26 h. ago Trump’s tariffs face judgment day, and there’s a lot at stake

On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court will hear the Trump administration’s appeal against a lower court’s ruling that most of his extensive tariffs are illegal.

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5 d. ago Trump lowers tariffs on China, gushes over Xi after ‘amazing’ meeting

US President Donald Trump has lauded an “amazing” meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea at the end of his whistle-stop tour of Asia.

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5 d. ago Trump lowers tariffs on China, gushes over Xi after ’12 out of 10′ meeting

US President Donald Trump has lauded an “amazing” meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea at the end of his whistle-stop tour of Asia.

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3 w. ago Which tariffs? China finds new markets to defy Trump’s trade war

America’s punishing tariffs were expected to undermine China’s export-driven economy. It’s not working.

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3 w. ago China vows to stand firm against Trump’s 100 per cent tariff threat

The back and forth threatens to derail a possible meeting between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping and end a truce in a tariff war.

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3 w. ago Trump threatens 100 per cent tariffs on China as trade war fears reignite

The US president’s threat came in response to China’s new export controls on rare earths, and could re-escalate the destabilising trade war that Washington and Beijing paused earlier this year.

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3 w. ago Trump says no reason to meet Xi, threatens China tariffs in new rift

The US president’s threat could revive a destabilising tit-for-tat trade war that Washington and Beijing paused amid painstaking diplomacy earlier this year.

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3 w. ago Trump’s trade war is in full swing, and ripples are spreading across the globe

Countries are beginning to respond to the flood of cheap imports into their markets, triggered by Trumps tariff wall around America.

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4 w. ago Reward or bribe: Trump’s stimulus cheques just another thought bubble

Giving every American a $US1000 or $US2000 cheque is bound to be popular but they won’t solve the real problem with Donald Trump’s love of tariffs.

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