Rachel Reeves dashes hopes of early breakthrough in UK-US trade deal
Chancellor says UK is ‘not going to rush a deal’ and rejects new US demands on agricultural productsMarkets rise as Trump backtracks on China tariffs and firing Fed chairReeves looks at ending zero tax regime for low-value importsRachel Reeves has dashed hopes of an early breakthrough in trade talks with the Trump administration, stressing the UK is “not going to rush” into a deal.Speaking before her first face-to-face meeting with the US Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, in which she was expected to lobby him to reduce tariffs, the chancellor said negotiations would take time. Continue reading...
Chancellor says UK is ‘not going to rush a deal’ and rejects new US demands on agricultural products
- Markets rise as Trump backtracks on China tariffs and firing Fed chair
- Reeves looks at ending zero tax regime for low-value imports
Rachel Reeves has dashed hopes of an early breakthrough in trade talks with the Trump administration, stressing the UK is “not going to rush” into a deal.
Speaking before her first face-to-face meeting with the US Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, in which she was expected to lobby him to reduce tariffs, the chancellor said negotiations would take time. Continue reading...
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