Postal traffic to US plunges by 80pc following US over tariffs: UN
The Universal Postal Union is working on the rapid development of a new technical solution, its director general Masahiko Metoki said...
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Japan exports fall most in 4yrs as Trump tariffs bite
Japanese exports suffered their steepest drop in more than four years last month as tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump bit, official data showed Wednesday...
Trump tariffs a stone for cowboy boots
We are offering the following story chosen by AFP鈥檚 chief editors for our Africa Selection re-publication as among the best reporting from the sub-Saharan continent over the last fortnight...
Brazil seeks WTO relief against Trump tariffs
Brazil on Wednesday approached the World Trade Organisation聽 for relief against a hefty trade tariff imposed by president Donald Trump on more than a third of US-bound exports from the Latin American powerhouse...
Trump tariffs don鈥檛 spare his fans in EU
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban promised that the return of his 鈥榙ear friend鈥� Donald Trump as US president would usher in a new 鈥榞olden age鈥�...
Laos braced for blow of Trump tariff
Hawking clothes outside the garment factory where her daughter toils inside, a Laos vendor weighs US president Donald Trump鈥檚 threat of trade tariffs that may soon snarl both their livelihoods...
Japan鈥檚 SMEs ready to adapt to Trump tariffs
Small and medium-sized firms like Mitsuwa Electric that form the backbone of Japan鈥檚 economy have weathered many storms over the decades, and company president Yuji Miyazaki is hopeful they will also withstand Donald Trump.
Indonesian shoemakers fear Trump tariffs
At a leather boot shop in the Indonesian city of Bandung, workers handle an order from Texas but owner Etnawati Melani says she fears such business will dwindle when Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs hit exports...
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...
2nd day negotiations begin
The second round of negotiations over tariff issues between Bangladesh and the United States began for the second day on Thursday in the US capital Washington...
Pharma industry on red alert over Trump tariffs
With US president Donald Trump threatening 200 per cent tariffs on imported pharmaceutical products within as little as one year, the industry is on red alert...
US appeals court allows Trump tariffs to remain longer
A US federal appeals court is allowing president Donald Trump鈥檚 global tariffs to remain in effect for now while it considers the case on an expedited track...
Govt urged to watch first, act then
Economist Rehman Sobhan on Thursday said rushing to Washington in a show of modesty to deal with the newly announced tariff policy by the United States was not a good strategy...
Trump鈥檚 crazy trade war
THE Trump tariff shock is going to take a bit of time to sink in, though stock markets worldwide have already sunk. Altogether, 60 countries have been slapped with at least 10 per cent tariffs; those with large trade surpluses with the US will pay a much higher rate. Trump鈥檚 public argument was two-fold: force US trade partners with the highest surpluses to lower their...
Trump tariffs threaten Japan auto sector
Business was already tough for auto parts maker Asahi Tekko, but with US car tariffs due to bite this week its president has a simple message for Donald Trump: 鈥楪ive me a break.鈥�...
BoE slashes UK growth outlook amid Trump tariff threat
The Bank of England on Thursday halved its forecast for UK economic growth this year, blaming global risks amid US tariff threats and deteriorating business confidence in the UK...