9 h. ago Countries and companies mull strategies for coping with barrage of higher US tariffs

BANGKOK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s latest tariff hikes on U.S. imports are compelling countries and industries to scramble for footing in a time of potential upheavals in global trade. As world markets wallowed in more heavy losses Friday, Taiwan’s president promised to provide support to industries most vulnerable to the 32% tariffs Trump ordered […]

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25 h. ago What to know about the Trump tariffs upending global trade and markets

WASHINGTON (AP) — The trade war President Donald Trump promised has begun, threatening the world economy and straining the United States’ longstanding alliances in Europe and Asia. Goods imported from dozens of countries and territories are now going to be taxed at sharply higher rates, and that is expected to drive up the costs of […]

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8 d. ago Trump announces 25 per cent tariff on all auto imports to the U.S.

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all automobile imports to the United States next week in a move that further escalated his global trade war and rocked stock markets. Prime Minister Mark Carney called the move a “direct attack” on Canadian auto […]

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2 w. ago Global Silver Market Under Strain as Tariffs Trigger Dislocation

The global silver market is under stress as trade-war concerns unsettle investors, with key indicators flashing red, millions of ounces on the move between trading hubs and months of disruption in prospect.

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3 w. ago Jason Sutherland: Trump’s tariffs would upend Canadian health care

Opinion: But we could use it as an opportunity for meaningful reform that would benefit Canadians for generations

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3 w. ago Hiring Plans Fall to Weakest Since Covid in S&P Global Survey

Plans to create jobs dropped to the lowest since the height of the Covid pandemic in a survey conducted by S&P Global Market Intelligence, weighed down by concerns about trade wars and their impact on business activity.

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