How Trump Is Pushing the UK Towards the EU

In today’s episode, we cover how UK-EU relations, the ever-escalating global trade war, and Germany’s new coalition government.

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Sources:

✍️ Trump Pushes the UK Towards the EU

• https://www.ft.com/content/f51a368a-ff9a-46d8-9ab5-58aa3ca7ecc4

✍️ China Tariff Escalation

• https://www.reuters.com/markets/global-markets-tariffs-bonds-2025-04-09/
• https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/09/business/china-us-tariffs-retaliation-hnk-intl/index.html 

✍️ EU Retaliatory Tariffs

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp8vyy35g3mt?post=asset%3A10e29e98-4f9a-499c-866c-d3f48e250254#post 
• https://www.ft.com/content/f3e0ee58-47a0-41c4-b021-ed19d27da6e7#post-37811884-07fa-45aa-9615-2e69311eae3e 

✍️ Germany Coalition Deal

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-coalition-deal-expected-around-midday-sources-say-2025-04-09/
• https://www.dw.com/en/germany-conservatives-finalize-coalition-deal-with-spd/live-72180120  

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