Donald trump means business on tariffs

Following a trip in May to a US investment conference to meet with company bosses, James Harries, the manager of STS Global Trust, reported that, “as ever one cannot fail to be impressed by the sheer

When a president uses his office to launch a cryptocurrency, it is clear that his modus operandi is to part people from their money. Apply this analysis to the global stage, tune out the furore over h

We were probably wrong about tariffs. Yes, of course, they were always a bad idea and still are. Anything that interferes with our ability to freely trade with each other will make us poorer, with les

The EU-US trade deal agreed last Sunday was “grossly lopsided”, says Paul Taylor in The Guardian. The 15% across-the-board tariff rate European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen ended up accep

The EU’s trade deal with US president Donald Trump drew furious reactions in Paris and Berlin (see our politics page), but behind the theatrics the deal seems likely to be approved. The unequal accord

Investors have a lot to think about as the president’s policies gather momentum