trade
UK will reap rewards of TTIP: Brussels bureaucrat attempts to link UK to US-EU trade deal
A CONTROVERSIAL trade partnership between the European Union (EU) and the United States could benefit Britain, according to a Brussels official. David O’Sullivan, the EU ambassador to the US, has extended the olive branch to the UK by saying Britain will reap the rewards of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment...
Brexit could lead to ‘second golden age’ as China opens up for trade deal with UK
BRITAIN is more likely to strike a trade agreement with China thanks to the nation’s vote for Brexit – officials from both sides have claimed. Xing Houyan, from the state supported Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, claimed the “situation in Western Europe will push China and the...
Sterling falls to new low against the dollar in Asia trade
The pound has hit a new low in Asian trading as concerns about the UK's vote to leave the European Union continue to weigh on investor confidence. It touched $1.2798 against the dollar on Wednesday, which is a 31-year low. US government bond yields also fell to record lows as investors rushed to put money in perceived safe...
SIX new trade deals in line for UK as nations even offer experts to help speed up Brexit
MAJOR economies around the world are queueing up to make trade deals with Britain following the vote to leave the European Union (EU) Australia, Canada, South Korea, India and Mexico are all understood to be keen to get around the negotiating table as soon as possible and American politicians are also eager to strike a deal. US...
Chancellor planning to cement ties with China in post Brexit trade trip
GEORGE OSBORNE is preparing to put his best foot forward after the Brexit vote by ensuring the world is ready to trade with Brexit Britain — despite some calls for a second referendum. George Osborne has revealed his intention to cosy up to economic giants China in the coming months to ensure the two countries remain on...
REVEALED: Merkel NEEDS free trade deal with UK or 750,000 German jobs could face the axe
ANGELA Merkel will have to agree to a free trade deal with an independent United Kingdom because 750,000 jobs rely on cross-Channel exports, a senior economics analyst has warned today. Marc Biese urged German politicians to “think” about the vast economic benefits of close ties with Britain as the cavernous trade...
Is the world turning its back on free trade?
Which politician has captured the curve, summed up a growing mood, in a ferocious speech? "Your iron industry is dead, dead as mutton. Your coal industries, which depend greatly on the iron industries, are languishing. Your silk industry is dead, assassinated by the foreigner. Your woollen industry is in articulo mortis,...
Obama in Vietnam: Arms and trade deal on agenda as trip begins
Barack Obama has arrived for the start of his three-day visit to Vietnam, only the third by a sitting US president since the end of the Vietnam War. The trip comes amid warming ties between the countries as the US seeks to build relations with Pacific allies. Vietnam is keen for the US to lift an arms embargo that has been in...