Business Daily
Business Daily
How trade deals are really made
July 7, 2025
18 minutes
Available for over a year
Grab your briefcase, we’re heading into the negotiation room, to find out about the art of the trade deal.
With deals being drawn up around the world, and many more negotiations underway, we speak to experts and negotiators about overcoming stalemates and bargaining chips.
And we ask if US President Donald Trump has upended the way global trade deals are made.
Presenter: Megan Lawton
Producer: Sam Gruet
(Picture: US President Donald Trump holds a signed US-UK trade deal next to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they speak to reporters during the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on June 16, 2025. Credit: Getty Images)