FactCheck: Does the EU impose a 39% tariff on US goods as Donald Trump’s massive chart claimed? The Journal Live: Uncertainty for France ahead of potential talks with US RTE.ie How Trump’s latest tariffs could affect your personal spending PBS Canada announces new countermeasures in response to tariffs from the United States of America Prime Minister of Canada The … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Trade wars have long been a feature of global economic relations. The United States, under various administrations, particularly during Donald Trump’s presidency, has adopted protectionist policies that have sparked trade tensions with numerous countries. Tariffs and trade sanctions have frequently been used as instruments to pressure other nations into aligning with U.S. interests. The … Read more
Many U.S. allies are understandably frustrated, flummoxed and dismayed by President Donald Trump’s belligerent approach to what used to be Washington’s closest partnerships. From demands that they pay more for the privilege of protection to imposing historically high trade restrictions on them, Trump has gone full predatory mode when it comes to U.S. hegemony. While … Read more
China has announced it will impose additional tariffs of 34 per cent on US imports in retaliation for duties unveiled by US President Donald Trump this week, moving the world closer to a full-blown trade war. The Ministry of Commerce said on Friday that the tariff, which matches Trump’s latest increase in duties on Beijing, … Read more
President Donald Trump’s new tariff chart, which he unveiled Wednesday at the Rose Garden, had a mixture of surprising and predictable countries on the list. A high tariff on China? Not so surprising. But among the top 10 countries on his chart, eight are in Asia. Many close US allies like South Korea and Japan … Read more
US companies had billions of dollars in value wiped out after President Donald Trump slapped sweeping tariffs on foreign imports. Virtually every sector suffered big losses as US financial markets careened toward their biggest one-day drop since Covid-19 flattened the global economy five years ago. Banks, retailers, clothing, airlines and technology companies were among the … Read more
Donald Trump has been criticised for his absence during the dignified transfer of four U.S. soldiers who tragically lost their lives in a training accident in Lithuania. Instead, he was spotted playing golf at his Trump National Doral Miami golf course for a LIV Golf event. A ceremony was held by Lithuania’s president to honour … Read more
Trump says things are ‘going very well’ as stocks plummet and IMF appeals for resolution The Journal Global markets in turmoil as Trump tariffs wipe $2.5trillion off Wall Street The Irish Times Shares drop as Trump tariffs unleash recession fears RTE.ie Stock markets suffer sharp drops after Donald Trump announces sweeping tariffs Sky News Trump tariffs trigger steepest US … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump’s return to the White House this year was identified in a new survey as one of Southeast Asia’s top three geopolitical worries. Trump took third place at 46.9% in top concerns for Southeast Asians, according to a ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute survey published Thursday. Hostilities in the South China Sea was first … Read more
On Wednesday, United States President Donald Trump imposed sweeping reciprocal tariffs on the US’s trading partners. The day was termed “Liberation Day” by Trump, who signed an executive order imposing a flat 10 percent tariff on almost all nations and then additional tariffs on those countries that the US accuses of charging higher levies on … Read more