Aluminum

US still pushing to scrap UK’s tech tax
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said digital services taxes have spread like a “bad virus.”

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

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

Trump unveils UK deal — with relief for cars and steel

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

Trump unveils UK trade deal

Trump poised to announce trade agreement with UK
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.
Brussels eyes hitting €100B of US goods with tariffs
The European Commission is looking at imposing retaliatory tariffs should talks fail with the Trump administration.
Trump’s trade war threatens €549B of EU goods, Brussels warns
U.S. president’s existing and threatened tariffs would hit an estimated 97 percent of total EU exports to America.
Poland’s Duda tells Trump to force Putin ‘to make peace’
Polish President Andrzej Duda wants Trump to use harsh sanctions measures to compel Putin to negotiate.
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.
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.
India blinks on visas to pave way for UK trade deal
The new rules will lead to around 100 new visas for Indian workers each year, a U.K. official told POLITICO.
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.
UK open to cutting tariffs to land a Trump trade deal
U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is meeting her counterpart Scott Bessent in Washington this week.
Trump’s trade war will have ‘profound impact’ on UK economy, says Reeves
The U.K. chancellor is in Washington this week for talks with finance ministers including U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
Trump’s tariff war empowers Europe’s free traders
Even the EU’s most protectionist countries are realizing that they need new friends to trade with as their oldest ally goes rogue.
ECB slashes rates again as desperation mounts over trade war impact
But the seventh consecutive cut may still not be enough to revive European economic fortunes.
Amid Trump’s tariff war, Germany’s next leader keeps faith in free trade
Despite Donald Trump’s lurch into protectionism and coercion, Friedrich Merz believes a transatlantic trade deal can still be done.
EU calls on Trump to engage in ‘two-way street’ on tariffs
“Now, it is necessary for the U.S. to define its position,” says EU trade negotiator after talks in Washington.
US to launch probe that could trigger semiconductor tariffs
The investigation could lead to new tariffs on semiconductors in a move that would have sweeping implications for Asian countries and the tech sector.
EU trade boss heads to Washington amid tariff pause
European Commission reiterates zero-for-zero tariff offer following Trump’s stunning U-turn on import duties.
Xi wants EU-China tag team to resist Trump’s trade onslaught
Chinese leader met Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez, who also promoted closer ties with Beijing.
China ramps up US tariffs to 125 percent in new salvo against Trump
The White House risks becoming a historical “joke,” Beijing warns.
Macron says Trump tariff suspension is ‘fragile’
French president says the door is open for negotiations, but Europe must still be ready to defend itself.
EU channels inner ‘Buddha’ as it reels from White House shocks
Finance ministers gathering in Warsaw will discuss tariffs and rearmament.
EU to Trump on tariffs: We’ll retaliate when we’re ready, not when you tweet
Brussels suspended its countermeasures against the U.S. president’s steel and aluminum tariffs before they even took effect. Now the two sides have 90 days to do a deal.
Trump tariffs: What just happened ― and what’s Europe’s gameplan?
It was a week when penguins, bonds, the new German coalition, Louisiana soybeans, fossil fuels, the EU’s Digital Markets Act, France’s creaking politics and American bourbon all became one news story. POLITICO explains what got us all yippy.
EU delays metal tariffs retaliation as Trump targets China
Pause buys time for Brussels to negotiate a deal with the US.
Trump hits pause on trade war
China tariffs will go up to 125 percent while other countries get a 90-day reprieve.