Let China build electric cars in UK, Tory ex-chancellor tells Rachel Reeves ahead of trade trip

Despite ‘spy’ scandal, Philip Hammond says Britain should now adopt a ‘pragmatic approach to Beijing’

Donald Trump tells EU to buy more US oil and gas or face tariffs

President-elect reignites fears of a trade war as he says bloc must make up its ‘tremendous deficit’ with US

Japan’s complex defence alliances built up over years as protection against China could be put at risk in a Trump-launched trade war

Market share increases after strong demand within country offsets risks from western tariffs on Chinese-made EVs

US president-elect threatens retaliation if emerging economies create new currency to rival US dollar

Tariffs raise prices much like the GST – and like the GST it hurts people on low and middle incomes the most

Tariffs on Mexican, Canadian and Chinese goods threaten not just those nations but global economic growth

Figure costed for three multinationals repatriating to US after nomination for commerce secretary hits out at Ireland’s tax regime

Bank of England’s Swati Dhingra says threatened 60% tariff could lead exporters to cut prices elsewhere

The stakes are high for donors at next month’s IDA summit in Seoul, but not investing in development means more instability globally

Stronger ties with the single market is the only way to stop the president-elect from having the last laugh

Some experts liken tariffs to a game of whack-a-mole, with trade flows simply rerouted if the potential rewards are big enough

Prime minister wants bilateral at G20 to lead to closer ties with China, which he sees as key to faster growth

European Commission figures predict German economy, usually the engine of the EU, will contract O.1% this year

Keir Starmer can show UK is ‘open for business’, says former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane