China, Vietnam sign deals after Xi warns protectionism 鈥榣eads nowhere鈥�
Xi is in Vietnam for the first leg of a Southeast Asia tour, as Beijing tries to present itself as a stable alternative to US president, who announced sweeping tariffs...
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Trump says no one 鈥榦ff the hook鈥� on tariffs but markets rise
Stock markets on Monday welcomed US tariff exemptions for electronics, but President Donald Trump signalled the reprieve would be temporary and warned no country would get 鈥榦ff the hook鈥� in his trade war -- especially China...
Trump envoy suggests allied zones of control in Ukraine
Keith Kellogg, US president Donald Trump鈥檚 special envoy to Ukraine, suggested British and French troops could adopt zones of control in the country, in an interview with The Times newspaper published Saturday.
US exempts tech imports in tariff step back
The Trump administration has announced a series of major exemptions to its punishing global tariffs鈥攁n apparent step back in an escalating trade war with China.
Donald Trump admits trade war 'cost' as markets hit
Jitters about US tariffs hammered Asian stocks again early Friday as President Donald Trump acknowledged a 'cost' to his surging trade offensive against superpower rival China...
US senators call for insider trading probe into Trump over tariff pause
Several US senators have called for an investigation into whether president Donald Trump engaged in insider trading or market manipulation by encouraging people to buy stocks just before his dramatic reversal on global tariffs.
Russia, US swap prisoners in push for closer ties
The United States on Thursday exchanged a sanctions-busting suspect for a ballet dancer held by Russia, the second swap under US president Donald Trump as Moscow and Washington push to rebuild ties...
TSMC says Q1 revenue up 42pc
Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC reported Thursday a better-than-expected revenue for the first quarter on strong demand for AI technology, after tariffs slapped onto major economies by US President Donald Trump caused global uncertainty...
Professor Yunus thanks US president for tariff pause
Bangladesh chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has thanked United States president Donald Trump for granting a 90-day pause on the reciprocal tariffs announced earlier this week...
Donald Trump pauses reciprocal tariffs for 90 days, except for China
US President Donald Trump declared a complete halt on all 'reciprocal' tariffs that took effect at midnight, with the exception of those imposed on China....
Trump鈥檚 new tariffs take effect
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 punishing tariffs on dozens of economies came into force Wednesday, including 104 per cent in levies against Chinese goods, sending markets into a tailspin again...
US decides to deny visas, green cards over social media posts
US immigration authorities said Wednesday they will look at social media accounts and deny visas or residence permits to people who post content considered anti-Semitic by President Donald Trump's administration.
US researchers eye exit from Trump's America
In the halls of US universities and research labs, one question has become increasingly common as President Donald Trump tightens his grip on the field: whether to move abroad.
US relinquishes globalisation, says Rehman Sobhan
The US had started globalisation and now it is relinquishing the system as Donald Trump has thrown away the market economy, said eminent Bangladeshi economist Rehman Sobhan...
What to consider in negotiation
LET鈥橲 skip the lengthy introduction because it鈥檚 time for action. The US president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff is on and Bangladesh, like almost every other country in the world, needs to do something about it. There are a few things we need to understand to craft an effective response...
Trump鈥檚 crazy trade war
THE Trump tariff shock is going to take a bit of time to sink in, though stock markets worldwide have already sunk. Altogether, 60 countries have been slapped with at least 10 per cent tariffs; those with large trade surpluses with the US will pay a much higher rate. Trump鈥檚 public argument was two-fold: force US trade partners with the highest surpluses to lower their...
Yunus writes to Trump for tariff delay
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday sent a letter to United States president Donald Trump, requesting a three-month postponement of the proposed reciprocal tariff measures on Bangladeshi exports to the US...
Thousands march in US against Trump
Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major US cities on Saturday to oppose the divisive policies of president Donald Trump, in the largest demonstrations since his return to the White House...
Iran rejects Trump call for direct nuclear talks
Iran鈥檚 top diplomat has dismissed direct negotiations with the United States as pointless, his office said Sunday, after US president Donald Trump said he preferred face-to-face talks over its nuclear programme...
UK readies to protect industry amid US tariffs
The 鈥榳orld as we knew it鈥� is over, UK prime minister Keir Starmer said Sunday, as the world braced for further fallout from the introduction of US tariffs...
US farmers see tariffs threaten earnings
As president Donald Trump鈥檚 sweeping global tariffs took effect this weekend, US farmers hoping for a profit this year instead found themselves facing lower crop prices 鈥� and the prospect of ceding more ground on foreign markets...
Netanyahu visiting Trump on Monday to discuss tariffs, Iran
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to travel to Washington to meet with US President Donald Trump, discussing issues including tariffs and the 鈥業ranian threat,鈥� his office said Saturday.
Tens of thousands protest in US against Trump 鈥榙evastation鈥�
Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major US cities on Saturday to oppose the divisive policies of president Donald Trump, in the largest demonstrations since his return to the White House...
Iran top diplomat rejects direct negotiations with US
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday rejected direct negotiations with the United States as 鈥榤eaningless鈥�, after US President Donald Trump said he would prefer direct talks with the Islamic republic....
US passion for tariffs rarely pays off, economists warn
Long before Donald Trump鈥檚 鈥楲iberation Day鈥� announcement, the United States had toyed with imposing high tariffs throughout its history, with inconclusive鈥攁nd sometimes catastrophic鈥攔esults...
Nobody wins in a trade war, says UN chief
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has warned that 鈥榥obody wins in a trade war,鈥� according to his spokesperson on Friday...
How can the EU respond to Trump tariffs?
The EU has 鈥榚verything on the table鈥� as a response to president Donald Trump鈥檚 sweeping new tariffs聽 -- including possibly targeting US Big Tech and taxing more American goods 鈥� should talks with Washington fail...
California to defy Trump鈥檚 tariffs
California governor Gavin Newsom said Friday that he will seek agreements with the rest of the world to avoid the expected retaliations against US president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs...
Anti-Trump rallies draw thousands across US
Thousands of people descended Saturday on Washington鈥檚 National Mall and other cities across the United States in opposition to the policies of Donald Trump, in the largest protests since he returned to the presidency...
A dangerous economic experiment
US president聽Donald Trump鈥檚 announcement of sweeping reciprocal tariffs, branded as Liberation Day, signals a tectonic shift in global trade dynamics. The plan, which enforces a baseline 10 per cent tariff on all imports to the United States and imposes even steeper rates on specific trading partners, underscores his adherence to a 20th-century economic...