Trade
‘Common sense will prevail’: Bombardier CEO on U.S. tariffs and U.S.-Canada trade spat
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Éric Martel, President and CEO of Bombardier, speaks to CNBC’s Monica Pitrelli at the sidelines of the Milken Asia Summit. He reiterates that the company’s flagship jet, the ‘Global 8000’ is on track to hit the markets in 2025 and adds that […]
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Taiwan rejects U.S. proposal of ’50-50′ chip production, says trade talks focused on tariffs
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Limited at Hsinchu Science Park. Annabelle Chih | Getty Images News | Getty Images Taiwan will not accept Washington’s proposal to locally manufacture half the chips it currently supplies to the U.S., the island’s top trade negotiator said. Speaking to reporters, Cheng Li-chiun, also the country’s vice premier, said on Wednesday […]
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Taiwan should only produce half of America’s chips, says U.S. Commerce Secretary
A logo of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) displayed on a smartphone screen Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images The Trump administration is pushing Taipei to shift investment and chip production to the U.S. so that half of American demand is manufactured locally, in a move that could have implications for Taiwan’s […]
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Trump ‘Truths’ about tariffs on films and furniture raise questions on details
US President Donald Trump speaks with the press on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday September 26, 2025. Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday said he would impose a 100% tariff on foreign-made films and slap “substantial Tariffs” on any country that does not […]
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France’s sovereign wealth chief has a warning for Europe: We’re being ‘doubly colonized’
Key Points Nicolas Dufourcq, the head of France’s state investment bank Bpifrance, warned that Europe is becoming “doubly colonized” by Chinese industry and U.S. tech. “It’s not in the future; the consequences are now,” he warned an audience at private capital conference IPEM. Bpifrance manages assets worth around 100 billion euros ($117 billion). The head […]
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U.S. pharma tariffs spare India’s generic drugmakers — but leave investors jittery
MUMBAI, INDIA – MARCH 3: A technician works at a Cipla laboratory March 3, 2002 in Vikhrohi, Mumbai, India. Jean-marc Giboux | 3rd Party – Misc | Getty Images Stocks of leading Indian drugmakers fell on Friday, even though the 100% U.S. tariffs on branded and patented drug imports are unlikely to affect these companies. […]
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Why Trump’s 100% drug tariffs could hit Asia and Europe very differently
Global pharmaceutical stocks sold off on Friday, as markets reacted to news of 100% tariffs on branded and patented drugs imported into the United States, but significant moves lower haven’t been across the board. While Asia Pacific-listed shares in the sector saw notable falls — with some stocks tumbling more than 5% — the reaction […]
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Trump slaps 25% tariffs on heavy trucks imports, starting Oct. 1
In an aerial view, trucks line up to enter a shipping berth at the Port of Oakland on Aug. 26, 2025 in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday night stateside that he would impose a 25% tariff on imported heavy trucks from Oct. 1, part of his broader […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s new tariffs on drugs and trucks — and bathroom vanities
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he takes questions from the press after signing an executive order on a deal that would divest TikTok’s U.S. operations from ByteDance from its Chinese owner ByteDance, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 25, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters A foreign-made heavy truck crosses the U.S. […]
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Swiss central bank says tariffs are a ‘major challenge’ as deal with U.S. remains elusive
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) in Bern, Switzerland, on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Swiss National Bank said Thursday that tariffs on goods to the U.S. present a “major challenge” for exporters, with its economy set to take a hit. The country has swallowed some of the highest […]
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