Small US firms battered by tariffs
When US president Donald Trump announced tariffs on almost all trading partners in April, Ben Knepler contacted the factory in Cambodia producing his company鈥檚 outdoor furniture. 鈥楽top production,鈥� he ordered...
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Thyssenkrupp cuts targets as US tariffs weigh
Thyssenkrupp鈥檚 shares slumped Thursday as the struggling German industrial giant slashed its sales forecasts due to weak demand amid US president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff onslaught...
Navalnaya urges Putin to agree release of anti-war prisoners
Exiled Russian opposition figure Yulia Navalnaya on Friday urged presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump to strike a deal to free Russian and Ukrainian political prisoners held captive by Moscow for speaking out against the war...
Trump-Putin summit today
US president Donald Trump said Thursday his Alaska summit with Russia鈥檚 Vladimir Putin could fail but was merely a prelude to a second, three-way meeting where the substantive dealmaking over the Ukraine war would happen...
Bitcoin hits record high, global stocks diverge
Bitcoin hit a record high Thursday and European and Asian stock markets diverged on the eve of landmark talks between US president Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on potentially ending the Ukraine war...
US producer inflation in July highest in 3 years
US producer price inflation bounced in July to its highest reading since 2022, government data showed Thursday, with an uptick in services costs exceeding that in goods, as policymakers seek to gauge effects from President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs...
Putin, Kim vow stronger ties ahead of US-Russia summit
Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korea鈥檚 leader Kim Jong Un have vowed to strengthen cooperation,聽days ahead of Putin鈥檚 summit in Alaska with Donald Trump, Pyongyang鈥檚 state media reported Wednesday...
Trump signs order to extend China tariff truce by 90 days
US president Donald Trump on Monday ordered a delay in the reimposition of higher tariffs on Chinese goods, hours before a trade truce between Washington and Beijing was due to expire.
Zelensky says concessions will not make Russia end war
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday warned against capitulating to the demands of president Vladimir Putin ahead of talks Friday between the Russian leader and US president Donald Trump...
Trump says big US banks shunned him
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that major US banks had turned down his business as part of an alleged pattern of political discrimination against conservatives that right-wing figures have long claimed...
Apple to hike investment in US to $600b over 4yrs
Apple will invest an additional $100 billion in the United States, taking its total pledge to $600 billion over the next four years, US president Donald Trump said Wednesday...
Trump to use military against drug cartels
President Donald Trump is moving to target Latin American drug cartels with the military, US media said Friday, after Washington designated several narcotics trafficking groups as 鈥榯errorist鈥� organisations earlier this year.
Trump demands CEO of US chip maker Intel resign 鈥榠mmediately鈥�
President Donald Trump demanded Thursday that the new boss of US chip maker Intel resign 鈥榠mmediately,鈥� after a Republican senator raised national security concerns over his links to firms in China...
US president Trump to meet Russian president Putin in Alaska on next Friday
United States president Donald Trump said on Friday that he would meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in one week in Alaska, and suggested that an eventual deal between Moscow and Kyiv to end the war in Ukraine could involve swapping territory...
Trump orders US colleges to reveal race data to prove fairness
President Donald Trump issued an order Thursday demanding that US universities supply enrolment data as evidence they are not considering an applicant鈥檚 race when awarding admission.
S African president talks to Trump over tariff
President Cyril Ramaphosa called president Donald Trump ahead of the US imposition of 30-per cent tariffs on South African exports Thursday and the leaders agreed to 鈥榝urther engagements鈥�, the government said.
Trump-Putin meeting agreed for 鈥榗oming days鈥�
The Kremlin said on Thursday that a summit between US president Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Ukraine was set for the 鈥榗oming days鈥� as US-led efforts to broker peace rumble on...
Indian exporters say 50pc US levy a 鈥榮evere setback鈥�
Indian exporters warned on Thursday that the cost of additional US tariffs risked making businesses 鈥榥ot viable鈥� after president Donald Trump ordered steeper levies totalling 50 per cent on imported Indian goods...
Trump announces 100pc chip tariff
Donald Trump has announced a 100 per cent tariff on semiconductors from firms that do not invest in the United States 鈥� sparking volatility in Asian chipmaker shares Thursday...
Higher US tariffs kick in for dozens of trading partners
The United States began charging higher tariffs on goods from dozens of trading partners Thursday, in a major escalation of president Donald Trump鈥檚 drive to reshape global commerce in America鈥檚 favour...
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...
Germany factory output lowest since pandemic
German industrial production slumped in June to its lowest level since the pandemic in 2020, data showed Thursday, underlining the fragility of Europe鈥檚 top economy even before US President Donald Trump鈥檚 new tariffs kicked in...
Trump targets tariff evasion, with eye on China
As the United States ramps up tariffs on major trading partners globally, president Donald Trump is also disrupting strategies that could be used 鈥� by Chinese companies or others 鈥� to circumvent them...
Pharma, chips tariffs incoming as trade war widens: US
US president Donald Trump signalled Tuesday that fresh tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals and semiconductors could be unveiled within the coming week, as a cascade of incoming duties promises to reshape global trading ties...
Trump mulling four Fed chair candidates
US president Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has narrowed his potential choices for heading the Federal Reserve to four candidates, but that treasury secretary Scott Bessent is no longer in the running...
Steeper US tariffs take effect on many Brazilian goods
US tariffs on many Brazilian products surged Wednesday, as president Donald Trump moved ahead with a pressure campaign against the trial of his right-wing ally Jair Bolsonaro...
US trade gap shrinks
The US trade gap narrowed in June, government data showed Tuesday, as imports pulled back more than exports while businesses grappled with president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs on allies and competitors alike...
Republicans, Democrats go to 鈥榳ar鈥� over US election map
Donald Trump is pulling hard on the levers of power to strengthen Republicans through redistricting in Texas and other states 鈥� the latest offensive in escalating moves by both sides to shape the battlefield of US democracy for the midterm elections...
Trump adds additional 25% tariff on India over purchase of Russian oil
US President Donald Trump ordered an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods on Wednesday over New Delhi鈥檚 continued purchase of Russian oil, a key revenue source for Moscow鈥檚 war in Ukraine.
Trump threatens India with higher tariffs
US president Donald Trump said Tuesday he was considering 鈥榮ubstantially鈥� hiking tariffs on Indian imports in the next 24 hours over the country鈥檚 purchases of Russian oil...