Trump announces sweeping new tariffs, upending decades of US trade policy – video US president Donald Trump yesterday produced a chart of all the new tariffs he was announcing, affecting trade with countries across the world. Here is the list as he displayed it The president displayed the top of his list from a podium…
The president of the European parliament’s international trade committee has said Trump’s declaration that the introduction of tariffs was ‘liberation day’ for the US would in reality be ‘inflation day’. Speaking at a press conference in Brussels, Bernd Lange said the US tariffs were unfair and warned that consumers and businesses would bear the cost.…
Global stocks have fallen sharply and the US dollar hit a six-month low after Donald Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs against America’s global trade partners in a move that is expected to upend supply chains and cause economic turmoil. European markets opened lower on Thursday after a sharp selloff across Asia and US futures signalled similar…
Donald Trump has hit the UK with tariffs of 10% on exports to the US as he ignited a global trade war that could wipe billions off economic growth. The US president accused other nations, including allies, of “looting, pillaging, raping and plundering” the US, as he announced tariffs on economic rivals including 20% on…
Aluminum cans wait to be filled with craft beer during a production run at Black Plague Brewery in Oceanside, California, U.S., March 14, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters The Trump administration will implement a 25% tariff of all imported canned beer and empty aluminum cans starting Friday, according to a notice from the Department of…
Trump hours away from unveiling global tariffs As part of his so-called “liberation day”, Donald Trump is set to unveil new details of part of his economic plan, including tariffs on multiple countries, at 4pm ET today. Although exact details have yet to be revealed, Trump has previously entertained the idea of reciprocal tariffs in…
A few years ago, the Harvard professor Michael Sandel used an episode in his Radio 4 series The Public Philosopher to discuss perspectives on the value of work. Canvassing the views of a Dagenham audience ranging from low-paid retail employees to white‑collar professionals, Prof Sandel drew two principal conclusions: work was widely viewed as a…
“We purchase and pay for a resilient setup from our suppliers,” Thomas Woldbye, Heathrow’s under-pressure chief executive, told the transport select committee, adding that the airport racked up energy costs of £135m a year. “Are we then also supposed to have a setup next to it? And then we would have to have a whole…
Donald Trump is sending shock waves through the global economy by waging trade wars with the US’s traditional allies and enemies alike. The president is using tariffs – border taxes levied on imports – to tackle what he sees as “unfair” trading practices by US trading partners. The aim is to promote US manufacturing by…
UFC CEO Dana White, left, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attend the UFC 300 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 13, 2024. Jeff Bottari | Ufc | Getty Images TKO Group’s UFC has struck a multimillion-dollar, multiple-year partnership deal with Meta that will bring the mixed martial arts league closer to Mark…
