Trade
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Leading economists warn Donald Trump of ‘ruinous’ trade war
Speed Read All those polled said tariffs would hurt far more Americans than they would help
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TPP brings 500m people into Pacific trade deal
Speed Read Despite US withdrawal, Pacific rim countries forged ahead with trade agreement
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Levi levy: EU threatens 25% tax on iconic US brands
Speed Read European Commissioner for Trade says Levi jeans, Harley Davidsons and bourbon whiskey could face tariffs
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Donald Trump’s team ramps up trade war rhetoric
Speed Read US Commerce Secretary says ‘US troops are now coming to the ramparts’ - but denies protectionist shift
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Davos: China promises bank rescue to avert financial crisis
Speed Read Lessons learned from Lehman collapse prompt ‘blanket guarantee no major institution will be allowed to fail’
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Donald Trump prepares to sanction China as trade war escalates
Speed Read Conflict between world’s two biggest economies coming to the boil, with ‘potentially disastrous’ consequences
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Saudis and UAE form exclusive trade and military partnership
Speed Read Kuwaitis likely to view agreement as ‘offensive’ to their efforts to unite region
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Trans-Pacific Partnership to go ahead without US
Speed Read 11 remaining Pacific-rim countries agree core elements to revive the controversial trade deal
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US imposes 300% import tariff on Bombardier
Speed Read Chamber of Commerce rules in favour of Boeing over claims of illegal state subsidies
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As Nafta talks begin, Donald Trump's 'America first' agenda looms large
Speed Read Three-way summit gets underway between Canada, Mexico and US to renegotiate trade deal
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What was the East India Company? Tom Hardy takes on British institution in BBC's Taboo
The Week Recommends It's being portrayed as the 'biggest, baddest multinational corporation on earth', but what was the true story of the EIC?
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European markets rally after Japan's economy contracts
Speed Read 'Bad news is good news' for investors who believe global markets have fallen as far as they are going to
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TPP: controversial trans-Pacific trade deal finally reached
Speed Read US and Japan among countries to agree largest trade pact in two decades
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