92 m. ago Trump administration tipped off Wall Street execs about possible India tariff deal: Fox report

The move raises new accusations of insider trading by the Trump administration and its cronies

Economics

18 h. ago China calls reports of ongoing US tariff talks ‘baseless’ while Trump claims administration ‘actively’ seeking deal – live

Spokesperson for China’s ministry of commerce says any claims of progress in China-US negotiations are ‘without factual evidence’South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has said he talked about the war in Ukraine and the need to foster good bilateral relations with the US in his phone call with Donald Trump.“We both agreed that the war should be brought to an end as soon as possible to stop further unnecessary deaths... to meet soon to address various matters regarding US-South Africa relations,” Ramaphosa wrote in a post on X. Continue reading...

Economics

29 h. ago China schools Trump on the art of a tariff deal: Don’t threaten us

Donald Trump has announced he’s willing to back way off Chinese tariffs after his levy package hit the stock market, the strength of the dollar, small businesses and American jobs.

Economics

60 h. ago White House insists it can still seal 75 trade deals in 90 days – but says it’s currently only in talks with 34 countries

Trump administration isn’t backing down from raising import taxes despite warnings of an impending recession as a result of higher tariffs

Society

3 d. ago Modi and JD Vance hail ‘significant progress’ in trade negotiations

Visit to India by vice-president and family could be overshadowed by US visa tensions and farmer protestsIndia’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, and US vice-president JD Vance have hailed “significant progress” in negotiations toward a bilateral trade agreement, a deal that could help India avoid sharp tariff hikes announced by President Donald Trump.Vance, accompanied by second lady, Usha Vance, and their children – Ewan, Vivek, and Mirabel – landed in the Indian capital earlier on Monday for a four-day visit combining high-level negotiations with family sightseeing. They were received at the airport by railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Vance stood under a red canopy that shielded him from the blazing sun as soldiers saluted and a military band played the US anthem. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago We don't want more visas, says India's top diplomat in London on trade deal with UK amid Trump tariff chaos

Vikram K Doraiswami stressed that his country wanted Indian companies to be able to move staff to Britain ‘more easily’ as part of an agreement, but their focus was on hiring locally

Economics

8 d. ago UK scrambles for deal to stop Trump imposing 25% tariff on medicine imports amid jobs fears

Donald Trump has said he is drawing up levies on foreign drugs, suggesting they could be 25 per cent and take effect in the 'not too distant future'.

Economics

9 d. ago Venture Global debt deal wakes US junk bond market from tariff slumber

Upsized offering from energy group ends two-week high-yield bond drought triggered by Trump trade war

Economics

1 week ago JD Vance says Trump ‘working very hard’ with UK on negotiating trade deal

The UK government has been pursuing a tariff exemption deal with the US

Economics

1 week ago Companies are already adding a ‘Trump surcharge’ to bills to deal with tariff price increases

Trump’s economic approval rating has fallen since he announced blanket tariffs on most countries earlier this month

Economics

1 week ago White House refuses to provide list of countries it claims reached out with tariff deal

‘They all want to negotiate. The only problem is ... you can only do so many at one time,’ president says

Economics

2 w. ago UK would need ‘extraordinary’ deal to go below 10% tariff, Trump adviser says

Sir Keir Starmer’s Government still hopes an economic deal with America can be reached.

Economics

2 w. ago US stocks fall again after rally following Trump’s shock retreat on tariffs

Sell-off comes amid anger from Democrats over retreat that rattled markets, while Republicans praise Trump’s ‘art of the deal’ in actionUS politics live – latest updatesUS stocks fell again on Thursday after a historic rally following Donald Trump’s shock retreat on Wednesday on the hefty tariffs he had just imposed on dozens of countries.The falls came as the president blamed “transition problems” for the market reaction and the sell-off deepened after a White House clarification noted that total tariffs on China had been raised by 145% since Trump took office. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Prada buys luxury fashion rival Versace in £1.1 billion 'Made in Italy' deal

The deal was almost scuppered by the tariff chaos of recent weeks but closed today

Economics

2 w. ago Prada buys luxury fashion rival Versace in £1.1 billion luxury deal

The deal was almost scuppered by the tariff chaos of recent weeks but closed today

Economics

2 w. ago Apocalyptic warning about economic meltdown that forced Trump's hand on tariffs... NOT any 'art of the deal'

A Fox Business finance guru has explained why President Trump 'capitulated' on his sweeping tariff plans and had no choice but to U-turn. 

Economics

2 w. ago Billionaire Trump backer Bill Ackman mercilessly teased after hailing president’s ‘Art of the Deal’ tariffs climbdown

‘Pigeons have better pattern recognition than you do, Bill’

Economics

2 w. ago Trump reveals his bold response to world leaders who BEGGED for tariff trade deal... as he gives chilling warning to China

The president, 78, told reporters onboard Air Force One that he has spoken to European and Asian leaders since his worldwide tariffs went into effect - devastating the world's stock markets.

Events

2 w. ago More than 50 countries seeking US trade talks after tariff move, says Trump adviser – live updates

Kevin Hassett claims tariffs will not have a big effect on US consumers and there will be no ‘political coercion’ over interest ratesStarmer orders economic reset amid Trump’s tariff mayhemIndonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy which faces a 32% tariff rate, said it will not retaliate against the levies and would instead pursue diplomacy and negotiations to find mutually beneficial solutions. Jakarta has said it would send a high-level delegation to the US for direct negotiations with the government.Cambodia asked the US government on Friday to postpone the 49% tariff rate on its products, the highest rate in Asia and second-highest globally.Vietnam’s leader To Lam and Donald Trump agreed on Friday to discuss a deal to remove tariffs (Vietnam will be subject to a 46% tariff).Brazil, which faces a 10% levy on its exports to the US, has said its “government is evaluating all possible actions to ensure reciprocity in bilateral trade, including resorting to the World Trade Organiza...

Politics

3 w. ago SNP official claims Taliban got 'better' Trump tariff deal than the UK

The Republican President slapped massive import taxes on goods coming into the US from abroad, but the levy was lower for the UK and Afghanistan at 10 per cent.

Politics