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Trump-era trade stress leads Western powers to China
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama highlights for AFP the European leaders' competition for Chinese ties, driven by investment and market access needs, as alternatives cannot sustain Europe's export economies.
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Greenland, Trump and trade coercion
David Henig joins the Trade Bites podcast to discuss the use of trade policy instruments in a coercive manner, the issues hanging over EU-US and UK-US trade relations, and where this positions the UK and the international rules-based trading system
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Why UK-China relations need regular contacts
David Henig writes an op-ed for CGTN on UK-China trade and how Keir Starmer's visit aims to boost engagement, address issues, and foster trust for future cooperation.
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Donald Trump tariffs poised to hammer Scotland’s small businesses, expert warns
(Behind Paywall) David Henig says to The National US tariffs will hit Scottish whisky and small businesses hardest, with smaller producers least able to cope, causing significant localised economic impact.
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Economic ‘coercion’ could be enough to push Britain back into recession
David Henig warns via The Sunday Telegraph that unpredictable US tariffs create major uncertainty for UK exporters, making future trade planning difficult and causing significant disruption to business confidence.
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UK parties unite to condemn Trump’s tariffs threat over Greenland
David Henig highlights for the Financial Times the uncertainty facing UK exporters to the US, noting that unpredictable tariffs pose significant challenges and risks for future trade plans.
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David Henig believes US trade commitments are now unreliable, with new tariffs creating uncertainty and chaos, negatively affecting importers and exporters hoping for stability.
David Henig believes US trade commitments are now unreliable, with new tariffs creating uncertainty and chaos, negatively affecting importers and exporters hoping for stability via The Daily Mail.
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How Trump’s trade war over Greenland will hit Britain
(Behind Paywall) David Henig highlights for The Telegraph that crippling uncertainty from US tariffs means British exporters face unpredictable conditions, severely disrupting planning and harming the UK economy.
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How Trump’s trade war over Greenland will hit Britain
(Behind Paywall) David Henig warns via The Guardian that uncertainty from Trump’s tariffs severely impacts UK exporters, making future trade unpredictable and causing a significant blow to the British economy.
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Trump’s Tariffs Risk Fracturing Europe-US Trade Ties | David Henig
David Henig talks with Times Radio on how Donald Trump’s tariff threats and talk of acquiring Greenland have created deep uncertainty for European economies and weakened transatlantic trade ties while potentially pushing Europe closer to China.
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Le Royaume-Uni signe un accord commercial avec la Corée du Sud
(French) David Henig argues the UK-South Korea trade deal is minor, involving only a few changes, not a major victory for Britain as claimed by officials via Les Echos.
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Perspectives: UK trade policy sets sights on Brussels
David Henig writes his Perspectives column for Borderlex on post-Brexit UK trade policy, which has underperformed, failing to deliver growth or viable alternatives to EU ties, prompting renewed interest in closer Brussels relations.