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China says preliminary agreement reached with US to lower some tariffs https://www.politico.eu/article/china-says-agreement-reached-with-us-to-lower-some-tariffs-trump-xi-beijing/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #AgricultureandFood #TradeAgreements #ForeignAffairs #BoardofTrade #Asiaeconomy #Cooperation #Procurement #Investment #Aviation #Tradewar #Politics #Imports #Markets #Tariffs #TradeUK #Trade #Trade #Asia
China says preliminary agreement reached with US to lower some tariffs

The two sides “agreed to promote two-way trade, including in agricultural products, through arrangements such as mutual tariff reductions on a range of products,” the commerce ministry in Beijing said.

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Carney pitches Alberta pipeline pact as proof Canada still works https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/15/canada-alberta-west-coast-oil-pipeline-00923681?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #EnergyandClimateUK #EnergyandClimate #ForeignAffairs #Carboncapture #Energymarkets #construction #U.S.politics #Development #MiddleEast #Referendum #Buildings #Emissions #Pipelines #Tradewar #Politics #Exports #Markets #TradeUK #Carbon #Energy #Policy #Rights #Ports #Trade #Trade
Carney pitches Alberta pipeline pact as proof Canada still works

Ottawa and Premier Danielle Smith unveiled a pact to fast-track a pipeline carrying more than 1 million barrels of oil a day to the Pacific.

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Bessent discusses investment board, expanding US-China trade with Trump in Beijing https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/14/bessent-trade-china-beijing-00921177?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Foreignpolicy #Investment #Imports #Markets #TradeUK #Trade #Oil
Bessent discusses investment board, expanding US-China trade with Trump in Beijing

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on Thursday and discussed topics ranging from market access for U.S. businesses in China to the Strait of Hormuz.

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UK must drop ‘red lines’ for real EU reset, Brussels warns https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-must-drop-red-lines-real-eu-reset-brussels-warns/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #FinancialServicesUK #EnergyandClimateUK #CustomsUnion #Negotiations #SingleMarket #TechnologyUK #Cooperation #Electricity #Elections #Platforms #mobility #Security #Defense #Markets #TradeUK #Brexit #Energy #Trade #Youth #Trade #MEPs #UK
UK must drop ‘red lines’ for real EU reset, Brussels warns

“How revolutionary can it be?” one EU official asked, as PM Keir Starmer insists he won’t support economic integration.

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UK faces multi-billion pound bill for nationalizing British Steel https://www.politico.eu/article/bill-nationalizing-british-steel/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CompetitionandIndustrialPolicy #DepartmentforBusinessandTrade #FinancialServicesUK #EnergyandClimateUK #CarbonBorderTax #construction #TechnologyUK #Investment #Technology #Aerospace #Artillery #Elections #Industry #Security #Borders #Defense #Imports #Markets #TradeUK #Ports #Steel #Trade #Trade #Oil
UK faces multi-billion pound bill for nationalizing British Steel

The move to full nationalization is due to be “massively costly” for the government, a senior steel industry figure warned.

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Trump-Xi summit raises a terrifying prospect for America and Europe: Chinese cars https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/13/trump-xi-summit-chinese-electric-vehicles-00917652?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Electricvehicles #Dumping/Duties #Manufacturing #Supplychains #Investment #WallStreet #Industry #Mobility #Exports #Imports #Markets #Tariffs #TradeUK #Growth #Fuels #Trade #Cars
‘The only thing that terrifies me is BYD’: Politicians quake at Chinese EVs

The question is when, not if, U.S. and European auto markets will open up to Chinese EV investment.

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How to watch the King’s Speech like a pro https://www.politico.eu/article/how-to-watch-the-uk-king-charles-speech-like-a-pro/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #FinancialServicesUK #Industrialstrategy #EnergyandClimateUK #FinancialServices #Infrastructure #Cybersecurity #Costofliving #TechnologyUK #Immigration #Procurement #Investment #Regulation #Elections #Payments #Security #TradeUK #Energy #Growth #Steel #Trade #Data
How to watch the King’s Speech like a pro

King Charles III will on Wednesday deliver a speech setting out Keir Starmer’s legislative agenda. Here’s what to look out for.

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White House plans to reduce barriers to beef imports in an effort to lower prices https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/11/trump-executive-order-lower-beef-import-tariffs-00914323?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #AgricultureandFood #Elections #Livestock #Imports #Tariffs #TradeUK #Trade #Beef
White House plans to reduce barriers to beef imports in an effort to lower prices

Reducing tariffs on beef imports is likely to infuriate ranchers.

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Keir Starmer leaves door open to ditching his Brexit red lines https://www.politico.eu/article/keir-starmer-brexit-red-lines-eu-reset-leadership-challenge/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #FinancialServicesUK #EnergyandClimateUK #CustomsUnion #SingleMarket #TechnologyUK #Elections #Platforms #EUsummit #Payments #Security #opinion #TradeUK #Brexit #Energy #Growth #Trade #Trade
Keir Starmer leaves door open to ditching his Brexit red lines

In a defiant speech, the British prime minister said he would lay out ‘a platform on which we can build’ tighter links with the EU.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)May 10
These are the Trump officials who may inherit their agencies https://www.politico.eu/article/these-are-the-trump-officials-who-may-inherit-their-agencies/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #FinancialServicesUK #AgricultureandFood #EnergyandClimateUK #FinancialServices #EnergyandClimate #U.S.politics #HealthCare #TradeUK #Trade
These are the Trump officials who may inherit their agencies

Kate MacGregor? Nicholas Kent? Keith Sonderling? The little-known faces who run day-to-day agency operations.

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