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European leaders are closing ranks in response to Donald Trump's threat of additional tariffs to force the acquisition of Greenland. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Europe would hit back "if necessary".

European carmakers among hardest hit with US president’s talk of Greenland-linked trade levies also pushing down the dollar

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Starmer delivers press conference as Trump threatens tariffs amid plan to acquire Greenland

Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs of up to 25% on the UK and seven other European allies unless the US is allowed to purchase Greenland from Denmark. Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, will address the issue, asserting that applying tariffs for opposing the Greenland purchase is "wrong"…

The FTSE 100 index is under pressure after Donald Trump threatened fresh tariffs on eight European countries including the UK.

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Influential meeting takes place as Europe scrambles to respond to Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats

Gold producers have been the only clear winners as rekindled trade tensions spark fresh uncertainty that investors thought was behind them.

European leaders meet for crisis talks and are expected to discuss reviving plan to levy tariffs on €93bn of US goods – key US politics stories from Sunday 18 January at a glance

EU leaders convene in Brussels after Trump's Greenland-linked tariffs on eight nations, debating countermeasures and the real cost of a burgeoning trade conflict with the United States.