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World Trump tells Davos: Make your products in America or pay tariffs DAVOS, (Switzerland): US President Donald Trump told world business leaders Thursday to manufacture in the United... Published 24 Jan, 2025 06:26am
World Trump delivers fresh tariff threats against EU, China WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to hit the European Union with tariffs and said his... Published 23 Jan, 2025 06:14am
Business & Finance Trump’s economic plans could cause inflation: IMF WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s economic plans risk reigniting US inflation, International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief... Published 18 Jan, 2025 05:45am
Business & Finance World Bank warns that US tariffs could reduce global growth outlook WASHINGTON: The World Bank on Thursday warned that U.S. across-the-board tariffs of 10% could reduce already... Published 17 Jan, 2025 08:22am
Business & Finance Dollar rises towards highest in over 2 years, euro up, yen falls NEW YORK: The dollar rose towards its highest level in more than two years on Tuesday as strong economic data led... Published 15 Jan, 2025 02:59am
Business & Finance US tariffs unlikely to have ‘significant’ inflation impact: Fed official WASHINGTON: The effect of new tariffs under consideration by US President-elect Donald Trump is unlikely to be... Published 09 Jan, 2025 06:19am
World Trump wants EU to buy more US oil and gas or face tariffs US President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday that the European Union may face tariffs if the bloc does not cut its... Updated 20 Dec, 2024 11:20pm
World Canada deputy PM quits over rift with Trudeau on Trump tariffs OTTAWA: Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland in a surprise announcement on Monday quit over disagreements with... Published 16 Dec, 2024 08:40pm
World China says planned US tariff hikes ‘pile errors onto errors’ BEIJING: Beijing said Monday that plans by the United States to hike tariffs on more Chinese imports “pile errors... Published 16 Dec, 2024 05:24pm
World Canada says it will respond robustly if US imposes tariffs TORONTO: Ottawa and the provinces will respond robustly if the incoming U.S. administration goes ahead with a... Updated 14 Dec, 2024 09:30pm
World China pledges more debt, rate cuts as Trump tariff threats loom BEIJING: China pledged on Thursday to increase the budget deficit, issue more debt and loosen monetary policy to... Published 12 Dec, 2024 05:53pm
Editorials 100 percent tariffs for BRICS EDITORIAL: US President-elect Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform, that if BRICS countries... Updated 03 Dec, 2024 06:46am
World Trump warns BRICS nations against replacing US dollar WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose a 100 percent tariff on the BRICS group... Published 02 Dec, 2024 06:04am
Opinion Implications of the US-China trade war Six years after their imposition, the Section 301 tariffs under the US Trade Act of 1974 continue to significantly... Updated 02 Dec, 2024 07:39am
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World Australia raised fair trade in Trump phone call, says PM Albanese SYDNEY: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he told US President-elect Donald Trump the United States... Published 13 Nov, 2024 10:01am
World Unilever, Procter & Gamble face risk from Trump’s threatened Mexico tariffs LONDON: Procter & Gamble and Unilever are among big packaged goods companies that would be exposed if US... Published 08 Nov, 2024 08:13am
Markets China stocks close lower after US tariffs SHANGHAI: Mainland China shares ended lower on Wednesday, pressured by US President Joe Biden’s decision to levy... Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am
Business & Finance US looking to reconfigure China tariffs in ‘coming weeks’: Yellen WASHINGTON: The United States is considering lifting some of the punitive Trump-era tariffs imposed on China in an... Published 09 Jun, 2022 08:16am