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18 May, 2026

UK’s net energy importer status creating greater economic vulnerabilities, warns leading Bank of England adviser

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15 May, 2026

The Week in Trade: Economy security on the UK’s agenda for the next year, say experts, while US beef importers gain boost from China talks

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14 May, 2026

The Day in Trade: King’s Speech focuses on economic security, chancellor hails strong GDP growth and ship seized in Strait of Hormuz

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13 May, 2026

The Day in Trade: Trump in Beijing to meet Xi Jinping with trade, AI and Iran on the agenda

12 May, 2026

The Day in Trade: Live animal export concession in ‘reset’ negotiations, anti-Windsor Framework group launched and oil supply concerns spark wave of fossil fuel exploration

11 May, 2026

The Week Ahead in International Trade: Trump-Xi meeting to take place in Beijing, trade to feature in King’s Speech and EU-UK ‘reset’ public webinar

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8 May, 2026

The Week in International Trade: US-EU tensions, US tariffs ruled illegal for second time trade and King’s Award for Enterprise winners

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7 May, 2026

The Day in Trade: EU approval of US trade deal stalls, paperless trade trial hailed a ‘success’ by DBT and China privately warns banks on US sanctions compliance

6 May, 2026

Traders should be confident with their data says leading customs expert, as HMRC ramps up compliance enforcement

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6 May, 2026

The Day in Trade: King’s Awards for Enterprise announced with traders celebrated, and fresh hope for Iran-US peace deal?

5 May, 2026

The Day in Trade: EU insists that ‘a deal is a deal’ in response to latest US tariff threats while Chartered Institute announces new President

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1 May, 2026

The Week in International Trade: King Charles’ visit gets whiskey tariff revoked, EU-Mercosur deal finally in effect and gridlock at WTO