Tariffs, threats and backtracking

关税、威胁与撤回

World Business Report

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2025-03-12

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Canada and the United States have each backtracked on some tariff threats amid further trade turmoil. But America still plans a 25% tariff on Canadian steel and aluminium imports on Wednesday. We hear what a ceasefire could mean for Ukraine’s economy. And, as Manchester United plans to build a $2 billion stadium, Rahul Tandon asks can they afford it?
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  • Hello and welcome to World Business Report here on the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Rahul Tandon.

  • Plenty coming up on this edition,

  • Ukraine says it will accept a short term ceasefire deal

  • if Russia agrees to what will it mean for the Ukrainian economy?

  • And a $2 billion facelift for one of the world's biggest and best known football clubs.

  • We're talking about Manchester United.

  • But the biggest question really is not how much it's going to cost, it's who's going to pay for it.

  • We will try and answer that question a little bit later.

  • But let us start the program by talking about tariffs.

  • Once again.

  • It is a very uncertain time for the global economy.

  • Policies are changing from country to country quite fast.

  • Here with another update of what's been happening today is our north of America business correspondent,

  • Erin Delmore.

  • So if you remember,

  • Canada had decided via Premier Doug Ford of Ontario

  • that the energy sent to three US states would face a 25% surcharge.