Canada Trump tariff exemption ‘like dodging a bullet into the path of a tank’, says business leader

Automotive industry and prime minister Mark Carney note that 25% tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and automobiles will still come into effect within hours

Trump hits UK with 10% tariffs as he ignites global trade war

Britain gets off comparatively lightly but US president’s action could still cost billions in lost growth

Perilous and chaotic, Trump’s ‘liberation day’ endangers the world’s broken economy – and him

While the president has identified the need to do things differently, his strategy risks a slump, hitting the very Americans he claims to champion, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Trump’s tariff war – a timeline of key announcements and events

US president’s erratic approach has fuelled a dizzying array of tariff measures, before pausing or changing them, prompting a chaotic series of responses

‘Liberation day’: what are tariffs and why do they matter?

Donald Trump’s widescale import levies have spooked governments, investors and analysts alike. Here’s why

Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs: what’s at stake for UK and EU?

What is expected from Donald Trump’s tariffs on US imports and how will EU and UK leaders react?

Wednesday briefing: What the latest wave of tariffs mean for the US, UK, Europe – and you

In today’s newsletter: The administration’s sweeping tariffs have left markets bracing for volatility – but what impact will they have on an unsteady global economy?

Starmer offers big US tech firms tax cuts in return for lower Trump tariffs

Exclusive: UK willing to placate Trump with lower digital services tax rate also encompassing non-US companies

EU has a ‘strong plan’ to retaliate on Trump tariffs, says von der Leyen

Head of European Commission says bloc would prefer to negotiate but all countermeasures are on the table

Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows

Experts say previous economic models underestimated impact of global heating – as well as likely ‘cascading supply chain disruptions’

Large majority of Europeans support retaliatory tariffs against US, poll finds

Survey shows between 56% and 79% across seven countries in favour if Trump introduces ‘Liberation Day’ levies

Will Trump’s ‘liberation day’ be the start of a trade war – or another climbdown?

After myriad false starts and much fluctuation, the lingering question is not how far Trump can take his trade wars, but how far he will

Ministers brace for more Trump tariffs as UK races to agree US trade deal

Government fears hit from new US trade barriers but remains hopeful of progress in ongoing negotiations

From Lincoln to Nixon, Trump’s not the first US president to shock the UK on trade

Lincoln blockaded southern cotton, McKinley hit Britain with tariffs and Nixon abandoned the gold standard: a quick history of transatlantic economic meddling

Who is running Britain’s economy – Rachel Reeves or Donald Trump?

The chancellor’s careful calculations for her spring statement are likely to be blown out of the water by a looming US trade war