China raises taxes on American imports to 125%, says US tariffs 'will become a joke'

China blasted President Donald Trump's tariffs on Friday as a 'numbers game' that 'will become a joke', as Beijing raised reciprocal levies on US imports to 125 per cent...

US President Trump admits trade war 'cost' as markets hit

 Jitters about US tariffs hammered Asian stocks again early on Friday as President Donald Trump acknowledged a 'cost' to his surging trade offensive against superpower rival China. The US...

EU pauses countermeasures after Trump’s tariff reprieve

The European Union will pause its first countermeasures against US tariffs after President Donald Trump temporarily lowered the hefty duties less than a day after imposing them on dozens...

Prescription drugs become a target in Trump’s trade war

Maggie Fick, Reuters US President Donald Trump late on Tuesday reiterated he would impose tariffs on imports of pharmaceutical products that have long been spared from past trade disputes...

Protests everywhere

Trump moves to take care of 'my beautiful hair'

President Donald Trump, after complaining about it for years, signed an order to lift restrictions on water pressure in showers on Wednesday, saying he wanted to 'take care of...

Whisper it, but UK is ready for Trump’s new world order

At times like these, any port in a storm will do. In the modelling and role-playing currently underway around the globe, the UK suffers in Donald Trump’s trade war,...

Republicans are going public with their worries about tariffs

Manufacturers struggling to make long-term plans. Farmers facing retaliation from Chinese buyers. US households burdened with higher prices. Republican senators are confronting the Trump administration with those worries and...

Tariff bleach

Trump says 90-day 'pause' on reciprocal tariffs for all but China

President Donald Trump announced a 90 day pause on his sweeping tariffs Wednesday, giving all countries a 10 percent baseline except China, which will see even higher levies. 'Based...