2 h. ago Brits face paying £3bn MORE for medicines in deal to escape Donald Trump's tariffs on pharmaceutical exports

Under the terms of the agreement, the UK will get a preferential tariff rate of 0 per cent for all medicines exported to the US for at least three years.

Economics

6 d. ago MAGA senator slams Trump’s $2,000 check plan: ‘We can’t afford it’

Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson joins other Senate Republicans in arguing that money earned from President Donald Trump’s tariffs would be better spent on easing the $38 trillion national deficit

Politics

9 d. ago Brazil hails US tariff rollback as ‘significant progress' and seeks more exemptions

Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin says U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to remove additional import tariffs on some Brazilian agribusiness products marks significant progress

Politics

1 week ago U.S. trade deficit drops 24% in August as Trump's tariffs reduce imports

The U.S. trade deficit fell by nearly 24% in August as President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs pushed imports lower

Politics

3 w. ago Businesses worldwide brace for extra Trump tariffs on steel imports

Commerce department expected to add about 700 more items with steel content to levy list at request of US firmsBusinesses around the world are steeling themselves for another round of Donald Trump’s tariffs, this time on goods ranging from bicycles to baking trays, as US industry embraces a call for more products to tax on import.Small, medium and large American companies have asked the US Department of Commerce to add about 700 more items to an August list of 407 products already facing extra tariffs because of their steel content, which hit items such as Ikea tables with metal nuts and bolts and German combine harvesters. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago US supreme court’s liberal justices express skepticism over Trump’s justification of tariffs – live updates

The supreme court has started to hear oral arguments for and against the legality of most of Donald Trump’s tariffsUS supreme court grills Trump administration over legality of tariffsHere’s a look at some of the pictures from New York, as Zohran Mamdani was elected the next mayor of the city.In a short while, we’ll hear from Donald Trump when he hosts a breakfast with Republican senators at the White House. As we noted earlier, the president had choice words about Mamdani’s victory in New York, and other Democratic wins across the country – including the gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Japan's Toyota, hurt by President Trump's tariffs, reports a drop in profit

Toyota has reported its net profit fell 7% from a year earlier in April-September as President Donald Trump’s tariffs slammed Japanese automakers

Politics

last month Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney APOLOGISES to Donald Trump over TV ad row after infuriated President hiked tariffs and ended trade talks

The ad uses a 'voiceover' from fellow Republican Reagan - US President between 1981 and 1989 - saying tariffs caused trade wars and economic disaster.

Politics

last month A Vermont cycling apparel company is trying to survive Trump's tariffs. Will the Supreme Court help?

A small company in Vermont that specializes in women's cycling apparel is at the center of the fight over President Donald Trump's contentious tariff policy

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