Trump hits Brazil and Argentina with steel tariffs; Lagarde on climate emergency - business live
(The Guardian Business News)

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including new PMI surveys of the world´s manufacturingLagarde: ECB must fight climate emergencyTrump imposes tariffs on Brazil and ArgentinaAlso urges Fed to weaken the dollarEarlier:UK factories slash jobsChina´s factory growth hits three-year highBut Ireland cuts jobs as exports fallComing up: Christine Lagarde at European Parliament 3.29pm GMT Lagarde then denies that the ECB is making the climate crisis worse via its bond-buying stimulus programme.She argues that by improving financial conditions in the eurozone, the ECB is helping companies to fund new, greener projects. 3.25pm GMT Back in Brussels, Christine Lagarde is being challenged about her commitment to the climate emergency.`Clear, precise and rapid actions` are needed, one MEP points out, so what action will the ECB actually take? Continue reading...