Trade
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Can Starmer continue to walk the Trump tightrope?
Today's Big Question PM condemns US tariff threat but is less confrontational than some European allies
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EU-Mercosur mega trade deal: 25 years in the making
The Explainer Despite opposition from France and Ireland among others, the ‘significant’ agreement with the South American bloc is set to finally go ahead
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Is Keir Starmer being hoodwinked by China?
Today's Big Question PM’s attempt to separate politics and security from trade and business is ‘naïve’
By The Week UK Published
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How will China’s $1 trillion trade surplus change the world economy?
Today’s Big Question Europe may impose its own tariffs
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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‘Autarky and nostalgia aren’t cure-alls’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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China’s rare earth controls
The Explainer Beijing has shocked Washington with export restrictions on minerals used in most electronics
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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What is day trading and how risky is it?
the explainer It may be exciting, but the odds are long and the risks high
By Becca Stanek, The Week US Published
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Will Starmer’s India visit herald blossoming new relations?
Today's Big Question Despite a few ‘awkward undertones’, the prime minister’s trip shows signs of solidifying trade relations
By Abby Wilson Published
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US and EU reach trade deal
Speed Read Trump's meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen resulted in a tariff agreement that will avert a transatlantic trade war
By Jessica Hullinger Published
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US and Japan strike trade deal
Speed Read Trump signed what he's calling the 'largest deal ever made'
By Jessica Hullinger Published
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What difference will the 'historic' UK-Germany treaty make?
Today's Big Question Europe's two biggest economies sign first treaty since WWII, underscoring 'triangle alliance' with France amid growing Russian threat and US distance
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Why the world's busiest shipping routes are under threat
The Explainer Political tensions, mega ships and global warming offer new challenges – and opportunities
By The Week UK Published
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New tariffs set on 14 trading partners
Speed Read A new slate of tariffs will begin August 1 on imports from Japan, South Korea, Thailand and more
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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France's war on 'Algerian Nutella'
Under The Radar A wildly popular hazelnut spread is causing a storm across the channel
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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