7 h. ago The US has a single rare earths mine. Chinese export limits are energizing a push for more

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — America’s only rare earths mine heard from anxious companies soon after China responded to President Donald Trump’s tariffs this month by limiting exports of those minerals used for military applications and in many high-tech devices. “Based on the number of phone calls we’re receiving, the effects have been immediate,” said Matt […]

Economics

22 h. ago China dominates solar. Trump tariffs target China. For US solar industry, that means higher costs

Mike Summers was eager to install solar at his home in Ohio for years, and after he finally replaced his aging roof this year, his solar contractor swung into action. His system — including 19 panels and a battery backup — went up this week, and Summers considers himself lucky. “I’m glad to have done […]

Economics

46 h. ago World Trade Organization says global trade could slide this year because of Trump’s tariff policies

GENEVA — The World Trade Organization says the volume of trade in goods worldwide is likely to decrease by 0.2% this year due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s shifting tariff policies and a standoff with China, but it would take a more severe hit if Trump carries through on his toughest “reciprocal” tariffs. The decline […]

Economics

4 d. ago China’s Xi says there are ‘no winners’ in a tariff war as he visits Southeast Asia

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping started a week of diplomacy in Southeast Asia with a visit to Vietnam on Monday, signaling China’ s commitment to global trade, just after U.S. President Donald Trump upended the global economy with his latest tariffs moves. Although Trump has paused some tariffs, China was the outlier, […]

Economics

6 d. ago Trump’s China tariff shocks US importers. One CEO calls it ‘end of days’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rick Woldenberg thought he had come up with a sure-fire plan to protect his Chicago-area educational toy company from President Donald Trump’s massive new taxes on Chinese imports. “When he announced a 20% tariff, I made a plan to survive 40%, and I thought I was being very clever,” said Woldenberg, CEO […]

Economics

6 d. ago Trade war ramps up as China retaliates by raising tariffs on U.S. imports

China hits back by raising tariffs on imported American products from 84 per cent to 125 per cent after the U.S. raising tariffs on China earlier this week.

Economics

7 d. ago Spain’s prime minister visits China to strengthen ties with Trump’s top tariff target

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is visiting China on Friday, his third trip to the country in two years as his government seeks to boost investment from the Asian giant amid global economic uncertainty caused by a chaotic U.S. tariff policy. Sanchez met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and was expected to […]

Politics

7 d. ago Tariffs create costly chaos for Amazon sellers — even the Trump supporters

Last week, Gina Castagnozzi signed off on a contract to ship thousands of compostable dog waste bags from China to Los Angeles for her pet supply business, Giving Paws. The next day, President Donald Trump raised tariffs on imports from China to 54 percent. On Tuesday, when her goods had been at sea for days, […]

Economics

8 d. ago How will Trump's tariffs on China affect B.C. businesses that outsource production?

Many small B.C. business buy from Chinese producers and sell to Americans

Economics

8 d. ago Trump pauses tariffs on 75 countries for 90 days, raises China rate to 125%

The pause was announced hours after his global tariff policy took effect, capping a chaotic week for global financial markets and uncertainty about the world economy.

Economics

8 d. ago Trump pauses 75 countries’ ‘reciprocal’ tariffs, raises China rate to 125%

The pause was announced hours after his global tariff policy took effect, capping a chaotic week for global financial markets and uncertainty about the world economy.

Economics

9 d. ago China raises its retaliatory tariff on the U.S. to 84% as it vows to ’fight to the end’

BANGKOK (AP) — China again vowed to “fight to the end” Wednesday in an escalating trade war with the U.S. as it announced it would raise tariffs on American goods to 84% from Thursday. Beijing also added an array of countermeasures after U.S. President Donald Trump raised the total tariff on imports from China to […]

Economics

9 d. ago Spain Is Pushing for EU Pivot to China to Counter Trump Tariffs

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s trip to see President Xi Jinping will offer a chance to swap notes on a common problem: how to respond to an increasingly unreliable US.

Economics

9 d. ago JD Vance’s ‘Chinese peasant’ remarks ‘ignorant,’ officials say amid tariff war

China's rebuttal comes amid an escalation in Trump's widespread tariffs waged against storied U.S. allies, including Canada, much of Europe and Mexico.

Economics

9 d. ago China vows ‘fight to the end’ on tariffs as Trump threatens another 50% duty hike

Raises the risk of a prolonged trade war as two countries look set to dig in

Economics

1 week ago China vows to ‘fight to the end’ after Trump threatens more tariffs

The Commerce Ministry said the U.S.‘s imposition of 'so-called ‘reciprocal tariffs’' on China is 'completely groundless and is a typical unilateral bullying practice.'

Economics

1 week ago Trump threatens new 50% tariff on China on top of ‘reciprocal’ duties

Trump's response is in reaction to China retaliating to the U.S. "reciprocal" tariffs with a 34 per cent duty of its own on American imports.

Economics

1 week ago Trump Tariff Shock Rips Up Germany’s China Strategy Under Merz

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz faces the prospect of being forced into another pivot before he even takes office.

Economics

1 week ago China halts nearly completed U.S. TikTok deal after steep Trump tariffs announced

'We do not want TikTok to "go dark",’ Trump wrote on Truth Social, suggested that the U.S. could provide tariff relief in exchange for Beijing’s approval

Economics

2 w. ago Samsung, Nike Among Collateral Damage as Trump Targets China+1

Companies globally have been quietly shifting production to avoid the tariffs President Donald Trump slapped on China during Trade War 1.0. Now, the president’s “Liberation Day” levies are skewering that strategy.

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