U.S. Economy

Bessent says global 15% tariff starts this week, predicts Trump duties will return to old levels later this year
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Bessent says global 15% tariff starts this week, predicts Trump duties will return to old levels later this year

President Donald Trump’s recently announced 15% global tariff will likely be implemented sometime this week, rising from its current rate of 10%, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday. Bessent also predicted that U.S. tariff rates would, by August, effectively return to where they stood before the Supreme Court recently struck down the often-steeper duties […]

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Middle East conflict poses fresh test to central banks as oil shock fuels inflation
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Middle East conflict poses fresh test to central banks as oil shock fuels inflation

Pedestrians look out across the city skyline as they walk along the Tabiat bridge in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018. Ali Mohammadi | Bloomberg | Getty Images A widening Middle East conflict has posed a fresh test for global central banks, as fears of an oil shock and renewed inflation risks complicate policymakers’ calculus […]

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Israel says it has attacked Iran, declares state of emergency
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Israel says it has attacked Iran, declares state of emergency

An aerial view of the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group while operating at the Arabian Sea, escorted by two military replenishment ships and two U.S. Coast Guard vessels, as fighter jets from Carrier Air Wing Nine conducted flight operations overhead in the Arabian Sea, on Feb.6, 2026. US CENTCOM | Anadolu | Getty Images […]

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Trump administration faces first big tariff refund court deadline on Friday
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Trump administration faces first big tariff refund court deadline on Friday

The US Court of International Trade in New York, US, on Thursday, April 24, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Trump administration’s Department of Justice is nearing its first big legal deadline in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that President Donald Trump’s tariffs issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers […]

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Trump insists trade deals safe after Supreme Court ruling upends tariff authority, but partners aren’t so sure
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Trump insists trade deals safe after Supreme Court ruling upends tariff authority, but partners aren’t so sure

President Donald Trump walks past Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Brent Kavanaugh and Associate Justice Mary Coney Barrett as he arrives for the State of the Union address during a Joint Session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 24, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Win Mcnamee | […]

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What to expect from the next round of U.S.-Iran talks as Trump threatens Tehran
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What to expect from the next round of U.S.-Iran talks as Trump threatens Tehran

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump delivered his address days after the Supreme Court struck down the administration’s tariff strategy, and amid a U.S. military buildup in the Persian […]

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UK companies seek deeper ties with Europe as Trump tariffs fuel uncertainty, business groups say
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UK companies seek deeper ties with Europe as Trump tariffs fuel uncertainty, business groups say

The MSC Emma container ship on the dockside at the Port of Felixstowe in Felixstowe, UK, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images British companies are seeking deeper trade ties with Europe, business groups told CNBC, as U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping 15% tariff on all imports after the […]

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Treasury yields hold steady as investors weigh new Trump tariffs
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Treasury yields hold steady as investors weigh new Trump tariffs

U.S. Treasury yields were little changed to start the week as investors weighed President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs, after the Supreme Court struck down much of the duties on Friday. At 6:03 a.m. ET, the 10-year Treasury yield was down 1 basis point at 4.075%. The 30-year Treasury bond yield was also less than 1 basis point lower […]

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India delays Washington trade visit as U.S. tariff policy shifts, source tells CNBC
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India delays Washington trade visit as U.S. tariff policy shifts, source tells CNBC

US President Donald Trump (R) and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for a joint press conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on February 25, 2020. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP) (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images) Prakash Singh | Afp | Getty Images India’s trade negotiators will reschedule their planned visit […]

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Watch: Trump speaks after Supreme Court strikes down tariffs
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Watch: Trump speaks after Supreme Court strikes down tariffs

[The stream is slated to start at 12:45 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump on Friday speaking at the White House after the Supreme Court struck down his signature tariff policy. Trump will lead a press briefing at the White House […]

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