Trade
Bank of England’s Greene says dollar drop adds to tariff inflation puzzle
Bank of England interest rate-setter Megan Greene said on Saturday it was unclear what U.S. President Donald Trump’s import tariffs would do to UK inflation with the unpredictable behaviour of the dollar adding to the puzzle. Higher barriers to trade were likely to weigh on economic growth in countries in Europe, Greene said during a […]
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Taiwan holds first tariff talks with United States
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) building at the Central Taiwan Science Park in Taichung, Taiwan, on Friday, April 8, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taiwan officials held their first tariff talks with U.S. officials on Friday, with both sides looking forward to further discussions soon, the island’s government said on Saturday. While […]
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Trump tariff collection for freight shipments delayed by Customs ‘glitch’
An alert from U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday notified users of a glitch in the system that is used to exempt freight from tariffs, including shipments from China that were already on the water at the time of this week’s whipsaw in tariffs policy, and any trade from nations now under the 90-day […]
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Trump advisor Peter Navarro hypes stocks a day after calling tariff-driven plunge ‘no big deal’
Senior trade adviser Peter Navarro attends an interview with CNN, at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 10, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump’s trade advisor Peter Navarro on Friday encouraged Americans to buy stocks one day after dismissing a steep market drop fueled by fears of a tariff-induced slowdown as […]
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Tesla stops taking new orders in China for two imported, U.S.-made models: Reuters
A Tesla Model S at a charging station in Beijing, China. Meghan Reeder | CNBC Tesla has suspended taking new orders for Model S and Model X vehicles on its Chinese website, Reuters checks showed on Friday, as the world’s two largest economies exchange blows in a trade war. Both models are made in the […]
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UN shipping agency strikes deal on fuel emissions, pollution fees
A cargo ship sits outside of the Port of Elizabeth marine terminal seen from Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S., April 9 2025. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Countries at the U.N. shipping agency struck a deal on Friday on a global fuel emissions standard for the maritime sector, which will impose an emissions fee on ships that […]
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Unprecedented ‘shock’: Why bond yields may face even more challenges ahead
ETF Edge Unprecedented ‘shock’: Why bond yields may face even more challenges ahead Published Fri, Apr 11 20257:26 AM EDT Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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Why Trump’s tariffs won’t push China and Europe closer
The flags of the European Union (L) and China stand side by side at the Chancellery on June 20, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images China and the European Union are unlikely to become close allies quickly, analysts say, even as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs sour relations […]
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Danish shoppers boycott U.S. products as Greenland — and trade — tensions escalate
Passers-by walk along Nyhavn, the harbour with its colourful little houses popular with tourists. Picture Alliance | Getty Images COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Incensed by President Donald Trump’s posturing over Greenland and sweeping trade tariffs, Danish shoppers are turning their backs on American products in a show of national protest. The small European nation and longtime […]
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European stocks rise slightly at the open as tariff-triggered volatility persists
European stock markets opened slightly higher in early trade on Friday as a volatile week for shares nears its end and concerns about a trade war between the U.S. and China persist. The pan-European Stoxx 600 opened up 0.4%, with the U.K.’s FTSE 100 inching up by 0.5%, while Germany’s Dax and France’s CAC 40 […]
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