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The EU’s trade plan for a potential second Trump term

The EU’s trade plan for a potential second Trump term

Brussels will offer a quick deal then threaten retaliation against tariffs

FT News Briefing · Forhecz Topher

July 30, 202410m 4s

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Show Notes

Britain’s new finance minister blamed the previous Conservative government for a £22bn fiscal hole, and Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro is facing international pressure to back up his claim of winning re-election. Plus, the FT’s Andy Bounds explains the EU’s trade strategy to deal with a potential second Trump presidency. 


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Reeves announces ‘incredibly tough choices’ to plug £22bn fiscal hole 

Pressure mounts on Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro over contested presidential vote 

EU prepares two-step trade plan to tackle Donald Trump 


The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Mischa Frankl-Duval, Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Our intern is Prakriti Panwar. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com


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