30 h. ago US consumers warned to brace for higher prices due to Trump’s tariffs

Prices ‘highly likely’ to rise almost immediately, retailers say, after 25% duty hits exports from Mexico and CanadaTrump’s Congress speech – latest updatesAmericans have been warned to brace for higher prices within days of Donald Trump pulling the trigger on Monday, imposing US tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico and hiking tariffs on China.Global stock markets came under pressure again on Tuesday, with leading indices falling sharply – and the benchmark S&P 500 losing all its post-election gains – as Canada, Mexico and China vowed to retaliate, and investors balked at the prospect of an acrimonious trade war. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Stock markets drop as Trump’s tariffs with Mexico and Canada begin and create unease on Wall Street

Wall Street had a negative reaction as Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico began

Politics

36 h. ago Stock markets see sluggish opening as Wall Street reacts to Trump’s new tariffs on Mexico and Canada

Wall Street had a negative reaction as Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico began drawing a sharp reaction

Politics

36 h. ago China vows to fight Trump’s trade war ‘to the bitter end’ with new retaliatory tariffs on American goods

China accounted for 17 per cent of American agricultural exports in 2023

Politics

38 h. ago The share prices most affected by Trump’s tariffs as stock markets tumble

Several of the world’s biggest companies saw their share prices tank in the aftermath of the US president’s proclamation

Economics

43 h. ago China hits back at Trump with fresh retaliatory tariffs on agricultural goods

China accounted for 17 per cent of American agricultural exports in 2023

Politics

46 h. ago Beijing vows to retaliate after Trump hikes tariffs on Chinese goods

China likely to target US agricultural exports as trade war intensifies

Politics

8 d. ago ‘Uncertainty is rising’: Financial analysts warn that market shows worrisome signs with Trump in office

Share values and cryptocurrency prices have been buoyant since Trump’s election, but some on Wall Street believe the party could be over soon

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