Pauses, tweaks and can-kicking are new trade norms
From Reuters. The US inked a deal with the UK and agreed to freeze triple-digit tariffs (https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/us-congress-will-be-reluctant-trade-war-spoiler-2025-05-14/) on China (https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/us-china-truce-cools-down-trade-war-now-2025-05-12/) . In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists explain what these agreements (https://www.breakingviews.com/considered-view/us-uk-trade-deal-offers-fuzzy-blueprint-for-others/) reveal about the Trump administration’s negotiating hand, and what trade is likely to look like in the future. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy…