Tariffs hit a sour note in NYC emporium of sweets

Economy Candy’s shelves brim with sweets from around the world — gummies from Germany, lollipops from Spain, chocolates from Japan and a panoply of candies from across the US....

State of mind

EU prefers to talk than fight with Washington over Trump’s tariffs

European Union ministers broadly agreed on Monday to prioritise negotiations to remove tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump over retaliation even as it prepared a first set of targeted...

Trump tariffs make Easter bittersweet for Swiss chocolatiers

With the normally brisk Easter season around the corner, the mood in Switzerland’s chocolate business is bittersweet, thanks to high cacao prices and — now — the newly added...

Are Americans angry with Trump’s tariffs?

The protests that have erupted across the United States against President Donald Trump’s policies – and not just the tariffs – seem to suggest the businessman-turned-president has lost his...

Trump’s tariffs could hit Americans hardest

Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs on US imports from most countries is destructive on the global level and can be expected to impact negatively the Eastern Arab World and...

Americans will pay more for sneakers, jeans, T-shirts due to tariffs

Sending children back to school in new sneakers, jeans and T-shirts is likely to cost US families significantly more this fall if the bespoke tariffs President Donald Trump put...

EU seeks unity in first strike back at Trump tariffs

European Union countries will seek to present a united front in the coming days against US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, likely approving a first set of targeted countermeasures on...

Tariffs will make sneakers, jeans and almost everything Americans wear cost more, trade groups warn

Sending children back to school in new sneakers, jeans and T-shirts is likely to cost US families significantly more this fall if the bespoke tariffs President Donald Trump put...

Japan could lose $17 billion in car exports due to US tariffs

Japan could lose $17 billion in car export potential in the US following President Donald Trump’s decision to introduce 25 per cent tariffs on the automotive sector, the International...