3 h. ago Trump tariffs list in full: Every country hit and the surprising exemptions

Some of the world’s weakest economies in Asia are among those hardest-hit in opening salvo of global trade war

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14 h. ago US stock markets see worst day since Covid pandemic after investors shaken by Trump tariffs

All three major US index funds close down as Apple and Nvidia, two of US’s largest companies, lose combined $470bnUS stock markets tumbled on Thursday as investors parsed the sweeping change in global trading following Donald Trump’s announcement of a barrage of tariffs on the country’s trading partners.All three major US stock markets closed down in their worst day since June 2020, during the Covid pandemic. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 6%, while the S&P 500 and the Dow dropped 4.8% and 3.9%, respectively. Apple and Nvidia, two of the US’s largest companies by market value, had lost a combined $470bn in value by midday. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago The Guardian view on Trump’s tariffs: a monstrous and momentous act of folly | Editorial

The US president has expelled his own country from the rules-based global trade system that America itself createdFor the world’s already embattled trading system, it is as though an asteroid has crashed into the planet, devastating everyone and everything that previously existed there. But there is this important difference. If an asteroid struck the Earth, the impact would at least have been caused by ungovernable cosmic forces. The assault on world trade, by contrast, is a completely deliberate act of choice, taken by one man and one nation.Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on every country in the world is a monstrous and momentous act of folly. Unilateral and unjustified, it was expressed on Wednesday in indefensible language in which Mr Trump described US allies as “cheaters” and “scavengers” who “looted”, “raped” and “pillaged” the US. Many of the calculations on which Mr Trump doled out his punishments are perverse, not least the exclusion of Russia from the cond...

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19 h. ago Tiny landlocked country will be destroyed by Trump’s highest tariff, analyst warns

The kingdom is one of the world's poorest nations with a gross domestic product of just over $2 billion

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19 h. ago US stock markets tumble as investors shaken by Trump tariffs

Dollar hits six-month low after president announces sweeping tariffs on US’s largest trade partnersTrump condemned as global markets tumble – live updatesUS stock markets tumbled on Thursday as investors parsed the sweeping change in global trading following Donald Trump’s announcement of a barrage of tariffs on the country’s trading partners.All three major US index funds were down as trading started on Thursday morning. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fund was down 4.5%, while S&P 500 and the Dow dropped 3.4% and 2.7% at opening, respectively. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Ireland faces Trump tariffs hammer blow as Conor McGregor leads calls for his country to LEAVE the EU

Simon Harris said it is the Irish Government's 'working assumption' that the White House will launch a further attack aimed specifically at the pharmaceuticals industry.

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26 h. ago Trump tariffs in full: Every country hit on ‘Liberation Day’ – and the surprising exemptions

Some of the world’s weakest economies in Asia are among those hardest-hit in opening salvo of global trade war

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26 h. ago Donald Trump declares trade war as expert reveals 'only' way UK

Keir Starmer warned an "economic impact" will be felt across the country following Donald Trump's tariff war, as an expert believes the UK remains "adrift" and "searching for relevance"

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27 h. ago Trump ‘acted for his country’ with tariff plans, Starmer says

Prime minister vowed to keep ‘a cool head’ in a sign he won’t retaliate against US president’s tariffs

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38 h. ago Tariffs live: Trump announces which countries will be hit as UK and Europe brace for ‘Liberation Day’ trade war

US allies among those expecting new trade duties as American stock markets rebound

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39 h. ago Tariffs live: Trump set to announce which countries will be hit as UK and Europe brace for ‘Liberation Day’ trade war

US allies among those expecting new trade duties as American stock markets rebound

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47 h. ago Starmer appeals for 'calm' hours before Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs as he admits UK faces being hit

Keir Starmer said the government is being 'pragmatic' and 'preparing for all eventualities' with our 'feet on the ground' as he took the regular session of PMQs.

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48 h. ago Trump tariffs latest: City braces for ‘Liberation Day’ trade war chaos amid fears over 25,000 UK job losses

Donald Trump to unveil sweeping tariffs on any country that ‘treats the US unfairly’ today

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48 h. ago UK entering difficult period as country awaits Trump Liberation Day, minister warns

The UK is entering a difficult period as the country awaits Donald Trump’s tariff announcement on “Liberation Day”, a Labour minister has warned.

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50 h. ago Trump tariffs latest: City braces for trade war chaos as Europe markets open down on ‘Liberation Day’

Donald Trump to unveil sweeping tariffs on any country that ‘treats the US unfairly’ today

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51 h. ago Trump tariffs latest: City braces for trade war chaos after Asian markets plummet on ‘Liberation Day’

Donald Trump to unveil sweeping tariffs on any country that ‘treats the US unfairly’ today

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52 h. ago Trump tariffs latest: Asian stock markets tumble as investors nervously await US president’s ‘Liberation Day’

Donald Trump to unveil sweeping tariffs on any country that ‘treats the US unfairly’ today

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53 h. ago Donald Trump 'Liberation Day' live: US tariffs set to hit UK and world in huge blow

Donald Trump has promised to today - Wednesday April 2, 2025 - roll out tariffs on imports from other countries, which the President believes will free the US from a reliance on foreign goods

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54 h. ago Trump tariffs latest: Asian stock markets tumble at start of US president’s ‘Liberation Day’

Donald Trump to unveil sweeping tariffs on any country that ‘treats the US unfairly’ today

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63 h. ago Trump tariffs latest: EU vows ‘strong plan’ to hit back at Trump’s global trade war as UK ‘prepares for worst’

Donald Trump to unveil sweeping tariffs on any country that ‘treats the US unfairly’ on Wednesday

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