Inga Fechner

1 week ago | think.ing.com | James Smith |James Knightley |Inga Fechner

The UK-US deal offers Britain much needed relief from sectoral tariffs President Trump has revealed that the UK is the first country to receive carve-outs from some – though crucially not all – of the tariffs he has introduced over recent months. At face value, the UK seems to have done quite well – at least relative to the reports circulating in recent days. According to the UK’s press release, tariffs on British steel and aluminium go to zero, with no talk of quotas.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Inga Fechner |Thijs Geijer

1 hour agoAs trade war tensions between the U.S. and China escalate, one of America’s most powerful exports is taking a hit — not soybeans or semiconductors, but stories. The China Film Administration announced Thursday that it would begin reducing the number of American films shown in Chinese theaters, ABC …

1 month ago | think.ing.com | Inga Fechner |Thijs Geijer

The EU's Food & Agri surplus with the US is key When you look at the sheer size of the Food & Agri trade between the US and Europe, you soon realise why there's never going to be a quick fix in terms of any trade deal. And the EU’s trade surplus here is key. 12% of the EU’s food, animal, beverage, and tobacco exports were destined for the US. That’s worth €25.8bn, making the US the second largest export destination for Europe for these goods after the UK.

1 month ago | think.ing.com | Carsten Brzeski |Inga Fechner |Peter Vanden Houte |Bert Colijn

Trump's tariffs and what they mean for Europe

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Carsten Brzeski |Inga Fechner |Peter Vanden Houte |Bert Colijn

3 hours agoBizarre moment Trump declares Great Depression wouldn’t have happened with tariffsDonald Trump has declared that the US could have avoided the Great Depression with tariffs. The president made the remarks in front of the White House on Wednesday (2 April), when he announced a 10 percent baseline tariff on all imports to the US. During his speech, Trump suggested the economic decline in the country began in 1913, when income tax was introduced.