United States and China held direct trade talks in Geneva on Saturday, with discussions expected to continue on Sunday, according to an official, reported Associated Press. The meetings are part of efforts to ease tensions that have triggered steep tariff hikes and increased economic uncertainty worldwide. US treasury secretary Scott Bessent and trade representative Jamieson […]
Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) Senior American and Chinese officials began tense negotiations in Geneva on Saturday in a bid to cool a spiralling tariff dispute that threatens global trade. US treasury secretary Scott Bessent and trade representative Jamieson Greer are meeting Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, marking the first direct contact between the two […]
Brazil’s top pulp exporter, Suzano SA, has warned that US president Donald Trump’s new tariffs are disrupting shipments of a key material used in making toilet paper. The Brazilian company reported that its exports of bleached hardwood pulp to the US dropped by 20% in April compared to the same time last year. This type […]
NEW YORK : President Donald Trump‘s tariffs crusade has taken aim at a number of foreign goods, from European wines and car parts from Mexico to films made abroad. Lately, the president’s wandering ire has found another rhetorical poster child: toy dolls. Trump asserted that children will be fine having two dolls – perhaps three […]
US President Donald Trump on Friday floated slashing tariffs on China to 80% ahead of a weekend meeting, signaling a possible move to ease tensions in the ongoing trade war.“80% Tariff on China seems right! Up to Scott B,” Trump posted on Truth Social referring to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is one of the […]
US president Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed a trade framework with the United Kingdom that reduces tariffs on autos and metals while keeping the baseline 10% tariff as it is. The announcement followed a phone call with UK prime minister Keir Starmer. Under the plan, US tariffs on British cars will drop from 27.5% to […]
The Trump administration is expected to announce a significant reduction in tariffs on Chinese imports—possibly as early as next week—just as American and Chinese trade officials gather in Switzerland for key negotiations. Sources told The Post that current tariffs of 145% on Chinese goods could be lowered to between 50% and 54%, a rate seen […]
Trump announces trade agreement with UK (Photo: AP) US President Donald Trump announced Thursday an agreement with Britain on trade, which would be the first such deal since he launched his global tariffs blitz.Trump provided no details about the scope of the agreement, which comes a month after he imposed sweeping tariffs on US trading […]
US and China are engaged in prolonged tariff dispute (Image: AP) China’s commerce ministry on Friday announced that Beijing is reviewing several key proposals from the Trump administration, signaling the openness to trade talks with the US under the condition that high US tariffs must be removed. The ministry has reaffirmed China’s willingness to engage […]
TORONTO: Canadians voted on Monday on whether to back their new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, and extend his Liberal Party’s decade in power or hand control to the Conservatives and their populist leader, Pierre Poilievre. But the election was also a referendum on someone who isn’t even Canadian: Donald Trump. The US President trolled Canadians […]
