Faisal Islam: Trump's iPhone olive branch is a significant trade war retreat

Exempting electronics from US tariffs is a stunning about-turn by the Trump administration after 10 days of chaos.

BBC News - 3d

Faisal Islam: A UK-US deal sounds good but it is all about the detail

Britain is being taxed by US despite having no trade deficit but the UK may have some leverage.

BBC News - 1d

Trump tariffs on China will soon bring 'irreversible' damage to many American businesses

Apple's iPhone and other tech got a reprieve from Trump's China tariffs policy, but most businesses will soon face 'irreversible' damage from the trade war.

CNBC - 3d

Trump exempts smartphones, computers from most tariffs, a relief for corporate giants

President Trump retreated a bit in his trade war with China on Friday, exempting smartphones, computers and other electronics from the hefty tariffs. The move is a relief for companies like Apple ...

CBS News - 3d

How This Trade War Is Different From All Other Trade Wars

By acting on his own, President Trump has broken with more than 200 years of U.S. history in which Congress set the direction of trade policy.

The New York Times - 4d

Trump’s Trade War Is Strengthening China’s Soft Power

President Trump’s tariffs are boosting China’s global image even as they threaten to decimate its economy.

Wired - 5d

Dealmaking genius or boy who cried wolf? Trump’s trade retreat sows doubts

Nothing is certain under this president – as seen in the inconsistent implementation of tariffs. And it has a longer-term economic cost. Minutes after Donald Trump unveiled a climbdown on tariffs ...

The Guardian - 4d

Trump tracker: the latest data on US tariffs, trade and economy

As the president launches a trade war, follow the latest on tariffs and executive orders

Financial Times - 2d

Trump’s Tariff War Has Added Risk to U.S. Bonds, Long the Surest Bet in Global Finance

Shocked by Trump’s trade war, foreign investors are selling U.S. government bonds, long the world’s safe haven.

The New York Times - 3d

Trump, Xi "don't have any plans" to speak, trade representative says

U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer said President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping "don't have any plans" to speak amid an escalating trade war between the two countries.

CBS News - 2d

How will the ECB respond to Trump’s trade war?

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

Financial Times - 3d

China is well positioned to weather Trump’s trade war

Five years of export controls have helped it get very good at making things without American technology

Financial Times - 3d

Trump’s Trade War With China Is Now Hurting Hollywood—and US Soft Power

On Thursday, Chinese officials retaliated against President Donald Trump’s tariffs by imposing new restrictions on US movies. That’s a big blow to America’s cultural cachet in the nation.

Wired - 6d

Trump’s Dilemma: A Trade War That Threatens Every Other Negotiation With China

President Trump is staking everything on winning by imposing tariffs on China. But the fight threatens to choke off negotiations about other issues like Taiwan, fentanyl, TikTok and more.

The New York Times - 1d

‘There’s no bad time to buy a house, only a bad time to sell one’: Will Trump’s trade war lead to a reduction in house prices?

Will Trump’s tariffs push the U.S. into a recession?

MarketWatch - 4d

Harvard’s Decision to Resist Trump Is ‘of Momentous Significance’

But a fight with the nation’s oldest, richest and most elite university is a battle that President Trump and his powerful aide, Stephen Miller, want to have.

The New York Times - 1d

How the Trade War Is Testing Gen-Z Startups

They’re facing a TikTok ban and a trade war. Is Gen-Z now Gen-T?

Inc. - 4d

What Some Chinese Exporters Say About Trump’s Trade War

At the world’s largest wholesale market, in Yiwu, on China’s east coast, business owners aren’t getting orders from the U.S., and many don’t understand the purpose of the current 145 percent tariffs.

Inc. - 5d

Trump’s China trade war a ‘boon’ for Brazil but sends US farmers reeling

Latin America’s largest economy is poised to extend its lead as China’s top food supplier

Financial Times - 3d

Trump’s trade war shatters hopes of 2025 luxury revival

US-China tariffs look set to condemn industry to another difficult year

Financial Times - 2d

Xi warns ‘no winners’ from Trump trade war as he heads to Vietnam

Chinese leader seeks to strengthen ties with export-dependent economies facing high US levies

Financial Times - 2d

Trump’s Trade War With China Could Be Good for India. But Is It Ready?

While India dreams of becoming a new factory to the world, its manufacturers are struggling to find skilled workers, secure components and overcome red tape.

The New York Times - 1d

Trump trade war could challenge US credibility, says Jamie Dimon

JPMorgan chief tells the FT that Washington and Beijing ‘should engage’ as tariffs escalate

Financial Times - 1d

Apple has few incentives to start making iPhones in U.S.

President Donald Trump’s administration has been predicting its barrage of tariffs targeting China will push Apple into manufacturing the iPhone in the U

ABC News - 6d

Here’s how much a ‘Made in the USA’ iPhone would cost

The White House says President Trump believes Apple can make a U.S. iPhone, but there are many reasons why analysts say that's likely not possible.

CNBC - 5d

Bessent Takes Tricky Center Stage as Trade Wars Roil U.S. Economy

The Treasury secretary received counsel and criticism from some of his predecessors over President Trump’s policies.

The New York Times - 4d

Bees Are Under Threat from Climate Change, the Trade War and Doge

For beekeepers, the problem isn’t just climate change and extreme weather: It’s also DOGE, the trade war and the immigration crackdown.

The New York Times - 3d

The significance of Trump firing independent government watchdogs | 60 Minutes

President Trump has fired heads of offices and agencies tasked, since Watergate, with protecting federal workers and whistleblowers. Scott Pelley reports on what's happening to independent watchdogs.

CBS News - 2d

Trade War Forces Tough Question for Retailers: Raise Prices or Eat the Cost?

A trade war with China and tariff threats on other countries are ramping up pressure on stores that sell products from overseas — which, for some categories, is just about all of them.

The New York Times - 4d

Trump’s Tariffs Shroud Wall Street’s Earnings Outlook

S&P 500 companies face high uncertainty amid trade war and recession fears.

Inc. - 5d

Amid tariff chaos, 'SNL' mocks 'The White Potus' Donald Trump and his Cabinet

From the cold open to a spoof of 'The White Lotus' to 'Weekend Update,' Trump's trade war figured prominently in the latest episode, hosted by Jon Hamm.

Los Angeles Times - 3d

Ray Dalio says Trump’s trade war could spark ‘something worse than a recession’

Hedge-fund billionaire Ray Dalio said Sunday that the U.S. is on the brink of a recession — and potentially something much worse.

MarketWatch - 2d

Friday Briefing

An escalating trade war.

The New York Times - 5d

China says ‘sky won’t fall’ as exports surge ahead of Trump’s tariffs

Rush of shipments preceded escalation of trade war between world’s two biggest economies

Financial Times - 2d

China exports skyrocket over 12% in March as trade war drives businesses to frontload shipments

China has set an ambitious growth target of "around 5%" — a goal seen harder to achieve given the prospects of an escalating trade war and weak domestic consumption

CNBC - 2d

The Taliban leader says executions are part of Islam

ABC News - 3d

‘A new golden age’: how rightwing media stuck by Trump as global markets collapsed

Trump’s tariffs were sometimes played down, sometimes cheered but rarely seriously questioned by the right. While Donald Trump recently instituted and paused hefty tariffs, sparking a trade war ...

The Guardian - 4d