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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Anna Isaac City editor

Trump’s trade war could pose ‘substantial’ threat to UK economy, says Bank

lines of cars on a UK production line
Donald Trump was considering giving ‘relief’ to ‘sections of the market’, Howard Lutnick, the US commerce secretary, said on Wednesday. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

A full-blown trade war would pose a “substantial” threat to the British economy, Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned.

Donald Trump struck Canadian and Mexican imports with new duties of 25% at midnight on Tuesday, and also levied extra 20% tariffs against Chinese goods, triggering retaliatory moves. He also threatened to place sweeping 25% tariffs on EU imports last week.

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