While UK may not be in direct line of fire, knock-on effects on global trade has British businesses worried“We’re vulnerable at the moment,” says Fiona Conor, the managing director of Trust Electric Heating, a Leeds-based radiator manufacturer, who has been considering expanding into the US market.After a predictably unpredictable start to Donald Trump’s second term as US president, Conor is worried her options could be limited, as businesses across the UK brace for a global trade war. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/13/caught-in-the-middle-uk-firms-brace-for-fallout-from-trumps-global-trade-war
Author : Richard Partington Economics correspondent
Publish date : 2025-02-13 06:00:00
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