Trump, Europe and tariffs
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The Washington Post |
The impetus of what President Donald Trump has called “Liberation Day” is clear. He wants to impose sizable tariffs on many imports. That plays into China’s hand.
BBC |
Today, he will reveal in the White House Rose Garden not just how serious he is about "the most beautiful word in the dictionary", but effectively call time on decades of economic globalisation.
Reuters |
U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariff plan has the ocean shipping industry on edge as he stokes a trade war destined to stanch transport demand and send companies scrambling to manage the fallout.
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Marine Le Pen, Eu and Guilty Verdict
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The Financial Times |
Today, Laura reports on how Europe’s far right rallied to condemn Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement conviction, and the head of Europe’s biggest party tells me that Brussels is too institutionalised to tac...
CNN |
Le Pen slammed the ruling as a purely “political decision” during an appearance on French TV station TF1 on Monday evening.
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Europe will respond to the likely implementation of tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump in a proportionate manner but will not escalate tensions under any circumstances, French industry minister Marc Ferracci said on Wednesday.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU “holds a lot of cards” when it comes to dealing with the Trump administration’s new tariffs and has a good plan to retaliate if forced to.
Newsweek has created a map showing the European nations where governments and companies have rejected a U.S. directive applying President Donald Trump's rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies to American federal contractors abroad.
The U.S.’s call for Europeans to spend more on militaries prompts talk of changing the rules for what counts as military spending.
Donald Trump’s tariff-fueled strategy to weaken the dollar and increase U.S. competitiveness is likely to have a range of consequences. An unpopular one might be his voters paying more for their summer holiday to Europe.
Each new crisis, whether over Ukraine or tariffs, has made the Italian prime minister’s balancing act that much harder.
Rising anti-American sentiment in Europe as President Donald Trump’s policies ruffle feathers is ushering in a shift in consumer behavior, not least in attitudes toward American goods.
Goldman Sachs cut its 12-month forecast for Europe's benchmark STOXX 600 index, citing the potential impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plans. The Wall Street brokerage trimmed its forecast to 570 points from 580 earlier.
The split between Europe and the United States over how to end the war is exposing a new, disorienting reality for an alliance in trouble.