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13 November, 2025

The Day in Trade: EU wants payment for UK ‘reset’ measures as it looks to accelerate end of de minimis regime

The Day in Trade covers the EU's request for payment if the UK wants to rejoin the European energy market, news that the UK is preparing to launch trade talks with the South American Mercosur trade bloc and a proposal from the European Commission to start charging a de minimis fee on low-value shipments from China.

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12 November, 2025

The Day in Trade: Houthis announce halt to Red Sea attacks, Syria sanctions thaw and oil in focus

The crisis in the Red Sea for shipping is subsiding, while sanctions on Syria have been suspended by the US and those on Russian oil are putting upward pressure on prices just as a major report expects demand to rise.

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11 November, 2025

The Day in Trade: Trump-BBC drama weeks before trade talks, UK rejects EU defence programme over costs and Swiss-US tariff agreement close

US President Donald Trump has threatened to dial up from rhetoric to legal action in his dispute with the BBC just weeks away from trade talks on key sectors. Switzerland is also closer than ever to negotiating down its eye-watering 39% US tariff rate after an assembly of billionaires met at the White House, and China is rolling back export controls on the US as the countries’ trade truce comes into effect.