Trade Policy

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Finance

Trump's latest tariff salvo no fix for global issue of forced labor

By Olivia Le Poidevin, Christoph Steitz and Josephine Mason LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) - President Don...

5th June, 2026

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Finance

Switzerland rejects findings of U.S. forced labour investigation

ZURICH, June 3 (Reuters) - The Swiss government on Wednesday rejected U.S. findings on how dozens of...

3rd June, 2026

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Finance

France, Italy and Spain urge EU to toughen and hasten trade defences

BRUSSELS, May 26 (Reuters) - France, Italy, Spain and two other EU countries are pushing for the Eur...

26th May, 2026

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Finance

Ireland to ban goods from Israeli settlements in West Bank by July

DUBLIN, May 26 (Reuters) - Ireland aims to pass a law curbing goods trade with settlements in the Is...

26th May, 2026

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Finance

Exclusive-US and others propose e-commerce pact as WTO deadlock deepens

By Olivia Le Poidevin and David Lawder GENEVA/WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. and a group of...

5th May, 2026

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Finance

US to move forward with plans to hike EU car tariffs

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Euro...

4th May, 2026

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Finance

ArcelorMittal sees EU steel imports staying high

By Javi West Larrañaga April 30 (Reuters) - Steel imports into the European Union should remain high...

30th April, 2026

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US, EU announce action plan to coordinate trade policies on critical minerals

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - The United States and European Union on Friday rel...

24th April, 2026

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Finance

British carmakers seek clarity on 'Made in EU' rule as trade risks grow

By Julia Payne BRUSSELS, April 16 (Reuters) - The UK's automotive industry group SMMT said on Thursd...

15th April, 2026

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UK to cut steel import quotas, raise tariffs to protect domestic industry

By William James LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - Britain will lower its tariff-free quota on imported s...

19th March, 2026

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UK plans to double steel tariffs, Politico reports

LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - Britain plans to double tariffs on steel imports, Politico reported on...

16th March, 2026

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US opens unfair trade practices probe of 60 countries over forced labor

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Trade Representative's office said late...

13th March, 2026