China, India, EU among Russia's main trading partners
US President Donald Trump is threatening to hit Russia's trading partners with tariffs of up to 100 per cent if Moscow does not end its war on Ukraine by the beginning of September.
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Russia suggests Trump delaying peace
The Kremlin warned Tuesday that US president Donald Trump鈥檚 pledge of more weapons for Kyiv and threat of sanctions targeting Russian trading partners could embolden Ukraine and further delay already stalled peace efforts...
SC allows Trump to resume edn department dismantling
A divided US Supreme Court gave president Donald Trump the green light on Monday to resume dismantling the Education Department...
US consumer inflation accelerates
US consumer inflation picked up in line with analyst expectations last month, government data showed Tuesday, as policymakers try to gauge how president Donald Trump鈥檚 ever-growing list of tariffs is affecting the economy...
US will send Ukraine Patriot air defence systems: Trump
President Donald Trump on Sunday said the United States would send Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine to help it fight off a Russian invasion, as his relations with Russian president Vladimir Putin soured...
S鈥檖ore averts recession in Q2
Singapore averted a recession in the second quarter, official data showed Monday, but the government warned of 鈥榮ignificant uncertainty鈥� ahead owing to the effects of US president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs...
Impact of US tariffs varies across European Union
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...
Trump鈥檚 dealmaker name on the line
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...
Mexico, EU to face 30pc Trump tariffs from August 1
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 slams Trump鈥檚 30pc tariff threat
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...
US state dept begins mass layoffs
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...
US budget deficit widens but customs receipts surge on tariffs
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...
Stocks fall as Trump ramps up tariff threats
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...
IEA sees anaemic global oil demand growth amid tariff turmoil
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...
Canada just can鈥檛 win in trade war with Trump
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...
Architecture of upward redistribution in US
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...
Trump birthright citizenship order halted
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.
Japan鈥檚 sticky problem with Trump, tariffs and rice
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.
Trump threatens Canada with higher tariff
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.
Strategic role of copper threatened by US tariffs
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 announcement to impose 50-per cent tariffs on copper imports has roiled the strategic metal on markets...
Israel, Hamas defiant as US presses for ceasefire
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...
Trump to set 50pc copper tariff, 200pc on pharmaceuticals
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 stocks brush off Trump鈥檚 tariff threats
European stock markets rose Wednesday, brushing off US president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff threats on copper and pharmaceuticals...
Indonesia signs energy, grain deals with US: minister
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...
Volkswagen US deliveries decline
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...
US to send more weapons to Ukraine: Trump
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 says more time needed for Gaza ceasefire
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...
New tariff deadline not set in stone: Trump
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...
Dhaka pins hope on last-minute talks
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 denies seeking US talks since war
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...