Trump escalated his trade war against China with 104% tariff. As President Donald Trump threatened China with more tariffs on Mondayt, the White House confirmed that the new tariffs would take the total tariff of China to 104 per cent if China does not back down. Trump announced a 34 per cent tariff on China […]
Meghan McCain condemned Donald Trump’s tariffs and said it affects everyone. Conservative voice Meghan McCain, daughter of Republican leader late John McCain, expressed her disapproval of Trump’s tariffs that she claimed pushed Americans to struggle. She said she’s not a financial expert but neither are those who are going to television channel and claiming that […]
Netanyahu became the first leader to meet Trump in the White House to negotiate tariffs. The White House Monday cancelled a scheduled press conference of Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid a major backlash over tariffs as the markets kept on bleeding for the third day in response to Trump’s Liberation Day […]
Russia on Monday said that the global oil market is experiencing significant volatility following the United States’ implementation of “Liberation Day” tariffs on numerous countries. Trading data shows that on London’s ICE, Brent crude oil futures contracts for June 2025 delivery fell below $63 per barrel at 10.08 am Moscow time (7.08 am GMT), marking […]
Ackman now says he was wrong to blame Howard Lutnick for the tariffs. Donald Trump-backer hedge fund manager Bill Ackman said Monday it was unfair of him to lash out at Donald Trump’s commerce secretary Howard Lutnick. The comment came after Ackman created a meltdown almost equal to the market meltdown — criticizing the Trump […]
TOI correspondent from Washington: Prominent Trump acolytes and business leaders are jumping of the MAGA tariff train as the US President’s gambit — capricious to some and audacious to others — threatens to derail global trade and commerce that he wants to re-order.In the first signs of dissent in the higher MAGAsphere, Elon Musk publicly […]
Markets turned green riding on rumors that Trump would consider a 90-day pause on tariffs. Stock markets turned green for a brief moment Monday morning after reports claimed that President Donald Trump is not ruling out a pause on the tariffs. To be more specific, it was reported that a 90-day pause is what the […]
Howard Lutnick clarified why penguin islands have been taxed. Donald Trump‘s commerce secretary Howard Lutnick clarified that a 10% baseline tax on the Heard and McDonald islands — which are literally inhabited by only penguins — was not a mistake and not an AI thing. As Lutnick appeared on CBS’ Face the Nation, host Margater […]
German minister says Elon Musk’s opposition to Trump’s tariffs a sign of weakness and fear. Germany’s economy minister Robert Habeck reacted to Elon Musk’s zero tariff statement and said he should first go to his president and talk about zero tariff first. “If he has something to say, he should go to his president and […]
On April 5, Saturday Night Live opened with James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump standing at a podium, selling the American public on his latest economic strategy: tariffs, or as he calls them, “short for terrific idea.” The sketch was inspired by Trump’s real-life April 2 press conference, where he used a baffling chart to explain […]
