Norway seeks to negotiate with US over tariffs, PM says
Norway will seek to negotiate with the United States regarding the tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told public broadcaster NRK on ...
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Trump stokes trade war as world reels from tariff shock
President Donald Trump’s move to impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports sparked threats of retaliation on Thursday, as companies and governments rushed to count the costs from an ...
LIBERATION DAY
Trump to escalate global trade tensions with new reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners
US President Donald Trump was poised to impose sweeping new reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners on Wednesday, upending decades of rules-based trade, threatening cost increases and likely drawing retaliation ...
Goldman Sachs predicts three Fed rate cuts, recession risk rises on tariffs
Goldman Sachs forecast the US Federal Reserve to deliver three quarter point interest rate cuts this year and expects heightened recession risks amid tariff uncertainty, ahead of clarity on President ...
TRADE TARIFFS
EU has ‘strong plan’ to hit back at US tariffs if needed, EU chief says
The European Union has a “strong plan” to retaliate against tariffs imposed, and set to be imposed, by US President Donald Trump, although it would prefer to negotiate a solution, ...
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Global auto industry in turmoil as Trump unleashes 25 per cent tariff
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a 25 per cent tariff on imported cars and light trucks starting next week, widening the global trade war he kicked off upon regaining ...
Trump’s expanded metals tariffs to hit goods from horseshoes to bulldozer blades
U.S. President Donald Trump’s bulked-up tariffs on steel and aluminum due to launch within hours will hit nearly $150 billion worth of derivative products made from the metals for ...
Mark Carney wins race to replace Trudeau as Canada’s PM, vows to win war with Trump
Former central banker Mark Carney won the race to become leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister, official results showed on Sunday.
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Imposed on Tuesday, suspended on Thursday, President Trump delays tariffs for goods from Mexico, Canada
U.S. President Donald Trump suspended tariffs of 25% he had imposed this week on most goods from Canada and Mexico, the latest twist in a fluctuating trade policy that has ...
trade war
China hits US agriculture, says won’t be bullied by fresh Trump tariffs
China on Tuesday swiftly retaliated against fresh U.S. tariffs, announcing hikes to import levies covering $21 billion worth of American agricultural and food products, moving the world’s top two ...
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Trump triggers trade war with tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico
U.S. President Donald Trump’s new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, along with a doubling of duties on Chinese goods to 20%, sparking trade ...
US trade tariffs
Trump vows March 4 tariffs for Mexico, Canada, extra 10% for China over fentanyl
US President Donald Trump said his proposed 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods will take effect on Tuesday, along with an extra 10% duty on Chinese imports because deadly drugs are ...
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Trump sows confusion on tariffs for Canada and Mexico, floats 25% duty on EU goods
US President Donald Trump raised hopes for another month-long pause on steep new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, saying they could take effect on April 2, and floated a 25% “...
EU v US
EU antitrust chief slams Trump’s chaos: Vows to defend stability against Washington’s ‘bullying’ tactics
The EU’s competition chief says US President Donald Trump has upended the “trustful relationship” between the United States and Europe, and that Brussels should focus on providing the predictability ...
Trump unveils roadmap for reciprocal tariffs on US allies, competitors
U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a roadmap on Thursday for charging reciprocal tariffs on every country that puts duties on U.S. imports, his latest trade salvo directed at ...
Trump raises tariffs on aluminum, steel imports to 25 per cent, ‘no exceptions or exemptions’
President Donald Trump substantially raised tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to a flat 25% “without exceptions or exemptions” in a move to aid the struggling industries but which increases the ...
US TARIFFS
Trump to announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs in latest trade escalation
US President Donald Trump said he will introduce new 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the US, on top of existing metals duties, in another major escalation of ...
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Trade war begins between the world’s top two economies as China announces retaliatory tariffs after US levies take effect
China on Tuesday imposed tariffs on some U.S. imports in a swift response to new U.S. duties on Chinese goods, raising the stakes in a showdown between the ...
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Trump says Americans may feel ‘pain’ in trade war with Mexico, Canada, China, Europe next in line for tariffs
President Donald Trump said the sweeping tariffs that he has imposed on Mexico, Canada and China may cause “short term” pain for Americans as global stock markets tumbled on concerns ...
trump: eu threatened with tariffs
Trump stirs tariff pot with fresh threats on EU, Feb 1 China deadline
U.S. President Donald Trumpon Tuesday vowed to hit the European Union with tariffs and said his administration was discussing a 10% punitive duty on Chinese imports because fentanyl is being ...
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How Trump’s Mexico tariffs could hurt Europe’s auto industry
Donald Trump’s pledge to slap tariffs on imports to the U.S. from Mexico could be more damaging for European car makers like Volkswagen and Stellantis and their suppliers ...
US’s Yellen lands in China, hopes to thaw icy relations
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday began a four-day visit to China focused on easing tensions between the world’s two largest economies, despite low expectations on both ...