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Chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef not crucial to UK trade deal, US suggests
14-May-2025 The Guardian
US agriculture secretary says country is moving away from both methods of production, illegal in UK and EU.
US-UK trade deal imposes conditions on ownership of British steel plants
14-May-2025 The Guardian
Trump administration understood to have pushed for requirements to be attached to deal in effort to freeze out Chinese steel.
Trump blinked in trade war with China. Can South-east Asia get a break, too?
14-May-2025 The Straits Times
US President Donald Trump significantly reduced tariffs on Chinese goods signaling a shift toward renewed trade negotiations with China. While some ASEAN nations are engaging in negotiations and considering concessions, uncertainty remains over the US’s long-term trade strategy and its pressure to limit economic ties with China.
US and China reach a deal to slash tariffs
13-May-2025 France 24
The United States and China announced a joint agreement to dramatically slash reciprocal tariffs as Washington and Beijing seek to end a trade war that for months has upended the global economy and set financial markets teetering on collapse.
Democracy sidelined in UK-US trade deal
12-May-2025 Trade Justice Movement
The announcement of the new UK-US trade agreement raises serious concerns about the lack of democratic scrutiny surrounding the deal.
What is in the UK-US tariff deal?
10-May-2025 BBC
It is only the bare bones of a narrow agreement, there will be months of negotiations and legal paperwork to follow.
US declines to engage with ASEAN as a group on tariffs
9-May-2025 The Sun
The United States has chosen to avoid tariff negotiations with ASEAN as a unified group, preferring instead to engage in bilateral talks with individual member countries, according to Malaysia’s Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry.
A trade deal with the US could spell disaster for the UK
7-May-2025 PoliticsHome
As the spectre of Donald Trump’s tariffs looms over British exports, Labour confronts a stark choice: in its mission to secure tariff relief, what is the government willing to surrender?
US eyes de-escalation as trade talks with China set for weekend
7-May-2025 Kyodo
The United States and China will hold talks to de-escalate trade tensions, in the first known high-level in-person contact between representatives of the world’s two largest economies since President Donald Trump unleashed hefty tariffs on imports.
Trump tells Carney CUSMA is ’good deal for everybody’ but leaves door open for termination
7-May-2025 Financial Post
Le premier ministre canadien et le président américain ont ouvert la porte à une renégociation rapide de l’Accord Canada–États-Unis–Mexique.
Trump film tariffs to be part of UK-US trade talks
6-May-2025 BBC
Film tariffs are set to form part of trade negotiations between the UK and US after Donald Trump threatened to apply a 100% charge against movies made in foreign countries.
China says it’s evaluating possible trade talks with the US
2-May-2025 CNN
China has signaled a slight softening in its stance by stating it is "currently assessing" US proposals to start trade talks, potentially opening the door for negotiations amid ongoing tariff tensions. While Beijing insists that the US must show "genuine sincerity" by removing its unilateral tariffs first, it remains open to dialogue.
Japan says trade talks with US ’constructive’
2-May-2025 NHK World
Japan and the US held a "constructive" second round of trade talks focused on President Trump’s tariff policies, with hopes to reach an agreement by next month. Both sides discussed trade expansion and non-tariff measures, but avoided currency and defense issues.
India-US bilateral trade talks gain momentum after Washington meet
2-May-2025 Live Mint
The US and India are on track to finalize a bilateral trade agreement by fall, building on recent discussions regarding tariffs and market access. The deal could be India’s first major trade pact with a developed economy in years, enhancing economic ties amid global uncertainties.
Sir Keir Starmer’s EU Brexit reset could sink UK’s hopes of free trade deal, US warns
30-Apr-2025 The Telegraph
British negotiators are understood to be close to signing an agreement that would align UK food and veterinary standards with the EU’s rulebook.
Macron’s office rules out reviving EU-US free trade deal for now
29-Apr-2025 Politico
“Before aiming for a free trade deal with the U.S., our first demand is that they withdraw their tariffs,” says French official.
Israel favors upgrading US free trade deal, economy minister says
29-Apr-2025 The Jerusalem Post
Israel seeks to update its free trade deal with the US amid Donald Trump’s sweeping new global tariffs.
US-India trade talks underway: Farm goods, ecommerce and data centre among 19 key sectors in focus
28-Apr-2025 Financial Express
19 categories of products are the focus of the ongoing negotiations. Data storage, Ecommerce, farm products and critical minerals are the key sectors in the discussion.
US, Sri Lanka agree to expedite planned bilateral trade agreement
28-Apr-2025 Fibre2Fashion
As a Sri Lankan delegation met US trade representative Jamieson Greer in Washington D.C. to discuss reciprocal tariffs, both sides agreed to continue discussions aimed at finalising a bilateral trade agreement.
Free trade area and minerals deal: Ukraine’s PM reveals details of talks with Bessent
25-Apr-2025 RBC Ukraine
Ukraine and the United States have agreed to start working on a free trade area between the countries. A minerals deal was also discussed, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced.