Trade tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on some of the world’s most remote and sparsely populated territories — including Australia’s Norfolk Island and the uninhabited Heard Island and McDonald Islands — appear to have been based on flawed shipping data and misclassified trade records. Norfolk Island, which lies over 1,600km north-east of Sydney and […]
Leeds has been confirmed as the host city for UKREiiF 2026, marking the fifth consecutive year the city will welcome the UK’s leading Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum. UKREiiF – which launched in 2022 – has rapidly grown into a major fixture on the national property and regeneration calendar, attracting global investors, developers, housebuilders, […]
Marks & Spencer’s beloved Percy Pig sweets have just landed in Target stores across the US, but their American adventure may be cut short amid concerns over President Trump’s new 10% import tariffs on UK goods. Archie Norman, chair of M&S, told the Retail Technology Show in London this week that the retailer was reassessing […]
British construction equipment manufacturer JCB has announced plans to double the size of its new US factory, in response to President Trump’s newly imposed 10% tariffs on all UK imports. The Staffordshire-based company, one of Britain’s largest privately owned firms, will expand its planned San Antonio facility in Texas from 500,000 to 1 million sq […]
The Isle of Man Government has announced the 15 finalists for its Innovation Challenge 2025, spotlighting cutting-edge solutions from a global cohort of tech entrepreneurs working across Fintech, Cleantech, and Data & AI. Now in its latest iteration, the Challenge attracted over 100 entries from around the world, including submissions from India, Brazil, South Africa […]
Gold prices surged to a record high this week, capping the strongest quarterly rally in nearly three decades, as investors seek protection from mounting global economic uncertainty fuelled by President Trump’s aggressive US trade tariffs. On Tuesday, the precious metal climbed another 1.2 per cent to $3,120.20 per ounce, setting a new all-time high. Gold […]
German manufacturers and alcohol producers could benefit from closer trade ties with the UK in the wake of President Donald Trump’s sweeping new US tariffs, according to leading audit, tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. The so-called ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, announced by the White House this week, impose significant levies on imports from 60 countries. […]
A sweeping escalation in US trade tariffs has sent shockwaves through the global economy, with economists warning that the UK, the European Union, and a number of Asian economies could slide into recession this year. President Trump has raised tariffs on imports from 60 countries, lifting the average US tariff rate from 2.5 per cent […]
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Amazon has stunned the tech world with a last-minute bid to acquire TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing platform currently facing a US ban over national security concerns linked to its Chinese ownership. The move comes just days ahead of a critical enforcement deadline. Under legislation signed into law in April 2024 by then-President Joe Biden, […]