“Staring down the barrel at high costs”: US tariffs and financial news for UK businesses spell an uncertain future

“Staring down the barrel at high costs”: US tariffs and financial news for UK businesses spell an uncertain future

Donald Trump’s new global tariff hikes, set to take effect from Tuesday, have left UK businesses facing uncertainty and higher costs. Governments around the world have been scrambling for information since Friday, when the US Supreme Court struck down his “Liberation Day” tariff policy and the President announced a temporary 15% tax on imports into…

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Keir Starmer and Trump agree to work together to ‘guarantee the future’ of Chagos base

Keir Starmer and Trump agree to work together to ‘guarantee the future’ of Chagos base

The UK and US governments have agreed to work together to find a solution to the controversial military base on the Chagos Islands. The facility recently made headlines when Britain proposed handing over the Indian Ocean region to Mauritius – drawing the ire of President Trump. Transatlantic partners will work together to find solutions Credit:…

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Trump states that the ‘outline of a future agreement’ regarding Greenland was discussed, and he has dropped the threat of tariffs.

Trump states that the ‘outline of a future agreement’ regarding Greenland was discussed, and he has dropped the threat of tariffs.

Bernd Debusmann Jr, White House correspondent WATCH: BBC’s Faisal Islam on how Trump’s Davos speech was received President Donald Trump says the US is exploring a possible deal on Greenland after talks with NATO backed off by threatening to impose tariffs on European allies who opposed his US plans to acquire the island. On social media,…

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