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Trump tariff hike brings added China rate for many goods to 145%
Apr 10, 2025 (AFP)
Since returning to the presidency, Trump has imposed waves of tariffs on sectors like steel and aluminum imports, as well as autos. Most recently, he slapped a ...
Asian stocks crack higher as Trump delays painful tariffs
Apr 10, 2025 (AFP)
Equities surged across the board, tracking a blistering performance on Wall Street, after the US president said he would delay for 90 days measures announced la...
China consumer prices slump for second straight month: data
Apr 10, 2025 (AFP)
The drop comes as Beijing seeks to boost domestic consumption, which has yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels. The consumer price index (CPI) -- a key measure ...
Trump's 10% baseline likely to remain; Shanghai finance workers have front-row to turmoil
Apr 10, 2025 (AFP)
A day earlier, Trump announced a 90-day pause on higher tariffs against all countries except China, reversing a policy that had roiled global stock markets and ...
China ready to fight trade war, EU seeks to cool it; as 104% tariffs take effect on China
Apr 09, 2025 (AFP)
Following the imposition of sweeping 10 percent tariffs have rocked the global economy since coming into force over the weekend, rates on imports to the United ...
UK mulls nationalising troubled British Steel: reports
Apr 09, 2025 (AFP)
Government sources, cited by The Guardian newspaper, said Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Finance Minister Rachel Reeves considered steel to be of "huge strateg...
Equities resume selloff as Trump cranks up trade war
Apr 09, 2025 (AFP)
After a brief respite Tuesday from the panic-selling at the start of the week, investors were once again scurrying for the hills amid fears that the US presiden...
Who stands in the crosshairs of Trump's tariffs?
Apr 09, 2025 (AFP)
Here is a rundown of what tariffs Trump has implemented in his second presidency, as a trade fight between Washington and Beijing again heats up. - China focus ...
US will not let China disrupt Panama Canal: Pentagon chief
Apr 09, 2025 (AFP)
Hegseth is the second senior US official to visit Panama since President Donald Trump took office in January vowing to "take back" the US-built canal to counter...
Strength in numbers: Latin America urges unity in face of Trump tariffs
Apr 09, 2025 (AFP)
Lula was among 11 heads of state gathered in Honduras for a meeting of the 33-member Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). It was also atten...
Tariff war could cut US-China goods trade by 80 percent: WTO chief
Apr 09, 2025 (AFP)
President Donald Trump raised tariffs on China to 125 percent on Wednesday as the world's two largest economies fought over retaliatory levies. "The escalating ...
China central bank says backs sovereign fund for 'smooth operation' of market
Apr 08, 2025 (AFP)
Beijing's People's Bank of China said it "firmly supports Huijin Investment... in increasing its holdings of stock market index funds". It promised to provide t...
'Malignant stupidity', 'weak': Economists on Trump's tariffs
Apr 08, 2025 (AFP)
Here are comments from some leading economists: - 'Spectacle of failed policies' - Li Daokui, one of China's most influential economists, told AFP that Trump's ...
Shanghai's elderly investors keep faith despite stock market woes
Apr 08, 2025 (AFP)
Asian and European equities collapsed on Monday after China retaliated to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs against US trading partners, as fears grow t...
Hong Kong firm did not uphold Panama Canal ports contract: Panama audit
Apr 08, 2025 (AFP)
The audit found "many breaches" of the concession awarded to a subsidiary of logistics giant CK Hutchison to operate the two ports, and concluded that Panama di...
China vows to stay 'safe and promising land' for foreign investment
Apr 07, 2025 (AFP)
China retaliated last week against levies at the same level announced by US President Donald Trump on what he called "Liberation Day". Beijing also imposed expo...
Dominican Republic steps up forces on Haiti border
Apr 07, 2025 (AFP)
Abinader added that he had approved construction of a new section of a wall between the two countries, which share the second-largest island in the Caribbean af...
Market panic deepens as China retaliates against Trump tariffs
Apr 07, 2025 (AFP)
Hong Kong's Hang Seng plunged more than 13 percent, its biggest drop since the 1997 Asian financial crisis, while in Japan the Nikkei 225 index fell an eye-wate...
India's Modi clinches defence, energy deals in Sri Lanka
Apr 05, 2025 (AFP)
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake rolled out the red carpet for Modi and conferred on him the country's highest civilian honour for "the deep person...
US soybeans, energy: Who is hit by China's tariff retaliation?
Apr 05, 2025 (AFP)
After Trump announced a 34-percent new tariff on imports of Chinese goods -- taking the added rate imposed this year to 54 percent -- Beijing said it would slap...
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