Trump, tariffs and why UK companies can still appeal

Is a trade war inevitable?

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Irrespective of who happens to be in power both overseas and at home, Sheldon MacDonald aims to invest in UK companies that can benefit from prudent management, efficient operating models and strong cashflows...

The morning of November 5 probably wasn't the most joyous time in David Lammy's life. The UK's foreign secretary awoke to find a man he had once branded a serial liar, a sociopath, "no friend of Britain" and more besides had been re-elected President of the United States.  The government quickly slipped into damage-limitation mode. Lammy himself dismissed his remarks as "old news" and revealed their target had even graciously offered him a second portion of chicken during a dinner in New York earlier this year.  Yet Donald Trump's return to the White House didn't just cast a shadow ov...

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