Hopes rise of US trade deal 'within a month' as Reeves heads for Washington
- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressed hope for a de-escalation in tariffs with China during a closed-door event.
- Chancellor Rachel Reeves is seeking a trade deal during her visit to Washington amid economic uncertainty.
- The International Monetary Fund downgraded the UK's growth forecast amid concerns that Trump's tariff policies would negatively impact the UK's economic growth more than the rest of Europe.
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Reeves Acknowledges Trump’s Trade Concerns Ahead of Washington Talks
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said she understands Washington’s concerns over global trade imbalances but insisted that U.S. tariffs on British goods are “unnecessary and unjustified,” as she prepares for critical negotiations in Washington. Reeves will meet U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday in a bid to secure Britain’s exemption from sweeping tariffs imposed by the United States. The high-level talks come after months of diplomatic…
Garvan Walshe: At the IMF, Reeves needs growth in an unstable world economy. But she won’t pluck the obvious golden goose
Garvan Walshe is a former national and international security policy adviser to the Conservative Party. He runs Article7 – Intelligence for democrats. The IMF meets this week amid signs that the global economy has become an emerging market, in the sense where an economy’s macroeconomic fate is subject to its domestic political instability. The source of instability is Donald Trump’s particular combination of attacks on domestic political and …
Is US softening stance on tariffs or doubling down?
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves is in Washington to continue negotiations with the US Treasury Secretary - with the administration shifting away from its recent tough language on tariffs, China and the independence of the Federal Reserve. She'll also attend the IMF Spring meeting.
UK chancellor heads to Washington with pledge to ‘stand up for Britain’s national interest’
Rachel Reeves to hold her first in-person meeting with US Treasury chief to discuss deepening UK-US economic relationship, including potential for new trade agreement - Anadolu Ajansı
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