The tariffs imposed on steel exports to the US are “very disappointing”, the MP for Scunthorpe has said. Donald Trump’s administration has put the 25% charge on all steel and aluminium imported…
Category: International Trade
Belgium: EU hits back at Trump tariffs and warns against trade war
In Brussels, it was just after 06:00 on Wednesday. But it was midnight in Washington DC when President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium took effect on major…
UK: Starmer says ‘all options on table’ on US tariffs
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK will “keep all options on the table” as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium take effect.…
USA: Trump halts plan for 50% steel and aluminium tariffs on Canada
Donald Trump has halted a plan to double US tariffs on Canadian steel and metal imports to 50%, just hours after first threatening them. Tariffs of 25% still went ahead…
USA: Education department plans to cut half its workforce
The US Department of Education is planning to cut about half of its workforce, as the Trump administration works to slash the size of the federal government. The mass layoffs…
USA: Trump doubles planned tariffs on Canadian metal
US President Donald Trump has said he will double the tariffs he previously announced on Canadian steel and aluminium imports into the US, taking the levies to 50% in total.…
USA: European stocks steady after US markets plunge
A sell-off in global shares eased in Europe on Tuesday following a sharp fall in US stocks that came as investors raised concerns about the negative economic impact of President…
Canada: Ontario says it will slap a 25% surcharge on US-bound electricity
Ontario says it will slap a 25% surcharge on US-bound electricityOntario says it will slap a 25% surcharge on US-bound electricityCanada’s most populous province Ontario is slapping a retaliatory 25%…
USA: Trump says US economy in ‘transition’ as trade war escalates
US President Donald Trump has refused to say whether the US economy is facing a recession or price rises in the wake of his administration’s changes to tariff threats against…
Americas: US and Canada trade barbs, it’s so far so good for Mexico’s Sheinbaum
In announcing the decision to postpone some tariffs on Mexico for another month, US President Donald Trump was at pains to praise his Mexican counterpart, Claudia Sheinbaum. “I did this…