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Donald Trump’s chief trade official denied the president’s sweeping tariffs have increased prices for US families, as lawmakers challenged him over cost-of-living concerns across much of…

British nationals can expect shorter passport queues at Swiss airports and border crossings after a £5.2bn trade deal was sealed by Keir Starmer, likely his last…

Key eventsOpec cuts global oil demand growth outlook againThe oil cartel Opec has lowered its forecast for global oil demand growth this year to 780,000 barrels…

The NHS will divert billions of pounds from essential services to pay for new medicines, under the terms of the US-UK trade deal agreed in December,…

Donald Trump has refused to renew the North American trade pact he once championed as his signature deal, opting instead to keep it alive on a…

The EU and China have agreed to enter three months of talks to try to avoid a trade war over the bloc’s €360bn (£310bn) annual import/export…

The European Commission has said it hopes to prevent the “desertification” of Europe’s high streets, as it prepares to introduce a customs tax on small parcels…

Oil and gas prices rise as US and Iran trade strikesOil and gas prices have jumped this morning after Iran and the US continued to launch…

The EU has finally agreed to implement its trade deal with the US after five hours of talks between members of the European parliament and member…

Europe is facing a fresh China shock that threatens to cannibalise local factories, leading to job losses and de facto colonisation of industry by Beijing, trade…