraine sign agreement creating investment fund
Kyiv and Washington have signed a deal to develop mineral resources after months of negotiations.
Brits’ distaste for hormone-fed beef is ‘unscientific,’ says Canadian ambassador
High Commissioner Ralph Goodale also said the 245 percent tariffs U.K. cheesemakers face in Canada is due to a “Brexit screw up.”
Brussels unveils Trump trade retaliation tactics to EU countries
EU executive is planning a two-track approach of incentives and retaliatory measures to convince the White House to strike a deal.
Who handles trade in the EU? The US isn’t sure.
Even after several visits by EU officials to Washington to discuss trade, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he doesn’t know who to talk to on the Brussels side to hash out a deal.
China to lift sanctions on EU lawmakers to unlock trade talks
Donald Trump’s trade war is pushing China and the EU closer together despite their differences.
Trump’s tariffs could sink gas deal with Europe, top energy boss warns
EU firms want to buy more American energy — but not if it becomes pricier.
Von der Leyen slams Trump: We don’t punish neighbors
Commission president criticizes the American leader’s trade war, approach to other countries and targeting of universities.
Britain suddenly gets tough on China as it craves a Trump deal
As No. 10 tries to prove to the U.S. that it’s on the same page, a string of recent policy moves send a signal to Washington.
‘This is a hostile and political act’: White House slams Amazon amid tariff standoff
Amazon is reportedly considering listing how much tariffs are adding to the price of items.
UK and India on cusp of striking trade deal
The two sides have completed an intensive two-day negotiating sprint in London.
Europe has risky reliance on China for low-tech chips, auditors warn
Brussels is far from meeting its targets to reshore microchips manufacturing.
UK and EU to defy Trump with ‘free and open trade’ declaration
The draft U.K.-EU agreement is one of several being drawn up ahead of a May 19 summit.
Macron’s office rules out reviving EU-US free trade deal for now
“Before aiming for a free trade deal with the U.S., our first demand is that they withdraw their tariffs,” says French official.
Merz can’t count on Macron to save the EU’s Latin American trade deal
The transatlantic trade war is increasing pressure on France to back a trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc, but Paris isn’t ready to give in just yet.
EU governments consider appeasing Trump on global minimum tax
Capitals fear retaliation from the U.S. and are considering changing the rules to grant American companies an exemption from a crucial provision of the global tax deal.
Trump’s team brushes off economic concerns ahead of 100-day mark
Facing troubling polling, the White House insists tariffs and trade talks will pay off for Americans.
Trump wants free pass for US ships in Panama, Suez canals
Both canals are are essential for global trade and military operations.
Why US and China economic own goals give Europe an unlikely chance of glory
Washington and Beijing are trading tariff blows. The EU could come out on top ― if it can rise to the challenge.
Von der Leyen, Trump to meet after brief chat at pope’s funeral
The two chatted on the margins of the memorial for Pope Francis in Rome on Saturday.
Trump’s fixation on a tariff win against China could cost him the trade war
Beijing is going on an international charm campaign to coax other countries hit hard by “Liberation Day” tariffs to take on the U.S.
Trump says he’s negotiated 200 trade deals — but won’t say with whom
The president was cryptic about the deals he says he’s reached but said he would give more details in a few weeks.