55 m. ago China hits back at Trump with fresh retaliatory tariffs on agricultural goods

China accounted for 17 per cent of American agricultural exports in 2023

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2 h. ago China and Canada retaliate after Trump trade tariffs come into effect

Markets tumble as US president’s levies against Canada, Mexico and China come into effectChina and Canada unveiled retaliatory measures against the US after Donald Trump imposed his sweeping tariffs plan at midnight US time, despite warnings it could spark an escalating trade war.US tariffs have come into force of 25% against goods from Canada and Mexico, the US’s two biggest trading partners, and 20% tariffs against China – doubling the levy on China from last month. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Beijing vows to retaliate after Trump hikes tariffs on Chinese goods

China likely to target US agricultural exports as trade war intensifies

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11 h. ago Trump reveals which ally he's eyeing next for major tariffs amid immediate hike for Mexico and Canada

Trump's remarks on the tariffs he is considering came at an event where he said 25 percent tariffs will go into effect tomorrow on Mexico and Canada. He is also slapping an additional 10 percent tariff on China.

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12 h. ago Trump says ‘no room left’ to avoid massive tax hikes on Canadian and Mexican imports

Trump has said he thinks foreign countries pay the import taxes, which are actually borne by American importers and consumers

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3 d. ago Canada pizzeria joins boycott of US ingredients in retaliation to Trump’s tariffs

Graham Palmateer, owner of Gram’s Pizza, has done away completely with U.S. products

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3 d. ago China vows to retaliate after Trump’s fresh threats of 10% extra tariff over fentanyl

China says behaviour from Washington is purely 'shifting blame and shirking responsibility’ after Trump’s latest remarks

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4 d. ago Stock market today: Asian shares skid, hit by AI doubts and Trump tariff hikes

Shares have retreated in Asia, with benchmarks in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea falling more than 2% after Wall Street indexes fell sharply on doubts over the frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology

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5 d. ago Trump vows to slap 25% tariffs on EU and claims bloc was ‘formed to screw US’

EU said it will reply ‘firmly and immediately’ to ‘unjustified’ trade barriers, signaling it’s ready to retaliate against leviesDonald Trump has threatened to slap 25% tariffs on the European Union, claiming the 27-country bloc was “formed to screw the United States”.Speaking at his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the US president said he would soon release details of the latest tariff threat. “We have made a decision and we’ll be announcing it very soon. It’ll be 25%,” he said. Continue reading...

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1 week ago South Korea seeks exemption from Trump’s proposed tariff hikes

South Korean officials have asked the Trump administration to exclude their country from U.S. plans to impose aggressive tariffs on trade partners

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