U.S. Economic and Trade issued on May 12, global attention to such a tariff war, unprecedented in scale, was put on hold.

Volley after volley of new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad and continue to escalate uncertainty for businesses and households.

Ryanair's warning that it could ditch Boeing in favour of a Chinese rival is just a bluff... for now, writes Adam Maguire.