EU to put tariffs of up to 38% on Chinese electric vehicles as trade war looms

Move, to be applied provisionally from July, would trigger duties of more than €2bn a year

Protectionism is slowing growth and entrenching poverty, says World Bank

International cooperation that allowed poorest countries to close gap with wealthiest has fractured, says report

TUC says only Costa Rica had similar increase in first quarter as ONS data expected to show further rise in April

Experts believe Beijing will retaliate with measures that could hit European exports from cheese to cognac

ECB reduces rate to 3.75% across eurozone, putting it ahead of US Federal Reserve and Bank of England

Small and medium-sized firms badly hit as huge drop in apparel sales helps fuel 18% slide in all-non food exports

Exclusive: level at highest in more than 30 years, say campaigners, who want ‘rapid and effective’ relief scheme

Comments come as Commission president hints EU could impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

Employers in UK, one of 15 countries studied, willing to pay 14% wage premium for jobs requiring AI skills

Protectionism in the form of tariffs is justified but the focus will be on whether Beijing retaliates

Campaigners say move to use the arts to reinforce economic ties with Riyadh may help to launder Gulf state’s human rights record

Cold and wet weather also thought to have led to more lambs dying in early season, as Morrison drops 100% British lamb pledge

Exclusive: Russian customs records suggest firm owned by major Tory donor kept supplying machines after ‘voluntary pause’

White House levy to protect US makers from cheap imports likely to inflame trade tensions

UK manufacturers and retailers are not yet passing on all the costs of diverting ships round southern Africa – but can that last?