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How Trump’s Tariffs Could Affect the U.S., Canada and Mexico
Decades of trade integration across North America are on the precipice of major disruption by tariffs that President Trump says he wants…
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Trump Pitches External Revenue Service to Collect Tariffs: What to Know
President Trump has promised to generate a “massive” amount of revenue with tariffs on foreign products, an amount so big that the…
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Investors should ‘take a step back’ to spot opportunities for Asean amid Trump tariffs: JPMorgan
EVEN as US President Donald Trump stirs up the market with a barrage of executive orders, JPMorgan’s chief market strategist for the…
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STI ends 0.3% lower as investors digest Trump 2.0, no immediate China tariffs
SINGAPORE stocks closed lower on Tuesday (Jan 21), following US President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, even though most markets in…
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Chinese solar panel makers close plants, scale back production in Malaysia as US tariffs bite
SEVERAL Chinese-owned solar panel makers have shut down or scaled back their operations in Malaysia, industry sources say, as US tariff…
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Japan, Australia markets jump after no immediate Trump tariffs; dollar weakens
MARKETS across the Asia-Pacific region jumped, after US President Donald Trump did not immediately impose tariffs following his…
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Trump hold-off on tariffs only a temporary reprieve for markets, analysts say
AS CHINA and other Asian markets react to the pause in the US-China tariff war, analysts have said that it is only a temporary reprieve,…
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Trump Holds Off on Tariffs, but Paves the Way for Future Trade Action
President Trump will stop short of immediately imposing tariffs on imported products on Monday, but will issue an executive order…
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Top Ikea retailer says in Davos that tariffs could drive prices higher
FOR budget furniture retailer Ikea, the fewer trade tariffs there are, the better, CEO of Ingka Group, the biggest global Ikea franchisee,…
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Singapore strong enough to withstand ‘collateral impact’ from US-China trade war, tariffs: HSBC
As a regional financial hub, the Republic’s fortunes are tied to Asean financial flows DESPITE the risk of the “collateral impact” from an…
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Trump's tariffs brought China and Mexico closer. Will his second term change that?
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The last time Donald Trump was president, he imposed a slew of tariffs on China that upended global trade. He’s…
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China's EV sales soar 40 percent amid gasoline plunge
China's electric vehicle (EV) market experienced a record-breaking year in 2024, with sales surging over 40 percent, industry data…
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Trump Chose 8 Economic Experts Who Will Defend Tariffs and Lower Taxes
President-elect Donald J. Trump has moved beyond the team-of-rivals approach from his first term and chosen economic aides who will defend…
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Europe: Shares rev up as auto sector jumps on report of softer US tariffs
EUROPEAN markets closed higher on Monday (Jan 6), as investor optimism was fuelled by a report suggesting that US tariffs might be less…
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Trump Is Already Caving on Tariffs
But that favorable response quickly reversed after Trump stated on Truth Social that the Post story “incorrectly states that my tariff…
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US: Wall St opens higher after report of selective Trump tariffs; chip stocks gain
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Jan 6) as optimism around AI boosted technology stocks, and a report suggested the…
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China to cut import tariffs on some recycled copper and aluminium raw materials
CHINA will reduce import tariffs on ethane and certain recycled copper and aluminium raw materials from next year, the government said on…
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Chinese EV makers hit EU wall as tariffs inflate cost of imports
CHINESE automakers captured their smallest share of Europe’s electric vehicle (EV) market in eight months after new tariffs added as much…
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Trump threatens tariffs if EU doesn’t buy more US oil and gas
PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump warned the European Union that its exports will get hit with US tariffs if its member states don’t buy more…
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Donald Trump threatens Europe with tariffs
✓ Link copied to clipboard! Donald Trump has said he will impose tariffs on the European Union if the bloc does not make up its…
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Trump tariff threats loom over US reliance on Canadian crude oil
What's New President-elect Donald Trump's threats to impose a 25 percent tariff on Canadian goods are sparking fears of higher gas prices…
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Mexico cracks down on drugs and migrants. Will it be enough to stop Trump tariffs?
MEXICO CITY — In recent days, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has touted her country’s largest-ever seizure of fentanyl and…
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Trump is threatening to raise tariffs again. Here's how China plans to fight back
TAIPEI, Taiwan — President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Chinese imports when he takes office, a move that…
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Donald Trump suggests Mexico could become a state
President-elect Donald Trump has suggested that Mexico and Canada should become a U.S. state if they want to continue receiving subsidies…