European countries are not all equally exposed to the US market and so will not suffer the same consequences should president Donald Trump go ahead with his threats to impose 30-per cent tariffs on the European Union...
President Donald Trump set out early in his second term to fulfil a decades-long desire of reshaping US trade with the world, but the main outcomes so far have been discord and uncertainty...
President Donald Trump on Saturday targeted Mexico and the European Union with steep 30 per cent tariffs, dramatically raising聽the stakes in already tense negotiations with two of the largest US trading partners...
Mexico slammed US president Donald Trump鈥檚 latest threat of 30 per cent tariffs Saturday as an 鈥榰nfair deal,鈥� according to a government statement...
More than 1,300 state department employees were fired Friday in a downsizing ordered by president Donald Trump and touted as cutting bloated government鈥攂ut which critics predict will hamstring US influence around the world...
The US government saw its budget deficit widen from the prior year in the October to June period as spending rose, but customs duties surged to a record after President Donald Trump鈥檚 wide-ranging tariffs on imports...
European and US stock markets retreated Friday as US President Donald Trump ramped up his trade offensive, threatening a 35-per cent levy on Canada...
Growth in oil demand is anaemic globally, with several countries in the crosshairs of US President Donald Trump tariff threats suffering drops, the IEA said Friday...
Try as it might to appease President Donald Trump, Canada remains a prized target in his trade wars and subject to the whiplash of his changes of heart...
NAMES can and do mislead. Especially when they are deployed to disguise betrayal as benevolence. The US Senate has just passed what Donald Trump hails as 鈥榦ne big, beautiful bill鈥� 鈥� a sweeping tax package projected to add $3.7 trillion to the national debt over a decade. Upon narrowly passing the Senate in a 50鈥�50 tie, broken only by the vice president鈥檚 vote...
A federal judge on Thursday halted president Donald Trump鈥檚 order restricting birthright citizenship, as opponents of the policy pursue a new legal avenue following the US Supreme Court鈥檚 overturning of a previous block.
Donald Trump鈥檚 insistence that 鈥榮poiled鈥� Japan imports more US rice is adding to prime minister Shigeru Ishiba鈥檚 problems ahead of elections that could sink his premiership after less than a year in office.
Canada will face a 35 per cent tariff on exports to the United States starting August 1, president Donald Trump said in a late-night letter to prime minister Mark Carney that upends negotiations between the neighbours and close allies.
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 announcement to impose 50-per cent tariffs on copper imports has roiled the strategic metal on markets...
Israel鈥檚 bid to crush Hamas鈥檚 capabilities and bring the hostages home dominated talks between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump, the Israeli prime minister said, even as the Palestinian militants vowed no surrender in Gaza...
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would not extend an August 1 deadline for higher US tariffs to take effect on dozens of economies, while announcing plans for a separate 50 per cent duty on copper imports...
European stock markets rose Wednesday, brushing off US president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff threats on copper and pharmaceuticals...
Indonesia鈥檚 state oil company and agricultural firms have signed deals to increase their purchases of US goods, the country鈥檚 chief economic minister told AFP on Wednesday, as Jakarta lays the groundwork to avoid the worst of president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs...
Europe鈥檚 largest automaker Volkswagen said Wednesday that sales into the United States had taken a hit, underscoring the impact of president Donald Trump鈥檚 drastic trade measures...
President Donald Trump has said the United States will send additional weapons to Ukraine, triggering Russian criticism after Moscow claimed new gains in its grinding war against its neighbour...
Qatar said Tuesday more time was needed for negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, after US president Donald Trump voiced optimism about a possible breakthrough...
US president Donald Trump reignited his trade war by threatening more than a dozen countries with higher tariffs Monday鈥攂ut then said he may be flexible on his new August deadline to reach deals...
Bangladesh has pinned its hope on the ongoing negotiation to avert 35 per cent US tariff on its exports threatened by president Donald Trump in a letter to chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday...
Iran said Tuesday it has not made any request for talks with the United States, after president Donald Trump said Tehran was seeking negotiations following last month鈥檚 war with Israel...
US-Brazil relations slid into crisis Monday after president Donald Trump criticised the high-profile coup trial of his right-wing ally, ex-president Jair Bolsonaro...
As Cambodian garment workers took breaks from toiling in sweltering factories on Tuesday, they feared for their jobs after US President Donald Trump鈥檚 threat to impose a 36 percent tariff...
Donald Trump sent letters to 14 countries, mainly in Asia, informing them that higher import tariffs will kick in on August 1 unless they reach a deal with the United States...
Major stock markets mostly rose Tuesday after President Donald Trump extended his tariffs deadline and hinted at a further pushback, though uncertainty over US trade policy capped gains...
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 decision to delay implementing major tariff hikes on most trading partners may have offered some relief, but the extension is also prolonging global trade uncertainty, the UN warned Tuesday...
Indonesia鈥檚 flour mills association will sign a deal to import at least one million metric tons of US wheat annually for the next five years in a $1.25 billion deal, it told AFP Monday, as Jakarta lays the groundwork to avoid the worst of Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs...