1. Planning bill would allow builders to ‘pay cash to trash’ nature, say UK experts

   The Guardian » 5 days ago

   Exclusive: plan to let firms sidestep environmental laws by paying into nature levy would add cost and delay, says letter to MPsLeading economists, former government advisers and ecologists are calling for a key section of the government’s planning bill to be changed beca...

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1. ‘Very problematic’: US apparel bosses say Trump’s tariffs will hurt Americans

   The Guardian » 4 days ago

   The president aims to boost US manufacturing, but insiders warn tariffs will increase costs and destroy businessesAcross the US, many executives leading apparel and textiles bus...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. UK growth forecast to slow sharply as Trump tariffs push confidence to record low

   The Guardian » 2 days ago

   EY Item Club predicts GDP of only 0.8% this year as Ipsos poll shows three-quarters of Britons expect economy to get worseThe UK economy is set to slow sharply for the next two years as Donald Trump’s global tariff war weighs on consumer spending and business investment, ...

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1. Trump tariffs will send global trade into reverse this year, warns WTO

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   World Trade Organization says trade between US and China is expected to plunge by 81% in ‘decoupling’Donald Trump’s tariffs will send international trade into reverse this year, depressing global economic growth, the World Trade Organization has warned....

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1. Retailers fear Trump tariffs gloom will worsen footfall on UK high streets

   The Guardian » 2 weeks ago

   Shoppers stayed away in March as footfall declined 5% and stores worry US trade war could have chilling effectShoppers stayed away from the UK high street in March, a situation retailers said could worsen if the economic gloom caused by ...

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1. Trump’s bullying must stop but the true costs of globalisation will remain | Richard Partington

   The Guardian » 2 weeks ago

   We cannot return to the status quo before ‘liberation day’, with western economies hollowed out by free-market capitalism Fundamentally wrong, brutal and paranoid. A preacher of voodoo economics, attacking the US’s allies and enemies alike. Condemnation of Donald Trump in...

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1. GDP jump offers Rachel Reeves some light as UK enters Trump tariff tunnel

   The Guardian » 2 weeks ago

   Growth defied forecasts that chancellor had hobbled economy, but trade war casts long shadowUK economy far exceeds forecasts to grow 0.5%...

   Category: Business  Economics

1. US chocolate prices surge amid soaring cocoa costs and tariffs

   The Guardian » 1 week ago

   Price of cocoa – chocolate’s key ingredient – has climbed over past year and tariffs on imports will keep prices highFor many Americans celebrating Easter, the holiday is incomplete without chocolate: chocolate bunnies and eggs, bars tucked into Easter baskets, candy hidd...

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1. Democrats call for insider trading investigation over Trump’s tariff pause

   The Guardian » 2 weeks ago

   Elizabeth Warren and other senators urge SEC to look into whether president engaged in market manipulationSeveral senior Senate Democrats have written a letter asking the Securities and Exch...

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1. ‘The damage is done’: Trump’s tariffs put the dollar’s safe haven status in jeopardy

   The Guardian » 2 weeks ago

   Experts say fears about unpredictable policy are creating crisis of confidence in US bonds once seen as ‘risk free’Amid the global fallout from Donald Trump’s “liber...

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