Trade

Right now, Xi Jinping is letting Trump do all the soft power heavy lifting for him

Only more centralisation can save the EU from fragmentation, irrelevance - and China

After decades of benefiting from investment, Dublin now finds itself stranded - with plenty of problems and few friends - in a dangerous new world

The president thinks tariffs make America stronger. The EU knows better - and walked away from a fight not worth having

The Brexiteers’ dream trade deal is finally done - but government hype doesn't match the facts

Keir Starmer has done the best he could at a relatively low cost, knowing Britain lacks the backing to fully stand up to Trump

Starmer is doing deals as old certainties vanish. But frustrated voters will be hard to convince

Robert Jenrick has disgraced himself with an attempt to outdo Nigel Farage

A column in the Telegraph tries to give credit for a new trade deal to the former PM, while ignoring some other, rather large problems

Donald Trump swore he would face down the world – then blinked first. His aura is damaged forever

The greenback is the global reserve currency, but its preeminent position is not guaranteed. Could it finally be knocked off its perch – and if so, what could take its place?

A trade deal between Britain and the US government would be a disaster for Britain and distance us from our real friends

It was hard to find anyone who had a good word to say about the president in New York. The tariffs have made that impossible

The Brexiteers exploded with delight over what they thought was a vindication of our decision to leave the EU. Then it all fell to pieces

Who knew about his plans to reverse his tariff policy, and who benefitted?

The idea that digital regulation is an attack on free speech is a myth, largely perpetuated by allies of big tech

Trump’s dangerous adviser believes in an economic theory that was disproved 200 years ago

MAGA’s trade war has abruptly silenced Farage and other useful idiots who once echoed his agenda

How did Trump secure a second term? Why has he started a tariff war? The 2017 winner of the Pulitzer prize for drama offers an explanation

Thanks to the SPD, expectations of the soon-to-be chancellor are now so low he can hardly fail to impress once in office

If Trump and his vice-president have a genius for anything, it’s global media dominance

Global finance's hopes that the White House would drop tariffs led to them jumping on a piece of fake news

Keir Starmer’s chumminess towards Trump has protected the UK from the worst of his tariff madness. But it also risks a rift with the EU

Spain has made a spectacular economic recovery since the last economic crash– but Spaniards are still struggling and fear Trump’s tariffs might trigger another disaster

No complex calculations have gone into these import taxes - just reckless back-of-an-envelope stuff

The US president has relentlessly attacked the institutions of American life. But there is one thing that he cannot defeat, because if it falls, it will take him – and the US – down with it

The only answer for Britain is to build closer ties with our single biggest trading partner – and that is not the US

The GDP hit from being out of the EU is far worse than the one we’re facing from the White House

The last time the US imposed blanket tariffs it led to global economic and political disaster. This time could be just as bad. How can the rest of the world defend itself?

No matter how loudly we call for a return to the customs union and the single market, Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer are not going to listen

His previous attempt to start a trade war with China only rebounded on America. This time round, might the US president try to cut a deal?