Tariffs

Trump has made the world cross the economic rubicon

Many leaders have decided that effective vassalage to the US is preferable to being on the losing side in a trade war

‘EU must present viable trade alternative to Trump’

European governments must think about modern economies, rather than romanticise the past

Trump’s big tariffs on copper make it harder for US to compete

Opening domestic mines is far from a quick process and investors would rather a much faster return