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Trump blasts Starmer on Chagos deal in shock change of tune Politics President Trump has attacked Keir Starmer for the UK’s giveaway of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, even though he gave his blessing to the deal last year. In a new Truth Social post scolding the Prime Minister over the Chagos deal, which includes a shared US military base at Diego Garcia that will be leased [...]
US-China tensions heat up as Trump threatens to block cooking oil imports Politics Donald Trump has threatened to cut off all imports of cooking oil from China, in another escalation of the war of words over trade between the world’s two largest economies. Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform that the latest trade tussle with China over soybeans represents “an Economically Hostile Act”. He [...]
Trump threatens 100 per cent tariff on UK films to ‘protect Hollywood’ Media President Donald Trump has renewed his threat to impose a 100 per cent tariff on “any and all” films produced outside the USA, a move that has sparked concern across the British film industry. In a post on Truth Social on Monday, Trump criticised foreign movie production as “stealing candy from a baby”, and accused [...]
Trump signals TikTok deal as US operations hinge on agreement September 15, 2025 President Donald Trump has suggested that the United States and China have reached a deal on the future of TikTok, the viral video platform owned by Chinese firm ByteDance. Trump said on his own social media platform, Truth Social, that trade talks in Spain “went very well”, and that a deal was reached regarding “a certain company [...]
Trump says he will fire Federal Reserve governor August 26, 2025 President Donald Trump has said that he is firing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. The unprecedented move would constitute a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered a financial institution independent from day-to-day politics. Mr Trump said in a letter posted on his Truth Social platform that [...]
Trump removes jobs data official after employment report August 2, 2025 President Donald Trump has removed the head of the agency that produces monthly jobs figures for the US after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than previously reported. Trump, in a post on his social media platform, alleged that the figures were manipulated for political reasons [...]
Trump hails relationship with Starmer – but no steel exemptions yet July 28, 2025 In a Scottish golfing holiday that has swiftly given way to a multi-sided international summit, Keir Starmer has held a bilateral meeting with Donald Trump which has spanned from the UK-US trading relationship to immigration policy and international conflicts. Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds had tempered expectations of immediate steel tariff progress ahead of the meeting, [...]
Trump tariffs: FTSE 100 holds steady as pharma and metals brace for levies July 9, 2025 The FTSE 100 opened 22 points up this morning, despite threats of pharma and metals tariffs with stark implications for major stocks on the blue chip index. President Trump has said that an announcement is coming “very soon” on pharmaceutical tariffs – with a possible 200 per cent rate landing in “about a year”. Major [...]
Trump tariffs: Fresh delay as UK steel exemption hangs in the balance July 8, 2025 Downing Street would not say whether the Government was confident that a deal to eliminate American tariffs on UK steel would be struck as Donald Trump’s deadline looms. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Monday that US President Donald Trump would be delaying an increase to the baseline 10 per cent tariff rate [...]
Global markets hold breath as Trump draws out EU trade talks May 26, 2025 Donald Trump has global investor sentiment hanging on his every word once again, as European markets rallied on Monday after the President retreated on his latest tariff tirade against the European Union. Trump agreed to extend his trade talks deadline with the EU by over a month, which comes after he threatened to slap a [...]