Trump praises Chinese president, predicts ‘very good deal’ with China despite tariff standoff (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday voiced optimism that a deal with China is still within reach, even as tensions between the two superpowers escalated following his decision to raise tariffs on Chinese goods to 125%. Speaking to reporters […]
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his surprise decision to pause tariffs on most countries for 90 days, attributing the reversal to market reactions and what he described as people getting “a little yippy” and “afraid.”Speaking to reporters outside the White House during an event […]
File photo: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon (Picture credit: AP) JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Wednesday warned that sweeping tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump could push the US economy into a recession and unleash financial instability, as markets reel from the escalating trade war with China.According to Fox Business, Dimon said, “I […]
The US-China trade war deepened dramatically on Wednesday as Beijing announced a sweeping hike in tariffs on American goods, raising rates from 34% to 84%, just a day after President Donald Trump’s new 104% tariffs on Chinese imports came into force.Calling the US action a violation of trade norms and a threat to global stability, […]
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 island […]
US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to enforce his extensive new tariff policy, called “Liberation Day” tariffs, imposing a 10 per cent baseline duty on nearly all imports. The measures, which included steeper “reciprocal” levies on key allies such as the European Union, Japan, and Israel, were unveiled after the close of stock […]
Trump’s national security advisor Mike Waltz (File Image) It seems that US President Donald Trump‘s national security advisor Mike Waltz’s job is in danger after the Yemen war plan leak on a Signal group chat scandal. “Should I fire him?” he inquired of his staff and associates, as controversy mounted over Waltz’s accidental inclusion of […]
File photo of Vice President JD Vance speaking at the US military’s Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, Friday (Pic credit: AP) US Vice President JD Vance strongly condemned army combat veteran and political commentator Fred Wellman after being labelled the “worst VP in modern history.” Wellman, host of On Democracy with FPWellman, criticised Vance in […]
