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\nPort of Hamburg Eurogate and Burchardkai container terminals\u00a0<\/em>
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COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n

EuroNews<\/em> posted the following:<\/p>\n

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In 2025, global trade cracked as Europe hurt by US tariffs and new China shock<\/h2>\n

29 December 2025<\/p>\n

Hit by US tariffs and Chinese weaponisation of critical goods, the EU became squeezed by the aggressive trade agenda of the world\u2019s two largest economies. Brussels now ponders new alliances and new markets.<\/h3>\n
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In 2025, the first shock came from Washington. But it wasn’t the only one.<\/p>\n

The world\u2019s largest economy abruptly turned inward, rolling out a nationalist trade agenda and sweeping tariffs on partners worldwide.<\/p>\n

Trade flows were forced to reroute – many of them towards Europe. At the same time, as tensions between the US and China escalated, Beijing began weaponising global dependence on rare earths, which are essential for Europe\u2019s tech sector. …<\/p>\n

With Donald Trump’s return to office, the White House launched its most aggressive trade offensive in a century, exposing the EU to higher tariffs just as China upped the pressure by restricting the exports of critical minerals needed to make everything, from planes to washing machines.<\/p>\n

Walking a tightrope, the EU looked to Latin America, the Middle East and Africa to bolster new export markets – not without complications. …<\/p>\n

Germany’s Sabine Weyand, acknowledged …\u00a0\u201c(The trade deal) created a basis for engagement between the EU and the US on a lot of other issues,\u201d she said. \u201cWe will have to see how far that will carry us, but at least we have another basis of engagement with the administration which wasn\u2019t there before,” Weyand said.<\/p>\n

She also warned Europe is “paying the price for the fact we ignored the wake-up call we got during the first Trump administration – and went back to sleep. And I hope that this is not what we are doing now,” referring to EU\u2019s dependence on the US security umbrella. …<\/p>\n

As a result, the EU doubled down on efforts to diversify trade ties too. It struck deals with Mexico, Indonesia, Singapore and revived talks with India, even if it failed to ink a deal before 2025 as it hoped for.<\/p>\n

The EU also struggled to seal the Mercosur agreement after 25 years of negotiation with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Italy and France pushed the signature to 2026<\/a>, while a vote on safeguards meant to protect EU farmers fearing unfair competition from Latin American countries was also deferred to 2026. https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2025\/12\/29\/in-2025-global-trade-cracked-as-europe-hurt-by-us-tariffs-and-new-china-shock<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In 2025, Europe increased trade with Asia:<\/p>\n

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Robust Asia, Europe trade drives up Hamburg\u2019s container volumes<\/h2>\n
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The Port of Hamburg Monday reported an 8.4% increase in container volume from January through September as booming Asian imports and intra-Europe shipments brushed off a sharp tariff-hit drop in trade with the US.<\/p>\n

Europe\u2019s third-largest container port handled 6.3 million TEUs in the first nine months of 2025, with Asian trade rising 11% year over year and trade with Europe up 14%, according to a Port of Hamburg statement. In the same period, container traffic with the US was \u201caffected by complications in trade,\u201d the German hub said, reflected by volumes that declined 23.9% to 395,000 TEUs. 11\/17\/25 https:\/\/www.joc.com\/article\/robust-asia-europe-trade-drives-up-hamburgs-container-volumes-6118183<\/a><\/p>\n

India-EU Trade Deal Could Be Win-Win …<\/h2>\n

EU Trade Pivot Could Ease US Tariff Pain<\/h3>\n

As the India-US trade deal hangs fire, New Delhi\u2019s negotiations with the European Union may ultimately deliver a bigger lift \u2014 boosting exports, deepening India\u2019s role in global supply chains and cementing ties with the West.<\/p>\n

The talks have regained momentum<\/a>, as both sides look to reduce exposure to China and hedge against an unpredictable US. The year-end deadline is ambitious, but a deal by early next year is within reach.<\/p>\n

The EU is India\u2019s second-largest export market, just behind the US, with relatively low average tariffs of around 5%. But the challenge for Indian exporters is the non-tariff barriers \u2014 from technical standards to environmental and sustainability rules.<\/p>\n

A free trade agreement would make India\u2019s exports more competitive, especially as rivals like Vietnam and Bangladesh enjoy preferential tariffs in the EU. And Brussels could claw back market share lost to countries such as South Korea and Japan, which already have trade deals with India. https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2025-11-19\/russian-oil-deadline-looms-india-eu-trade-deal-could-be-win-win<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Yes, despite being hurt by the Trump administration, the EU is making trade moves away from the USA.<\/p>\n

Regarding trade, now notice something from my free eBook titled Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump\u2019s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies?<\/a><\/span>:<\/p>\n

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Trade \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

The morning after his reelection, I wrote:<\/p>\n

\u00a0… Europe will get more serious about trade deals with others internationally, such as being more motivated to approve the trade deal with the Mercosur block of South America. …<\/p>\n

One of the unintended consequences of Donald Trump\u2019s threats of tariffs and other trade matters is that it is motivating nations he has threatened to look to trade more with each other.<\/p>\n

Europe will get more serious about trade deals with others internationally \u2026<\/p>\n