Trump鈥檚 new tariffs take effect
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 punishing tariffs on dozens of economies came into force Wednesday, including 104 per cent in levies against Chinese goods, sending markets into a tailspin again...
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US decides to deny visas, green cards over social media posts
US immigration authorities said Wednesday they will look at social media accounts and deny visas or residence permits to people who post content considered anti-Semitic by President Donald Trump's administration.
US researchers eye exit from Trump's America
In the halls of US universities and research labs, one question has become increasingly common as President Donald Trump tightens his grip on the field: whether to move abroad.
US relinquishes globalisation, says Rehman Sobhan
The US had started globalisation and now it is relinquishing the system as Donald Trump has thrown away the market economy, said eminent Bangladeshi economist Rehman Sobhan...
What to consider in negotiation
LET鈥橲 skip the lengthy introduction because it鈥檚 time for action. The US president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff is on and Bangladesh, like almost every other country in the world, needs to do something about it. There are a few things we need to understand to craft an effective response...
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...
Yunus writes to Trump for tariff delay
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday sent a letter to United States president Donald Trump, requesting a three-month postponement of the proposed reciprocal tariff measures on Bangladeshi exports to the US...
Thousands march in US against Trump
Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major US cities on Saturday to oppose the divisive policies of president Donald Trump, in the largest demonstrations since his return to the White House...
Iran rejects Trump call for direct nuclear talks
Iran鈥檚 top diplomat has dismissed direct negotiations with the United States as pointless, his office said Sunday, after US president Donald Trump said he preferred face-to-face talks over its nuclear programme...
UK readies to protect industry amid US tariffs
The 鈥榳orld as we knew it鈥� is over, UK prime minister Keir Starmer said Sunday, as the world braced for further fallout from the introduction of US tariffs...
US farmers see tariffs threaten earnings
As president Donald Trump鈥檚 sweeping global tariffs took effect this weekend, US farmers hoping for a profit this year instead found themselves facing lower crop prices 鈥� and the prospect of ceding more ground on foreign markets...
Netanyahu visiting Trump on Monday to discuss tariffs, Iran
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to travel to Washington to meet with US President Donald Trump, discussing issues including tariffs and the 鈥業ranian threat,鈥� his office said Saturday.
Tens of thousands protest in US against Trump 鈥榙evastation鈥�
Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major US cities on Saturday to oppose the divisive policies of president Donald Trump, in the largest demonstrations since his return to the White House...
Iran top diplomat rejects direct negotiations with US
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday rejected direct negotiations with the United States as 鈥榤eaningless鈥�, after US President Donald Trump said he would prefer direct talks with the Islamic republic....
US passion for tariffs rarely pays off, economists warn
Long before Donald Trump鈥檚 鈥楲iberation Day鈥� announcement, the United States had toyed with imposing high tariffs throughout its history, with inconclusive鈥攁nd sometimes catastrophic鈥攔esults...
Nobody wins in a trade war, says UN chief
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has warned that 鈥榥obody wins in a trade war,鈥� according to his spokesperson on Friday...
How can the EU respond to Trump tariffs?
The EU has 鈥榚verything on the table鈥� as a response to president Donald Trump鈥檚 sweeping new tariffs聽 -- including possibly targeting US Big Tech and taxing more American goods 鈥� should talks with Washington fail...
California to defy Trump鈥檚 tariffs
California governor Gavin Newsom said Friday that he will seek agreements with the rest of the world to avoid the expected retaliations against US president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs...
Anti-Trump rallies draw thousands across US
Thousands of people descended Saturday on Washington鈥檚 National Mall and other cities across the United States in opposition to the policies of Donald Trump, in the largest protests since he returned to the presidency...
A dangerous economic experiment
US president聽Donald Trump鈥檚 announcement of sweeping reciprocal tariffs, branded as Liberation Day, signals a tectonic shift in global trade dynamics. The plan, which enforces a baseline 10 per cent tariff on all imports to the United States and imposes even steeper rates on specific trading partners, underscores his adherence to a 20th-century economic...
Judge chides Trump admin over rushed deportation flights
President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration may have acted in 鈥榖ad faith鈥� and violated a court order with its deportation last month of alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador, a US judge said Thursday.
Trump says wants 鈥榙irect talks鈥� with Iran on nukes deal
US president Donald Trump said Thursday he wanted 鈥榙irect talks鈥� with Tehran on a nuclear deal, after he threatened to bomb Iran if it develops nuclear weapons.
Trump unveils first $5 million 鈥榞old card鈥� visa
US president Donald Trump unveiled the first 鈥榞old card鈥�, a residency permit sold for $5 million each, aboard Air Force One on Thursday....
Trump's tariffs: A tax on American consumers
As global financial markets plunge in the wake of US President Donald Trump's 鈥楲iberation Day鈥� tariffs, Americans must also grapple with the potentially long-lasting impact of the move on household budgets.
World reacts聽to Trump聽tariffs
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 sweeping new tariffs on imports to the United States from countries right across the globe drew a wave of condemnation.
Global stocks, dollar sink
Stock markets and the dollar tumbled Thursday after president Donald Trump鈥檚 latest tariffs salvo against countries worldwide, fanning a trade war that many fear will spark recession and ramp up inflation...
Cambodia commerce ministry says US tariffs 鈥榥ot reasonable鈥�
Harsh new trade tariffs imposed on Cambodia by US president Donald Trump are 鈥榥ot reasonable鈥�, the Southeast Asian country鈥檚 commerce ministry said Thursday...
US business groups voice dismay at Trump鈥檚 tariffs
President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff announcement on Wednesday was widely panned by US business lobbying groups, who voiced concern about the impact of the sweeping new duties on their operations...
US leader Trump unveils sweeping global tariffs
US president Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a raft of punishing tariffs targeting countries around the world including some of its closest trading partners, in a move that risks sparking a ruinous trade war.
India eyes opportunity despite Trump tariff hit
India reacted cautiously on Thursday to US president Donald Trump鈥檚 sweeping tariffs, with the government saying it was examining both 鈥榠mplications鈥� and 鈥榦pportunities鈥� from the duty hikes...