Trump, EU’s von der Leyen to meet on Sunday to clinch trade deal
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday to clinch a trade deal for Europe that would likely see a 15% ...
Brazil’s Lula says he won’t take orders from ‘gringo’ Trump
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday said that he would not take orders from a “gringo,” responding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s letter slapping Brazil ...
Trump says Indonesia to pay 19% tariffs as part of trade deal
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States would pay no tariffs to Indonesia as part of a trade deal while the southeast Asian country would pay 19%.
“They are ...
EU to keep US trade countermeasures on hold until August, says von der Leyen
The EU will extend its suspension of countermeasures to US tariffs until early August as it aims for a negotiated solution on trade with the United States, European Commission President ...
EU awaits Trump letter as markets digest latest tariff salvo
The European Union braced on Friday for a possible letter from U.S. President Donald Trump outlining planned duties on the United States’ largest trade and investment partner after a ...
Asian garment industry braces for higher US tariffs
Across Asia, unions and industry groups are raising alarms over the impact of higher tariffs by the United States on garment workers.
High tariffs might force companies to shut down ...
Trump issues new tariff notices as EU pushes for US trade deal
U.S. President Donald Trump issued final tariff notices to seven minor trading partners on Wednesday as his administration inched closer to a deal with its biggest trading partner, the ...
US judiciary pushes back on tariffs
Three judges of the US Court of International Trade (USCIT) held that most of the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump were unlawful and struck them down.
Trump immediately appealed ...
Trump tells Walmart to ‘eat the tariffs’ instead of raising prices
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Walmart should “eat the tariffs” instead of blaming duties imposed by his administration on imported goods for the retailer’s increased ...
Trump says China tariffs will come down from 145%
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he expects there to be substantive negotiations between the United States and China on trade this weekend and predicted that punitive U....
US, Britain to announce trade deal later on Thursday NYT claims
President Donald Trump is expected to announce a trade deal between the United States and Britain on Thursday, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing three people familiar with ...
Starlink approvals pushed under Trump tariff pressure
The United States has pushed some nations facing tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump to approve Elon Musk’s Starlink, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing State Department cables.
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Trump set to soften auto tariffs after industry pushback
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday will soften the blow of his auto tariffs through an executive order mixing credits with relief from other levies on parts and materials, ...
China blames US tariffs for hurting global economy
China’s central bank governor on Friday criticized the U.S. for threatening global financial stability with its “recent abuse” of tariffs, in the wake of recent moves seen by ...
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Is President Trump willing to break the Swiss golden egg?
Top Swiss officials will this week test whether big commitments to the U.S. can help secure relief from import tariffs, after pharma giant Roche followed its cross-town rival Novartis ...
Trade disruptions and policy choices
ALTHOUGH the adoption of an aggressive policy of imposing high tariffs by the United States featured prominently in President Trump’s campaign agenda, the scope of the actual measures has ...
The history of tariffs does not benefit anyone but the elite and the wealthy
Donald J Trump is reinstating protectionist rhetoric, using tariffs (taxes on imports) as a tool for reindustrialisation, political pressure and wealth redistribution, while the American elite continues to support him, ...
China and Vietnam sign new deals amid US trade tensions
China’s President Xi Jinping called on Monday for stronger ties with Vietnam on trade and supply chains amid disruptions caused by U.S. tariffs, as he attended the signing ...
Cyprus faces uncertainty amid the looming global trade war
Cyprus should likely brace for impact from a potential global trade war kicked off by the United States. So says the smart money, although analysts add that the nature and ...
Chinese government’s position on opposing US abuse of tariffs
ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT
Recently, the United States has imposed tariffs on all its trading partners, including China, under various pretexts. This severely infringes upon the legitimate rights and ...
Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is like a spiteful divorce
By Loukis Skaliotis
The cat is finally out of the bag. April 2,2025, ‘Liberation Day’ as Trump called it will go down in history as the day America broke up with ...
Koumis ‘moderately optimistic’ for tourism in Cyprus despite US tariffs
Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis on Sunday said he is “moderately optimistic” over the future of tourism in Cyprus, despite the uncertainty for the lobal economy created by the announcement ...