Trade

France believes Trump’s movie tariffs will backfire
U.S. president’s tariff threat will be a hot topic at this month’s Cannes film festival.

Macron, Merz tout renewed Franco-German engine to lead Europe

Bessent and Greer to meet with Chinese trade official in Switzerland

EU gears up for fight with Russian energy holdouts

EU to propose blanket ban on Russian gas

UK and India clinch trade deal after three years of talks

Brussels eyes hitting €100B of US goods with tariffs
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.
Barbie dolls become new victim of Trump’s tariff war
“Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls,” the U.S. president shrugged last week. Now prices are indeed going up.
Europe’s final plan to quit Russian energy: Enlist wary execs
The EU will make its pitch Tuesday, searching for momentum as sanctions stall, the U.S. equivocates and some eye a Russian fuel return.
EU countries soften push to stop Chinese tech buyouts
Capitals are set to weaken rules that would require them to scrutinize foreign investments in sensitive technologies such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence, a draft document shows.
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
British negotiators are sitting down for a week of intensive talks with their EU counterparts ahead of a looming summit.
UK is ‘compliant servant of communist China,’ Trump’s trade adviser says
“If the Chinese vampire can’t suck the American blood, it’s going to suck the U.K. blood and the EU blood,” Peter Navarro tells the Telegraph.
UK, India wrap up latest trade talks without a deal
India’s top trade negotiator had returned to the U.K. on Friday for unscheduled negotiations in an attempt to conclude the talks.
Trump’s tariffs come for fast fashion, and the blowback could be fierce
Low-value packages from China will now be hit with a tariff. It’ll hurt online shoppers who have been increasingly drawn to cheap goods.
India’s trade chief returns to London as Delhi closes in on UK deal
The two countries have entered the final stages of negotiations.
Brexit Britain to remain safe haven for sand eels
Tribunal rules U.K. ban on catching snakey fish is based on good science.
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.