Donald Trump tells Sky News US-UK trade agreement is a 'maxed out deal'

Opinion split on "historic" US trade deal, Rightmove boost and BA's Boeing jets deal

From a last-minute US trade deal and a £699m property merger to new aircraft orders, rising resale listings, and plans to build on London’s green belt, here are today’s top stories in UK business in under two minutes.

Trump and Starmer agree historic UK-US trade deal with tariffs slashed for Britain

Labour prime minister and US president hail agreement signed in the wake of ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs that threw the global economy into crisis

Is UK-US trade deal really ‘historic’ or will the devil be in the detail?

Have the US and the UK actually signed a trade deal? Nothing was signed, as you expect on these “historic” occasions. The two countries announced that a deal has been reached, but “the final details are being written up”, US president Donald Trump said in the Oval Office. “In the coming weeks, we’ll have it all very conclusive.”

Meat, agriculture, steel and aircraft are highlighted as US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveil their new trade deal. "Historic," the two leaders repeat - but the details are not entirely clear.

Trump and Starmer call trade deal 'historic,' but questions remain

While the White House called the trade deal a 'milestone,' U.S. officials also described it as merely the 'end of the beginning' of talks involving the trade relationship with Britain.

US President Trump always claims that the whole world wants to make deals with the US. Now the first major agreement is reached. Both countries reduce tariffs on goods. Britain will import Boeing aircraft. And the US wants to import aircraft parts of Rolls-Royce.