Big setback for Trump: US court rules 10% global tariffs unlawful

A US federal trade court has ruled against President Donald Trump’s latest 10% global tariffs, delivering a legal setback to one of his key trade policy measures and raising questions over the administration’s authority to impose broad import duties without Congress.The ruling by the US Court of International Trade came in a 2–1 decision on […]

‘Would be disaster if … ‘: Donald Trump doubles down on tariffs after US court calls them illegal; what next?

US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Friday said that he would “fight back” after a US federal court in a significant ruling found his global tariffs “illegal.” The US court of appeals for the federal circuit in Washington ruled that many of Trump’s tariffs were illegal; however, it allowed […]

‘No power to impose’: US court declares most tariffs illegal; Trump says ‘total disaster for country’

A US federal appeals court on Friday ruled that most tariffs imposed by president Donald Trump under emergency powers were illegal, striking at the heart of his trade policy and setting up a likely battle in the Supreme Court, news agency Reuters reported.Trump has relied heavily on tariffs in his second term, using them as […]

‘No power to impose’: US court declares most tariffs illegal; Trump says ‘total disaster for country’

A US federal appeals court on Friday ruled that most tariffs imposed by president Donald Trump under emergency powers were illegal, striking at the heart of his trade policy and setting up a likely battle in the Supreme Court, news agency Reuters reported.The ruling by the US court of appeals for the federal circuit in […]