Donald Trump’s ambiguous trade policy is a massive opportunity for Britain to catalyse the creation of a new Prosperity Zone November 10, 2016 Much ink has been expended on what a Donald Trump presidency will mean for trade. He has promised at various times in his campaign to slap 45 per cent tariffs on China and Mexico, to pull the US out of Nafta and the WTO, and has railed against the TransPacific Partnership. Naturally many people have assumed [...]
Theresa May woos Chinese vice-premier in London, pushing major investment projects November 10, 2016 Theresa May vowed to begin a "golden era" of relations with China as she welcomed overseas investors to the UK today. The talks are the latest in a series of annual summits between the UK and China, started by the former chancellor George Osborne. China invested over £3.8bn in the UK in 2014. Chinese contractor [...]
The best cartoons after Donald Trump won the US election November 10, 2016 Donald Trump's victory in the US election has sent shockwaves around the world. Newspaper front pages showed mixed reactions to his win, but cartoonists have also shone with their creations in response to the news. Read more: European markets are up after Trump's win Matt from The Telegraph has done a great trio. The Times' Peter Brookes' [...]
What papers around the world said about Donald Trump’s victory November 10, 2016 Newspapers around the world are reacting to the news Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States. In the UK, today's front pages showed a spread of views on the President-elect, with some poking fun, while others addressed concerns about the soon-to-be leader. Read more: These are some of Trump's policies on tax, China and [...]
Trump pledges commitment to defend South Korea from the North November 10, 2016 Donald Trump has vowed to protect South Korea against the "instability in North Korea". The US President-elect had a call with South Korean President Park Geun-hye last night, her office said. She congratulated him on his election victory and said she hoped the ties between the two countries would grow further over his presidency. Trump allegedly said: [...]
Anti-free trader Donald Trump is on a collision course with economic reality November 9, 2016 US presidential elections have always been imbued with protectionist rhetoric, most notably in the Democratic party primaries. What’s different in 2016 is the scale of it and the fact that it comes from the other side of the political aisle. The election of Donald Trump pitches political rhetoric against economic history. Those who know their [...]
Let’s get down to business: WTO boss Roberto Azevedo is ready to work with Donald Trump November 9, 2016 The head of the World Trade Organisation has said he's ready to get to work with Donald Trump and will support his administration. "US leadership in the global economy and the mulilateral trading system remains vital," said WTO director-general Roberto Azevedo in a tweet, while congratulating Donald Trump on his election victory. "It's clear many [...]
Is this the official death of political polling? Predictions had Hillary Clinton to win November 9, 2016 Donald Trump's victory has delivered a fatal blow to pollsters, whom will now have their maths, models and methods heavily scrutinised until they can figure out exactly what went wrong. National polls were giving Hillary Clinton the edge last night as America went to the polls. But within hours, the chance of a victory for [...]
Nigel Farage on Donald Trump’s victory in the US Presidential election: “The establishment is in deep shock” November 9, 2016 Nigel Farage has warned that "the establishment is in deep shock" after Donald Trump's victory in the US Presidential election. In a statement today following a night of silence from Farage – save for one tweet, in which he promised to "hand over my mantle" to Trump, and a short interview – Farage said we were witnessing "the [...]
Wizz Air bats away Brexit turbulence with record first half profit after halving its plans for UK growth November 9, 2016 The largest central and eastern European low-cost airline, Wizz Air Holdings, has committed its future to the UK market despite Brexit, as it stuck to full-year profit forecast. The figures Profit for the half was a record €253.3m – up 39.1 per cent on last year, while underlying profit after tax was €231.6 million (a year-on-year increase [...]