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Trump’s latest trade ‘deal’ with China underscores key U.S. disadvantage

Trump’s latest trade ‘deal’ with China underscores key U.S. disadvantage

After two days of talks in London, China and the U.S. announced the outlines of an agreement to honor a deal they agreed to last month in Geneva.

June 11, 2025 7:57 pm CET
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British man charged in US over plot to smuggle military tech to China

John Miller discussed exporting a sensitive encryption device from the U.S. to China in a blender, U.S. authorities said.

June 1, 2025 2:03 pm CET

UK presses Team Trump to make trade deal real

Britain’s Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds will meet with his U.S. counterpart Jamieson Greer next week amid confusion from businesses about when relief is coming.

May 29, 2025 11:28 am CET

UK seeking to negotiate down Trump’s 10 percent tariffs

The two sides are discussing non-tariff barriers as part of the talks.

May 27, 2025 4:30 pm CET

EU, US to discuss tariff offers on Friday

EU stands by its approach in the talks with Washington, Commission spokesperson says.

May 23, 2025 10:07 am CET

Macron talks tariffs and peace with Xi Jinping

French president seeks greater access to the Chinese market and urges Beijing not to impose tariffs on Cognac makers.

May 22, 2025 2:52 pm CET

EU tweaks list of trade offerings to Trump administration 

Brussels highlights potential for cooperation in energy, telecoms, steel, semiconductors and cars.

May 19, 2025 4:18 pm CET
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May 19, 2025 5:00 am CET

EU won’t accept UK-style tariff deal with Trump, ministers say

Washington’s 10 percent baseline tariff on European goods is a red line for the bloc. 

May 15, 2025 1:13 pm CET

US gets back to EU on trade war ― hinting at Trump’s willingness to find a deal

Letter is first positive concrete engagement from Washington since the two sides paused retaliatory tariffs.

May 14, 2025 6:46 pm CET

PMQs: Starmer finishes on top as he brands Tories ‘dead party walking’

The PM faced flack about the economic picture — but dismissed Kemi Badenoch’s party as an irrelevant force.

May 14, 2025 2:17 pm CET

Merz woos Trump with invitation to German ancestral village

The chancellor appears to want to appeal to the American president’s German ancestry in order to improve frayed relations.

May 14, 2025 12:47 pm CET
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Trump tariffs have little impact on prices so far, defying grim forecasts

Inflation climbed at the slowest pace since early 2021 in April, surprising economists who anticipated tariff-related increases.

May 13, 2025 6:02 pm CET

Trump’s tariff deals send Europe to the back of the line

Trump calls the European Union “nastier” than China. The EU is taking a deep breath.

May 12, 2025 7:05 pm CET

Von der Leyen, Metsola and Costa take charter flight from Brussels to Luxembourg

European Commission defends the use of a private jet to attend Schuman Day celebrations with Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden.

May 12, 2025 2:46 pm CET

Merz to Trump: Give us ‘zero’ tariffs

German chancellor says as a first step existing levies should be lowered.

May 9, 2025 12:54 pm CET

How carmakers fought EU rules and won

After months of lobbying, lawmakers watered down a provision aimed at cutting CO2 emissions from cars.

May 9, 2025 4:18 am CET

How Britain got to the front of Donald Trump’s trade queue

From last-minute pork demands to parties in the embassy, this is how Britain charmed the unpredictable president — and why it could all still unravel.

May 8, 2025 9:45 pm CET

Trump says he wants to meet ‘so fantastic’ von der Leyen

U.S. president thinks the EU was set up to “screw” America ― but suddenly seems to like its boss.

May 8, 2025 7:57 pm CET

Trump unveils UK deal — with relief for cars and steel

The narrow deal slashes additional 25 percent tariffs on the U.K.’s automotive, steel and aluminum sectors imposed in early April.

May 8, 2025 5:29 pm CET

EU takes aim at US planes, autos in €100B counterstrike against Trump tariffs

Brussels moves ahead with its retaliation, conceding its transatlantic ties with Washington may be beyond repair.

May 8, 2025 2:00 pm CET

Trump poised to announce trade agreement with UK

Specifics of the agreement were not immediately available.

May 8, 2025 6:10 am CET

‘Don’t tax Bluey’: Ambassadors to US warn against Trump movie tariffs

Australia’s diplomat says the popular children’s cartoon could be impacted.

May 7, 2025 4:15 am CET

What we do (and don’t) know about the UK-India trade deal

From tariffs to visas and services, we talk through the key concessions in the long-awaited agreement, as well as the big unanswered questions.

May 6, 2025 8:00 pm CET
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