Us Tariffs

US slaps fresh tariffs on French, German wine, liquor and aircraft parts

The decision is the latest twist in a 16-year-long trade battle over aircraft subsidies that turned increasingly sour under the Trump administration.

Canada to hit US aluminium with $2.7 bln counter-tariffs

The Trump administration moved to reimpose 10 percent tariffs on some Canadian aluminium products to protect US industry from a "surge" in imports.

Asian stocks mixed after US, China impose new tariff hikes

Most Asian markets fell on Monday as fresh Chinese and US tariffs on goods worth hundreds of billions of dollars kicked in.

Stocks soar after US delays new tariffs on Chinese goods to December 15

The United States delays tariffs on Chinese-made cellphones, laptop computers and other items and removes other Chinese imports from its target list altogether.

China says existing US tariffs must be removed for a trade deal

The leaders of the two countries agreed last weekend to relaunch trade talks that had stalled in May after the US accused China of reneging on its commitments.

Caravan of 1,200 migrants enters Mexico

The Central American migrants are heading north towards the United States. The migrants are mainly from Honduras and are being monitored by a municipal police patrol.

Turkey increases tariffs on some US imports

Turkey's Vice President Fuat Oktay has said Turkey has increased customs duties on some US products including alcohol, cigarettes and cars in retaliation to Washington's tariffs on Turkish aluminium and iron.

Trump threatens tariffs on all $500B of Chinese imports

US President Donald Trump is taking a more aggressive, protectionist posture on trade than his recent predecessors, sparking retaliatory measures from countries around the world and igniting disputes on multiple fronts.

EU urges US, China and Russia to prevent trade ‘conflict and chaos’

The EU – the world’s biggest single market with 28 countries and 500 million people – is trying to buttress alliances in the face of the protectionism unleashed by US President Donald Trump’s “America First” administration.

Trump deepens G7 divide with call to readmit Russia

As the leaders of the top industrialised democracies began meeting ahead of the G7 summit in Quebec, European leaders warned that US President Trump’s stance threatens the Western-led world order.

US isolated as trade outrage roils G7 ministerial meet

G7 nations vent anger over the US decision to impose steel and aluminium tariffs this week on Mexico, Canada and the EU in a rare rebuke to Washington.

Mnuchin says US is not afraid of getting into a trade war after G20 summit

A trade war "is not our goal, but we are not afraid of it," US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said at the end of the two-day G20 meeting in Buenos Aires aimed at averting a crisis sparked by looming US tariffs on steel and aluminum.