Inside Trade

September 26, 2025

State of the talks: Trump mulls changes to UK deal; Korea not in a hurry

By Brett Fortnam  / September 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
President Trump is considering British-proposed changes to the U.S.-UK tariff deal the two sides struck in May, he said Monday ahead of a visit to London. “They want to see if they can refine the trade deal a little bit,” he told reporters outside the White House. “We made a deal and it's a great deal, and I'm into helping them.” Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in May reached a deal that kept in place 10 percent tariffs...

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