Trade War

Most of the former Conservative party treasurers elevated to the House of Lords in the last 25 years have made very few spoken contributions once there, Guardian analysis has found. One former treasurer, Philip Harris, who like many of the recent incumbents is also a major Tory party donor, has…

/ Europe Issued on: 09/11/2021 - 13:25 Trawlers pictured in the French port of Granville, Normandy, on November 4, 2021. © Nicolas Garriga, AP France urged Tuesday a "rapid solution" to a fishing dispute with Britain that has threatened to degenerate into a full-blown trade war, after new talks aimed…

By BBC News Staff Image source, PA Media Image caption, Owen Paterson resigned as an MP earlier this week The Metro calls the ongoing row about lobbying a "storm in a sleaze cup" after government minister George Eustice described the controversy involving Owen Paterson as "a Westminster storm in a…

Factory talk hasn’t been this hot since the height of the U.S.-China trade war. Then: Some companies shifted production out of China to dodge tariffs and moved factories to places like Vietnam.Now: They’re scrambling to push production to China — and other countries.Why it matters: The Delta variant hit manufacturing…

By Mary O'Connor BBC News Image source, Arjan Buurveld Image caption, The Cornelis Gert Jan, which is owned by MacDuff Shellfish of Scotland, was detained when fishing in French waters A British trawler has been seized by France and another has been fined, amid an escalating row over post-Brexit fishing…

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Australian wine exports have dropped to their lowest point in five years due to the Chinese government's tariffs, but Hong Kong's door is wide open. Key points:Wine exports decreased by 24 per cent in the year to September 30 as the effect of China's tariffs starts to showThe UK market continues…

Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. HOME News Showbiz & TV Sport Comment Finance Travel Entertainment Life & Style UK World Royal Politics Nature Weather Weird Science Sunday BRITONS have sent a stark warning to the EU as the trade war edges closer - telling them to do…

Key Takeaways: American businesses are left in limbo as they lack government support from Washington and are under siege in China. Aside from adapting to changing consumer demands, the multinational enterprises that stayed in China had to deal with an increasingly hostile business environment. Instead of solely focusing on Chinese…

Author of the article: Bloomberg News Michael Hirtzer and Kim Chipman (Bloomberg) — It turns out that 2021 was a pretty good year to be an American farmer.   After struggling through extreme weather, a trade war and tepid demand in recent years, things started to turn around this season…