Talking points

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

A lot of investors have been “hiding in European stocks this year” as a “safe haven” from turmoil caused by Donald Trump, says Dan Coatsworth of AJ Bell. They’ve now received “a short, sharp shock” –

Matthew Partridge: In your new book, The Economic Consequences of Mr Trump: What the Trade War Means for the World, you posit that president Donald Trump’s threats over tariffs are real, rather than a

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

One analyst thinks there is only one clear recommendation today – ‘buy UK’