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China accuses US of fentanyl ‘blackmail’ after latest tariff threat
BEIJING: Beijing accused the United States on Friday (Feb 28) of exerting “tariff pressure and blackmail” after President Donald Trump’s latest…
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Trump orders new tariff probe into US copper imports
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump opened yet another front on Tuesday (Feb 25) in his assault on global trade norms, ordering…
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US beat China as Germany’s biggest single trading partner last year
Trade between the US and Germany, Europe’s largest economy, rose 0.1% compared with 2023, Germany’s Federal Statistical Office said. Trade…
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Trump says he will introduce 25% tariffs on autos, pharmaceuticals and chips
PALM BEACH, Florida: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (Feb 19) he intends to impose auto tariffs “in the neighbourhood…
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UK accelerates major steel industry consultation in response to US tariffs
LONDON: Britain published a major consultation for its steel industry on Sunday (Feb 16), weeks ahead of schedule due to…
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Commentary: Alibaba won’t solve all of Apple’s China problems
These mounting US-China tensions could have more concerning ramifications. As one of the few American tech companies still operating in China, Apple…
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Snap Insight: Trump’s reciprocal tariffs put Asia’s history of trade openness at risk
RISK AND UNCERTAINTY OF TRADING WITH THE US But the memo released by Mr Trump goes further to bundle five…
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What are Trump’s reciprocal tariffs and who may be hit?
WHAT ARE THE COMPLICATIONS? Using reciprocal levies to address non-tariff issues like VATs could raise the average effective tariff rate…
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Trump’s tariff tactics may reshape global trade: Analysts
“It’s not a tariff per se, it is an action of domestic policy,” Trump’s commerce secretary nominee Howard Lutnick told…
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Trump signs executive orders on steel, aluminium tariffs
“TARIFF FATIGUE” But Trump went ahead with tariffs on China, the world’s second-biggest economy, with products entering the United States…
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