The tariffs are bad, but Britain should remember this: Trump will be gone in four years
The UK is among those least hit by the US president’s war on the world economy. Retaliation at this point makes no sense, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Trump tariffs live: US markets see worst day in five years as president claims ‘stock is going to boom’ – as it happened
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What will Trump do when his tariffs backfire?
The US president’s tariffs are almost certain to have dire consequences and he is not impervious to market decline or public opinion
UK politics: Starmer warns Trump’s US tariffs not just ‘short-term tactical exercise’ – as it happened
PM says measures mark ‘the beginning of a new era’ for trade and the global economy
Labour tries to seem in control while The Donald unleashes chaos on the world
Underneath the measured words you could almost smell the panic as the government scrambled to come up with a plan to respond to Trump’s tariffs
Macron calls Trump’s tariffs ‘brutal and unfounded’ and warns France could suspend US investments – as it happened
President says ‘nothing can be ruled out’ in response to US measures
UK takes first step towards possible retaliation against US tariffs
Jonathan Reynolds tells MPs he is keeping ‘all options on the table’ after Trump’s announcement of import taxes on British goods
What Trump’s tariffs could mean for UK consumers
A global trade war could affect everything from prices to pensions, and inflation to interest rates
China condemns ‘unilateral bullying’ as it calls on US to drop tariffs
Chinese commerce ministry says ‘there is no way out for protectionism’ as tariffs rise from 20% to 54%
Trump’s ‘idiotic’ and flawed tariff calculations stun economists
‘Willing sycophants’ came up with simplistic formula that has thrown global economy into disarray
Global stock markets fall and dollar dives after Trump announces sweeping tariffs
European markets and US futures dip sharply after news triggers sell-off across Asia
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer
Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure
Asian countries riven by war and disaster face some of steepest Trump tariffs
Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos hit with rates over 40% as experts say the real target is China
The left needs to halt the UK’s slide into Farageism. This is the kind of leader who could do it
Leftwing policies have mass appeal – what’s needed is a figurehead who can bring back alienated voters and dodge culture wars, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
Trump goes full gameshow host to push his tariff plan – and nobody’s a winner
There were charts and scores, as if The Price Is Right had come to Washington. The big prize? A global trade war