Today, we look at what seems like an escalation of a possible trade war between the US and China. Plus, the Prime Minister’s attempts to try and protect the UK car business.
James and Chris are joined by business editor Simon Jack, on another very turbulent day in stock markets around the world.
Plus, Financial Times columnist Gillian Tett explains the possible thinking behind Trump’s decisions.
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New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bit.ly/3ENLcS1 Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by James Cook. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Adam Chowdhury and Alix Pickles. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.