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Easing tariff fears cement bets on ECB rate cut next week
EUROPEAN Central Bank policymakers are likely breathing a sigh of relief that the new US administration did not impose the blanket trade…
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Politics
Canadian dollar approaches December low on tariff concerns
THE Canadian dollar weakened against its US counterpart on Friday (Jan 17), with the currency approaching a multi-year low it hit in…
Politics
Trump tariff risks fuel chaotic hunt for gold in London
The risk that US President-elect Donald Trump will impose universal import tariffs is causing fresh turmoil in the global gold market,…
Politics
Opinion: Biden delivered a new 'Roaring '20s.' Watch Trump try to take the credit.
Poor Donald Trump. Twice elected president only to have to clean up the economic messes left to him by Democrats. In 2016, he groused…
Politics
‘So Much Uncertainty’: Businesses Worry About Trump’s Many Tariff Plans
For Klem’s, a general store in rural Massachusetts, each year has seemed more challenging than the last. First, there was the pandemic,…
Politics
Trump’s Tariff Threat Stokes Anxiety in Canada’s Auto-Industry Hub
Since 1988, the hulking presses at Lanex Manufacturing on the edge of Windsor, Ontario, have been stamping out door strikers, folding-seat…
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Defending Michigan’s Auto Industry, Whitmer Warns of Tariff Risks
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, a leading Democrat from a critical battleground state, on Wednesday subtly warned against…
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What Is External Revenue Service and How Will It Operate? Trump Announces Powerful New Department to Collect Billions in Foreign Tariff
Donald Trump announced on Tuesday the creation of a new government agency designed to generate billions in taxes and tariffs from foreign…
Politics
Trump's tariffs brought China and Mexico closer. Will his second term change that?
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The last time Donald Trump was president, he imposed a slew of tariffs on China that upended global trade. He’s…
Business
Asian currency index falls to two-decade low on Fed, tariff bets
ASIAN currencies fell to a two-decade low, as the US dollar remains buoyed by robust US growth and president-elect Donald Trump’s…
Politics
Opinion: How Mexico can strike back if Trump follows through on his threats
President-elect Donald Trump has made clear his intent to supercharge his “America First” approach to foreign policy in his second term —…
Politics
Singapore: More Than 950,000 HDB Households to Receive S$285 and Lower Power Tariff in January
Beginning in January 2025, U-Save and service and conservancy charges (S&CC) rebates will be given to over 950,000 Singaporean households…
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Trump tariff threats loom over US reliance on Canadian crude oil
What's New President-elect Donald Trump's threats to impose a 25 percent tariff on Canadian goods are sparking fears of higher gas prices…
Politics
Once a political star, Canada's Justin Trudeau is fighting for his job amid Trump tariff threats
When he came to power in 2015, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was hailed as a progressive icon, a charismatic leftist with movie…
Politics
Mexico cracks down on drugs and migrants. Will it be enough to stop Trump tariffs?
MEXICO CITY — In recent days, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has touted her country’s largest-ever seizure of fentanyl and…
Business
Apple shares are on a tear despite sluggish growth, tariff risks
APPLE has the slowest revenue growth among Big Tech stocks and is facing tariff-related risks going into Donald Trump’s second term. None…
Politics
Trump is threatening to raise tariffs again. Here's how China plans to fight back
TAIPEI, Taiwan — President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Chinese imports when he takes office, a move that…
Politics
What Trump's nominations say about where trade and other economic policies might go
WASHINGTON — Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominations have raised hopes that his trade and other economic actions will…
Politics
Scholz urges movement from China in electric vehicle tariff dispute
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for movement from China in the dispute over potential European Union tariffs on Chinese electric…