38 h. ago China warns US against ‘extortion’ as it considers talks over tariffs

Beijing has expressed its anger at US tariffs, which it says are tantamount to bullying

Events

1 week ago China warns countries against making trade deals with US unfavourable to Beijing

Governments including those of Taiwan, Japan and South Korea have begun negotiations with Washington after Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs.

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2 w. ago Trump ‘in no rush’ to end tariffs as he holds talks with Italy’s Meloni

Ms Meloni is the first European leader to have face-to-face talks with him since he announced and partially suspended 20% tariffs on European exports.

Politics

2 w. ago Trump joins Japanese tariff talks as America aims to lock in trade deal

The US leader attended the meeting alongside fiscal leaders from both nations.

Politics

2 w. ago China warns US tariffs putting 'pressure' on economy and trade

Tit-for-tat exchanges have seen US levies imposed on China rise to 145%, and Beijing setting a retaliatory 125% toll on US imports.

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2 w. ago US to demand EU pulls away from China in return for cutting tariffs

Confidential briefing documents identify what US may seek in talks and point to early move on pharma tariffs

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2 w. ago EU tariffs on US goods suspended until July as Taoiseach says he hopes pharma forms part of talks

Tánaiste Simon Harris says it would be ‘inappropriate’ for the US to hit the pharma sector with tariffs while the talks are taking place.

Economics

2 w. ago China's Xi Jinping warns protectionism 'leads nowhere' as he arrives in Vietnam

Beijing is trying to present itself as a stable alternative amid Donald Trump’s erratic tariff measures.

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2 w. ago Trump tariffs: EU and US meet for talks amid growing trade uncertainty

Government anxious for pharmaceuticals to be part of overall trade negotiations

Politics

3 w. ago King of Wall Street says European leaders ‘starting to focus on a growth agenda, not a control agenda’

Larry Fink, the head of the world’s biggest asset manager, talks tariffs, pensions and the ‘assets that will define the future’

Politics

3 w. ago Tariff wars: Heydon talks Kerrygold and bourbon as he heads stateside to meet US counterpart

Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon travels to Washington DC to meet US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins.

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3 w. ago Netanyahu to visit Trump at the White House tomorrow as world scrambles in response to tariffs

More than 50 countries have sought talks with President Donald Trump in response to the tariffs.

Politics

3 w. ago Over 50 nations want to start trade talks with US after tariffs, Trump officials say

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said more than 50 nations had started negotiations with the U.S. since last Wednesday's announcement, putting Trump in a position of power.

Politics

last month Keogh’s Crisps will look to other markets following US tariffs hike, says founder

‘Since the talk of US tariffs came into play, the Canadian market has started to look very interesting,’ says Tom Keogh

Economics

last month Trump tariffs: EU prepared to respond with countermeasures if talks fail, von der Leyen says

‘No justification’ for 20% tariffs, Taoiseach says; Pharmaceutical products not be included for now, says White House

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