President Donald Trump is hardly an avatar for underconsumption. With a net worth of roughly $5 billion, the business mogul, crypto salesman and former reality TV star boasts a sprawling portfolio of lavish properties, private jets and luxury cars. But amid the tumultuous rollout of his sweeping tariff policy, Trump has had an unexpected message...
What a depressing poll. The Heartland Institute’s poll, done in conjunction with Rasmussen Reports, shows us a couple of things we wish we could unsee. First, that a third of Democrats want the US to lose its trade war with China, and another third aren’t sure whether they want the US or China to win. ...
Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled a new team, promising “decisive action” on his ambitious economic agenda – amid a trade war with the US and President Donald Trump’s repeated remarks undermining Canada’s sovereignty. The new cabinet of 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state marks some significant changes, including a new foreign...
Watch: US and China are ready to talk tariffs – who will blink first? Donald Trump says there has been a “total reset” in US-China trade relations following the first day of talks between American and Chinese officials in Switzerland. In a social media post, the US president described the talks as being “very good”...
Ana Faguy BBC News Reporting fromPort Huron, Michigan BBC At the end of a waitressing shift, Kristina Lampert used to separate her tips in two piles: Canadian cash and American. But it’s been weeks since she has done that. Freighters, the restaurant where she works, is one of the first places people can grab a...
…why he thinks the UK has made a mistake and what it means for the world. Read full article at source...
The Governor of the Bank of England has said the UK now needs to “rebuild” Britain’s trade relationship with the European Union and do “everything we can” to improve long term trade, after yesterday’s US deal. Andrew Bailey told the BBC that as a public official he did not take a view on Brexit, but...
EPA Pakistani security officials inspect the site of an alleged Indian drone strike in Karachi India has accused Pakistan of attacking three of its military bases with drones and missiles, a claim which has been denied by Islamabad. The Indian Army said it had foiled Pakistan’s attempts to attack its bases in Jammu and Udhampur, in...
There is a left-wing meme being pushed that President Trump’s trade deal with the UK is a sham. As I peruse X to keep up with the news and the Narrative™, NeverTrumpers are trying to pour cold water on Trump’s talk of a deal. It’s for obvious reasons: the more it looks like Trump’s tariffs...
US President Donald Trump has teased what he called a “major trade deal”, which would mark the first such agreement to be announced since he imposed tariffs on dozens of America’s trading partners. He will hold a news conference at 10:00 in Washington DC (15:00 BST) to announce an agreement with “representatives of a big,...
US and Chinese officials are set to start talks this week to try to deescalate a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng will attend the talks in Switzerland from 9 to 12 May, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative...
Opposition parties have criticised the new UK-India trade deal, saying it could undercut British workers. One aspect of the free trade agreement, which Labour says will be worth £5bn a year to the UK, is extending an exemption on national insurance contributions (Nics) from one to three years. Known as the double contribution convention, this...
And, Professor Dame Jenny Harries joins Newscast as she steps down as head of the UKHSA Read full article at source...
Michael Race & Jennifer Meierhans Business reporters Getty Images The UK and India have agreed a trade deal to make it cheaper and easier to buy and sell goods and services to one another. The hope is that the deal will benefit the economies of both countries. The British government said the deal was the...
After three years of on-off negotiations, the UK and India have agreed a trade deal which will make it easier for UK firms to export whisky, cars and other products to India, and cut taxes on India’s clothing and footwear exports. The deal does not include any change in immigration policy, including towards Indian students...