Trump Pushes Tariff Threats on Global Scale
With less than a month in office, the president has pursued trade actions that could shatter the global trading system and dwarf the trade measures he took over his entire first term.
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Friday Briefing: Trump Orders New Global Tariffs
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What is Trump trying to gain from tariff threats?
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Bessent on Trump reciprocal tariffs threat: 'This is not theater'
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Trump widens his attack on global trade with steel and aluminium tariffs
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How Trump’s One-for-One Tariff Plan Threatens the Global Economy
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Why President Trump is pursuing a 'sledgehammer' approach with tariffs and global trade deals
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Trump meets with Japanese prime minister as tariff threat looms large
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How Trump’s Tariff Threats Tore the U.S.-Canada Bond
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Taiwan and TSMC rush to head off Trump’s tariff threat
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Why Mexico’s industrial heartland is not afraid of Trump’s tariff threats
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Taiwan pledges to communicate and invest more in the US after Trump tariff threats
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Taiwan pledges US investment boost after Trump’s tariff threat
US president has accused Taipei of ‘stealing’ American semiconductor industryFinancial Times - 6d -
Trump tariff VAT threat raises fears of hit to UK
The surprise inclusion of VAT to calculate tariffs prompts questions over the possible impact on British businesses.BBC News - 6d -
Forget Trump’s tariffs, the president’s bond market threat is worse | Heather Stewart
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New Zealand has 'complementary' trade ties with the U.S., finance minister says, as Trump tariff threat looms
Finance Minister Nicola Willis says "New Zealand is distinguished in that we have a very balanced and complementary trade relationship with the United States."CNBC - Feb. 10 -
Asian economies scramble to appease Trump as the U.S. president ratchets up tariff threats
Asian economies are striving to avert Trump tariffs as they have hefty trade surpluses with the U.S. and levy much higher duties on imports from the country.CNBC - Feb. 11 -
Michelin looks at accelerating US investments to counter tariff threat
French tyremaker says Trump’s policies could make it ‘change its priorities’ to bolster capacity in American factoriesFinancial Times - Feb. 11 -
The market continues to broaden out as investors ignore tariff and inflation threats
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Trump’s foreign policy creates unprecedented global challenges
The withdrawal of American leadership from Europe, embodied by Trump’s approach to Ukraine, has ramifications that will reverberate around the world.The Hill - 2d -
Global implications of Trump's public criticism of Zelenskyy
Nearly three years into the war in Ukraine, another one has broken out between Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and President Trump. Margaret Brennan explains.CBS News - 19h -
Trump’s Threats Against Canada Upend Conservative’s Playbook
A darling of the American right, Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative leader, is facing an electorate worried about Trump’s vow to annex Canada.The New York Times - 3d -
Trump Orders Plans for ‘Large Scale’ Work Force Cuts and Expands Musk’s Power
The latest executive order by the president made clear that the billionaire’s cost-cutting team will have continuing oversight of the Civil Service.The New York Times - Feb. 12 -
Unions sue over Trump’s DOGE order that plans 'large-scale' government layoffs
A coalition of unions representing federal employees sued Wednesday over President Trump’s executive order that lays the groundwork for mass layoffs across the government. Trump signed the order ...The Hill - Feb. 13 -
Trump, Tariffs, Taylor, Texts
President Trump announces 25% tariffs on steel.BBC News - Feb. 10 -
Trump to announce retaliatory tariffs
President Trump is set to announce new tariffs as retaliation for those imposed by nations against the U.S. CBS News' Aaron Navarro reports.CBS News - Feb. 13 -
Trump greenlights reciprocal tariffs
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump greenlights reciprocal tariffs President Trump signed off on proposed ...The Hill - 6d -
Trump’s risible ‘reciprocal’ tariffs
The White House is making up rationales for trade policy as it goes alongFinancial Times - 3d -
Democrats push for tougher resistance to Trump as anger mounts
Democrats are starting to push for a stronger response to President Trump as his policies fuel anger with the party’s base. Members of the party believe Trump has enjoyed a honeymoon period during ...The Hill - Feb. 13 -
Trump Officials Pushed Ahead With Mass Layoffs
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California’s Push for Electric Trucks Sputters Under Trump
The state will no longer require some truckers to shift away from diesel semis but hopes that subsidies can keep dreams of pollution-free big rigs alive.The New York Times - 3d -
Trump makes push for control of independent US regulators
Executive order will force watchdogs including the Federal Reserve and SEC to submit draft regulations to the White HouseFinancial Times - 1d -
FirstFT: Trump pushes for more control of independent regulators
Also in today’s newsletter, US president calls Zelenskyy a ‘dictator’, and Politico owner praises VanceFinancial Times - 8h -
USAID cuts threaten global women's program championed by Ivanka Trump
Five years ago, Lillian Achom stood with President Trump as he backed her women's development work - work she says is threatened by his USAID cut.CBS News - Feb. 10 -
President Trump stops the global assault on America’s steel industry
President Trump's new Steel Tariffs 2.0 aim to end foreign producers' exploitation and circumvention of trade laws, protecting America's steel industry and national security.The Hill - Feb. 13 -
Evening Report — Trump team scolds allies on global stage
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Trump’s dismantling of USAid raises risk of mpox global emergency, experts warn
As administration cuts off resources from African countries to contain outbreak, workers say ‘everybody’s lost’. As the Trump administration dismantles the US Agency for International ...The Guardian - 10h -
U.S. industrial output picks up — a sign that tariff threats are boosting demand for U.S. factory goods
After being flat for two years, economist see the industrial-production sector starting to stir.MarketWatch - 6d
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