Globalisation may have run its course in current form, says HSBC chair Trade tensions in era of Trump tariffs create serious potential risk to global growth, warns Sir Mark Tucker
Trump’s EU tariffs threat could cost 80,000 jobs in Ireland, Dublin warns Irish government also hits back at accusations by US that country is operating a ‘tax scam’
Starmer is warned against ‘appeasing’ Trump with tax cut for US tech firms Labour MP and Lib Dem leader express concern social media companies could be let off hook just as benefits are cut
After America: can Europe learn to go it alone without the US? In Germany, tariff-hit car factories are being repurposed for defence. In Britain, American academics are queueing up for jobs. The west will be different as a result of Trump – but will it be worse?
Government debt costs in richest nations at highest since 2007 Payments by OECD countries outstrip amount spent on defence, police services and housing, report finds
Is Trump driving the US into a recession? – in charts Warning lights are flashing on a dashboard of economic indicators as analysts grow alarmed about a ‘Trumpcession’
Trump trade wars are slowing global growth and fuelling inflation, says OECD Economic organisation downgrades forecasts for growth in UK as well as US, Canada and Mexico due to tariffs
Ed Davey calls on Keir Starmer to back Canada against Trump attacks Lib Dem leader says PM should make public show of support for ally against ‘shocking attacks’ on its sovereignty
Ireland could lose pharma tax to US after Trump accusations, experts warn Predictions that US firms could retain manufacturing plants in Ireland but move profits back to America
UK drops down list of affluent nations after decade of stagnation, NIESR finds Districts in Birmingham now ranked below poorest areas of France, Malta and Slovenia as institute urges rethink on planned welfare cuts
Poor results at Puma and Zara owner fuel fears of slowing US consumer demand Inditex shares plunge as some analysts say data suggests falling demand across Americas amid tariff uncertainty
EU retaliates against Trump tariffs with €26bn ‘countermeasures’ US goods due to be affected from 1 April include bourbon whiskey, jeans and Harley-Davidson motorbikes
Euro and pound rise against dollar amid ‘Trumpcession’ fears US currency has lost all the gains it enjoyed since Trump won election and hits lowest level since mid-October
Australia’s record gold exports to US set back its case for tariff relief as Trump trade war looms Industries across the country are bracing for the impact of the Trump administration’s worldwide tariff regime
Risk of ‘Trumpcession’ rising, economists say, as global markets fall Donald Trump’s brinkmanship and stop-start approach to tariffs rattle investors