Global markets crash as Donald Trump tariff blitz sparks panic and retaliation

[ad_1] Representative AI image generated by Denny NEW DELHI: Asian stock markets nosedived on Monday as global financial turmoil deepened, triggered by US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs and China’s retaliatory measures. With fears of a full-blown trade war mounting, US futures pointed to further losses on Wall Street, compounding Friday’s historic meltdown.Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 […]

After Trump’s tariffs, stocks plunged but penguin memes ticked up

[ad_1] The Trump administration this week levied sweeping tariffs across the globe, provoking retaliation from other countries and sending the stock market tumbling. An unexpected consequence? Penguin memes. Images of the flightless birds have waddled their way across the internet this week after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australian […]

Trump tees off with tariff bogey amid meltdown in US markets

[ad_1] TOI Correspondent from Washington: Pilloried for playing golf while the stock market burned, MAGA supremo Donald Trump tee-d off with claims of an “economic revolution” that has “already” brought in more than $5 trillion investment into the United States.The US President’s tall talk came despite America’s top 500 companies bleeding almost the same amount, […]

Trump bravado as US market continues to tank after China retaliates

[ad_1] TOI Correspondent from Washington: MAGA supremo Donald Trump was all bravado on Friday as US stocks went into a dizzying downward spiral, wiping out another $ 2 trillion in investor money after China retaliated to his tariff gambit that has inflamed global markets. “China played it wrong, they panicked — the one thing they […]

No people, just penguins and seals: Trump imposes 10% tariff on an uninhabited island

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House (Pic credit: AP) In a surprising turn of events, US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff announcement has sparked reactions worldwide, not just for a possible trade war but also for imposing tariffs on an […]

‘They’re ripping us off & they understood it’: Key takeaways from Trump’s tariff speech

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House (Pic credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a sweeping set of tariffs in what he called a declaration of “economic independence,” igniting fears of a global trade war. Speaking from the […]

Global markets slide after Trump slaps huge reciprocal tariffs on ‘Liberation Day’

[ad_1] Asian markets and US stock futures tumbled on Thursday after Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping increase in tariffs on imports from across the globe, escalating trade tensions and sending investors into a frenzy.Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index dropped more than 3.4 per cent before a slight recovery, closing 2.9 per cent lower at 34,699.52. South […]

Has commerce secretary Lutnick’s controversial moves jeopardized Trump’s tariffs?

[ad_1] President Donald Trump with Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick (AP/ File photo) Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has found himself at the center of growing frustration within the Trump administration as President Donald Trump prepares to implement his “Liberation Day” strategy, which includes the launch of reciprocal tariffs. According to the New York Post, sources […]

Trump Tariffs: 100% tariff from India, 700% from Japan: White House shows receipts ahead of ‘Liberation Day’

[ad_1] White House spokesperson showing to reporters the amount of tariffs each country imposes on US products. Amid much suspense over what is going to unfold on April 2, the big Liberation Day for the United States, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt Monday shed some light as she confirmed that there will be no exemption […]

‘No exceptions’: Trump says reciprocal tariffs will be imposed on all countries starting April 2

[ad_1] The TOI Correspondent from Washington:Trump tariffs are poised to torment the world. The US President on Sunday confirmed he will be imposing a uniform global tariff (basically taxes or duty on all imports into the US) on all countries — with no exceptions — on Wednesday April 2, which he has characterized as “Liberation […]