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Harsh trade retaliation from Canada, China show challenge ahead for Trump team
WASHINGTON — Canada will begin imposing 25% tariffs on select U.S. car imports Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions between Washington and…
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New poll shows nearly 25% of Republicans oppose Trump's tariff plan
A new poll by Reuters and Ipsos found that nearly 25 percent of Republicans oppose President Donald Trump's tariff plans. Why It Matters…
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Trump forges ahead with 104% tariff on China, no delay in 'reciprocal tariffs'
President Trump will not pause or postpone hefty tariffs that target dozens of countries, and massive new levies on China will take effect…
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Musk Trashes Trump’s “Moron” Trade Adviser Amid Major Tariff Blowback
Elon Musk called Donald Trump’s top trade adviser Peter Navarro “dumber than a sack of bricks” Tuesday, once again betraying the…
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US: Wall Street opens sharply higher on hopes of tariff talks
Wall Street’s main indexes opened sharply higher on Tuesday (Apr 8) after a bruising selloff that has wiped out trillions of dollars since…
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Dollar falls as prospect of tariff talks calms global markets
The US dollar fell on Tuesday (Apr 8) while the euro perked up as stocks bounced in Asia and Europe on hopes that US President Donald…
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Greenback falls as prospect of tariff talks calms global markets
THE US dollar fell on Tuesday (Apr 8) while the euro perked up as stocks bounced in Asia and Europe on hopes that US President Donald…
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Trump’s tariff chaos becomes US$700 billion storm for big banks
Financial services are excluded from Donald Trump’s trade war for now. Banks are still feeling the pain. HSBC Holdings’s market value has…
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Oil prices sink to 2021 lows as tariff war fans recession fears
Crude oil prices have plunged to their lowest levels since 2021, when Covid curbs hurt business activity, amid an escalating tariff crisis…
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Asia: Markets stage mild rebound but Trump tariff uncertainty reigns
Asian markets battled on Tuesday to recover from the previous day’s tariff-fuelled collapse, though Donald Trump’s warning of more…
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Chinese shipping earnings face ‘harder-than-expected’ tariff hit as recession risks rise
Chinese shippers may see an outsized hit on earnings as the latest tariffs from US President Donald Trump risk hammering global trade.…
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Amid economic chaos, some Republicans want control of tariffs back in Congress
WASHINGTON — As the fallout over President Trump’s tariffs continues to roil the world economy, a few Republicans in Congress have begun…
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Trump digs in on tariff plan and threatens stiffer China levies as trade crisis deepens
WASHINGTON — Mixed messages on trade from the Trump administration threw markets into further turbulence on Monday, leaving investors,…
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Trump Forgets Basic European History in Bizarre Tariff Rant
Initially, Marks said that he tried to be on good terms with his vaccine-skeptic new boss regarding vaccine safety, making plans to…
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EU Proposes 'Zero-for-Zero' Tariff Policy to Remove Industrial Fees on US Goods after Trump's Tariff Blitzkrieg Rattles Stock Markets
The European Union has proposed a "zero-for-zero" tariff agreement to the Trump administration, following the 20% import tariffs that…
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U.S. Markets Swing Wildly as Trump Admin Denies 90-Day Tariff Pause Report
U.S. markets swung wildly this morning on an unsubstantiated report that President Trump was considering a 90-day pause to his expansive…
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Investors seek refuge in dollar, yen as tariff fallout grips markets
Investors poured into safe havens such as the dollar, yen and Swiss franc on Monday (Apr 7) as the market rout from US President Donald…
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Investors seek refuge in US dollar, yen as tariff fallout grips markets
INVESTORS poured into safe havens such as the greenback, yen and Swiss franc on Monday (Apr 7), as the market rout from US President…
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Tariff worries continue to pummel Asian markets on Monday; Hong Kong sheds 13.2%
The sell-off following US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement last Wednesday continued to roil Asian markets on Monday…
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Australian shares drop 4% in worst session since pandemic on Trump tariff shock
Australian shares plunged on Monday (Apr 7), in their worst session since the pandemic began, as sweeping US tariffs under President…
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Trump’s tariff ‘medicine’ injects turmoil into global markets
US President Donald Trump warned foreign governments they would have to pay “a lot of money” to lift sweeping tariffs, characterising the…
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Bitcoin Is Down 10% Since Trump’s Global Tariff Announcement
Virtually everyone in the cryptocurrency world celebrated the second election of President Trump, an enthusiastic booster of the industry…
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Trump advisers say 50-plus countries have reached out for tariff talks with White House
Top administration officials said Sunday that more than 50 countries targeted by President Donald Trump's new tariffs have reached out to…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Makes Massive Stock Market Moves to Secure Her Money Just Days Before Trump's Tariff Announcement
U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene made hefty stock trades just days before former President Donald Trump announced sweeping new…