6 h. ago Crypto sees more than $6 billion in liquidations after Trump tariff threats to China

Crypto market traders were hit by record liquidations just days after Bitcoin touched an all-time high, volatility triggered in large part by the latest round of tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump. Cryptocurrency prices tumbled on Friday after Trump said he would impose an additional 100% tariff on China and export controls on software. The […]

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23 h. ago Oil prices tumble to a 5 month low on new Trump tariff threats

The price of oil tumbled to a 5 month low on Friday as global markets plunged following U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to greatly increase tariffs on Chinese imports.

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26 h. ago Trump threatens ‘massive’ tariffs on ‘very hostile’ China, no longer wants to meet with Xi

Trump accused China of trying to 'hold the World “captive”' after it announced export limits on rare earth minerals and 'virtually anything else they can think of'

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26 h. ago Trump threatens additional 100% tariffs as ‘very hostile’ China announces export restrictions

But Trump said he could retreat from his massive tariff escalation if the Chinese backed down from threatened restrictions on rare earth metals

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30 h. ago Trump says no reason to meet Xi, threatens ‘massive’ China tariffs

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he no longer feels the need for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this month, slamming Beijing for hostile trade practices and threatening “massive” tariffs. In a lengthy and unexpected Truth Social post, Trump railed against China imposing export controls on rare earth minerals — a […]

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31 h. ago U.S. stocks drop toward worst day since April after Trump threatens more tariffs on China

NEW YORK — A monthslong calm on Wall Street is shattering Friday, and U.S. stocks are falling after President Donald Trump threatened to crank tariffs much higher on China. The S&P 500 sank 2% and was heading toward its worst loss since April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 598 points, or 1.3%, after earlier […]

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32 h. ago Trump threatens China with new tariffs, says no reason to meet Xi

Trump, due to meet Xi in about three weeks in South Korea, complained on social media about what he called China's plans to hold the global economy hostage.

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35 h. ago Why Robert Lighthizer says ‘economists have been wrong on everything!’

The architect of Trump's first-term tariff policy on the end of free trade, swapping the White House for Wall Street -- and why he considers the president 'the most honest person'

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4 d. ago Trump says U.S. and Canada working on formula for tariff deal

President Donald Trump said he expects the US and Canada can eventually reach a trade deal, but he remained vague about how and when an agreement might be achieved.

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4 d. ago Canada’s tanking trade points to ‘bleak’ outlook for exports as Trump keeps lobbing tariff bombs

Exports fell for the first time in three months as tariffs continue to hurt the movement of goods to the U.S.

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1 week ago Donald Trump hits Canadian lumber producers with extra 10 per cent tariff

The British Columbia Lumber Trade Council called the new tariffs 'misguided and unnecessary'

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1 week ago Trump hits Canadian lumber producers with additional 10 per cent tariff

U.S. President Donald Trump has issued new tariffs that could add further pressure on Canadian producers of softwood lumber and furniture. A presidential proclamation on Monday evening set out a 10 per cent duty on imports of softwood timber and lumber, along with a 25 per cent levy on imports of kitchen cabinets and vanities […]

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1 week ago Canadian lumber hit with new 10% Trump tariff, sector calls it ‘misguided’

The tariffs will take effect Oct. 14, with the 25 per cent rate applied to kitchen cabinets and vanities set to jump to 50 per cent on Jan. 1 unless countries reach a deal.

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1 week ago Donald Trump renews threat to impose 100% tariff on movies made outside America

'Our movie making business has been stolen from the United States of America, by other Countries'

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1 week ago Swiss Offer Trump Sweetener on Gold to Get Better Tariff Deal

Switzerland has offered to invest in US gold refining, as it tries to persuade the Trump administration to lower tariffs

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1 week ago Trump threatens 100% tariff on movies made outside of the U.S.

In a separate post, Trump said he would be 'imposing substantial tariffs on any country that does not make its furniture in the U.S.'

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1 week ago Trump vows 100% tariff on foreign movies, levies on furniture

The 'movie making business has been stolen from the United States of America, by other Countries,' Trump said, without indicating how the plan might work.

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2 w. ago Trump announces new tariff push with 100% duty on patented drugs

Other duties on critical imports, including semiconductors and critical minerals, are expected in the coming weeks

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4 w. ago Trump calls on all NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil, threatens tariffs on China

Trump posted on his social media site that NATO’S commitment to winning the war "has been far less than 100%"

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