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EU leaders to clash over ‘Buy European’ push at Belgium summit
Leaders to discuss once-taboo policy of favouring European companies, in attempt to regain economic competitiv…
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Japanese shares hit record high as Sanae Takaichi wins landslide election victory
Prime minister’s Liberal Democratic party to be pressed on promised tax cuts and fiscal stimulus plansBusiness…
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Trump says ‘very dangerous’ for UK to do business with China, after Starmer hails progress in Beijing
US president warns against closer ties with China during British PM’s trip to secure lower tariffs and better …
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Chinese state media views Starmer’s visit as act of economic pragmatism
PM praised for not pressuring Xi over his ties with Putin on a trip seen as business ‘taking precedence over p…
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EU-India deal ‘accelerated’ over past six months amid Trump’s tariff threats – Europe live
Wide-ranging deal will cut tariffs to zero over seven years as Modi hails ‘largest free trade agreement’ in In…
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‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity r…
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Canada PM hails ‘strategic partnership’ with China to adapt to ‘new global realities’
Mark Carney holds talks with Xi Jinping on rare Beijing trip as Canada seeks to diversify trade links away fro…
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The second China shock is coming – and the UK’s response is too timid | George Magnus
Beijing’s push to dominate technology through state-backed industrial policy is reshaping global trade and cou…
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The second China shock is coming – and the UK’s response is too timid | George Magnus
Beijing’s push to dominate technology through state-backed industrial policy is reshaping global trade and cou…
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China’s record trade surplus reveals its biggest strength – and hidden weakness
Booming Chinese exports have driven trade surplus past $1tn but also reveal the extent of country’s reliance o…
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China suspends seafood imports from Japan as Taiwan row escalates
Beijing reimposes 2023 ban, citing Japan PM’s comment that military would respond to Chinese attack on islandC…
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Era of free trade and investment is over, Canada’s PM tells Apec summit
Mark Carney warns Asia-Pacific leaders global economy undergoing profound change, as China’s president mounts …
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US may take strategic stakes in rare earths companies to tackle China ‘power grab’
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent raises possibility of taking more direct stakes in companies to protect natio…
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‘We’re scared of losing our jobs’: industries in India fear impact of Trump’s 50% tariffs
Textiles, footwear, jewellery, gems and seafood are sectors most affected in trade with US, India’s biggest ma…
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World awaits Trump’s next move as Russia ceasefire deadline approaches
US president has been unusually reticent about plans to punish Russia if it does not agree to end Ukraine warE…