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Markets sink as Trump confirms tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
The US president has repeatedly threatened to tax imports from two of the country's closest neighbours.BBC News - 5h -
Stocks Post Biggest Loss of the Year on Trump’s Tariff Plans
The S&P 500 fell 1.8 percent on Monday after President Trump doubled down on plans to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting Tuesday.The New York Times - 6h -
Trump confirms he will impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Tuesday
US stocks fall sharply after president vows to press ahead with leviesFinancial Times - 3h -
Stocks fall after Trump confirms tariffs will go ahead
Exporter-heavy indices in Asia drop after Wall Street closes down in anticipation of new duties going into effectFinancial Times - 2h -
Trump Will Impose 25 Percent Tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Tuesday
President Trump said he would impose levies on America’s largest trading partners Tuesday. Industries are preparing for the worst.The New York Times - 3h -
Bessent to Skip G20 Finance Ministers Meeting in South Africa
The Treasury secretary is the second top U.S. official not to attend the Group of 20 gatherings because of rising tension with South Africa over its land policies.The New York Times - Feb. 19 -
VA secretary: 'We're not cutting benefits'
Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins defended the Trump administration's recent layoffs at the department, arguing Thursday that cuts have not been made to "critical health care" or other ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Business secretary apologises for solicitor claim
Jonathan Reynolds denies "misrepresenting" his legal career after saying he worked as a solicitor.BBC News - 6d -
Steve Cohen says tariffs and DOGE's cuts are negative for economy, market correction could be soon
The CEO of hedge fund Point72 turned bearish for the first time in a while due to punitive tariffs, immigration crackdown and federal spending cuts.CNBC - Feb. 21 -
US tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming Tuesday but may not be 25%, commerce chief says
‘That is a fluid situation,’ Howard Lutnick says in first indication that administration may not impose full tariffs. Donald Trump ’s commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, said on Sunday that US ...The Guardian - 1d -
Cause of death of missing sisters was drowning
Henrietta and Eliza Huszti - both 32 and from a set of triplets - disappeared in Aberdeen in January.BBC News - Feb. 24 -
Will a ‘user fee’ on US Treasuries actually work?
Taking another look at the mooted Mar-a-Lago AccordFinancial Times - 6d -
Increasing defence budget will require tough trade-offs
If Labour will not budge on tax, inflation and a persistent deficit may be the resultFinancial Times - 5d -
Sanders reintroducing measure increasing Social Security benefits
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is reintroducing a measure that would increase Social Security benefits. Sanders is joined by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Val ...The Hill - 4d -
Thames Water customers shocked by ‘scandalous’ bill increases
Some consumers will pay almost 50% more from April as confusion mounts over price risesFinancial Times - 3d -
Apple boosts U.S. investment plans with $500 billion pledge amid Trump tariff threat
Apple on Monday reaffirmed a commitment to spend hundreds of billions on U.S. soil in the coming years amid pressure from President Donald Trump.NBC News - Feb. 24 -
Japanese auto sector’s $18bn Mexico bet grows risky under Trump tariff threat
New deals on pause as threatened duties undermine premise for investmentFinancial Times - 6d -
Eli Lilly to spend up to $27 billion in new domestic plants amid Trump tariff threat
Drugmaker Eli Lilly plans to invest up to $27 billion to build four new pharmaceutical manufacturing sites in the U.S., the company announced Wednesday, a move that comes as President Trump is ...The Hill - 5d -
Trump vows to slap 25% tariffs on EU and claims bloc was ‘formed to screw US’
EU said it will reply ‘firmly and immediately’ to ‘unjustified’ trade barriers, signaling it’s ready to retaliate against levies. Donald Trump has threatened to slap 25% tariffs on the European ...The Guardian - 5d -
Trump’s tariff push has spooked investors. Here’s what it would take for him to step in to stop the selling.
The latest wobble in the U.S. stock market has been fairly modest so far, with the S&P 500 still within 4% of its record closing high from last week. But that hasn’t stopped some on Wall Street ...MarketWatch - 4d -
Trump to ratchet up China tariffs again. Here’s why American consumers will feel the pain this time.
New York Fed analysis suggests “missing imports” from China could mean higher costs ahead.MarketWatch - 4d -
Trump wants a 25% tariff on cars from the E.U. Where he could be going wrong.
Some trade experts haven’t been won over by the 47th president’s tariff proposals, even as Europe’s big car companies are making shifts to deal with Trump 2.0.MarketWatch - 4d -
Trump praises Starmer’s ‘hard’ lobbying as he again suggests UK will be exempt from US tariffs – live
Trump calls Starmer meeting ‘tremendously productive’ and says ‘we have a very good chance at arriving at a very good deal’. Trump-Starmer visit: the key takeaways European Commission ...The Guardian - 4d -
Trump signals U.S. and U.K. could reach 'real trade deal' without tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump signaled the U.K. could broker a "real trade deal" and escape tariffs.CNBC - 3d -
China vows to retaliate as necessary after Trump threatens another 10% tariff hike
China's statement on Friday appeared to strike a stronger tone than its response after Washington slapped the initial 10% duties earlier this month.CNBC - 3d -
Trump tariffs will hit over $200 billion in U.S.-Canada-Mexico cross-border rail trade
Over $200 billion in trade is carried by freight rails between the US, Canada and Mexico, with auto parts, oil, lumber, ag, and chemicals linking the economies.CNBC - 3d -
Mexico extradites 29 drug cartel members to U.S. for trial as Trump tariffs loom
Canada and Mexico are trying to get the United States not to follow through on a promise by President Trump to impose tariffs of 25% on imported goods.CNBC - 3d -
Wall Street stocks steady at end of volatile month despite Trump tariff threats
S&P 500 rises 1.6% to trim February’s lossesFinancial Times - 3d -
China likely to target US agriculture, state media reports, as Trump tariff deadline nears
Global Times signals Beijing’s likely countermeasure after US president threatened a further 10% duty to come into force on Tuesday. China is preparing countermeasures against fresh US import ...The Guardian - 23h -
Here’s what Warren Buffett thinks of Trump’s tariffs: ‘Over time, they are a tax on goods.’
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett likened tariffs to an “act of war” and said that over time they will act as a tax on goods.MarketWatch - 9h -
Stocks kick off March with biggest drop in months as Trump tariffs rattle market
U.S. stocks endured another serious setback on Monday as what one trader described as a tariff “tape bomb” from President Trump caused the S&P 500 to tally its biggest daily drop in months.MarketWatch - 8h -
Trump dashes hopes for last-minute Canada and Mexico deal ahead of 25% tariffs
The president discussed tariffs during a White House event touting a $100 billion investment in the U.S. by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.CNBC - 6h -
Asian tech stocks fall as Trump doubles down on tariffs, keeping investors on edge
Asian tech stocks were also under pressure from the 8.69% fall in artificial intelligence darling Nvidia's shares overnight.CNBC - 38m -
Senate confirms Vance adviser as Army secretary
The Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Daniel Driscoll, an Army 1st lieutenant-turned-businessman, as President Trump's Army secretary. He most recently served as a senior adviser to Vice President ...The Hill - 6d -
Agriculture secretary outlines plan to lower egg prices
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins outlined a “five pronged strategy” to lower the cost of eggs in a Wednesday Wall Street Journal op-ed citing the avian flu as an ...The Hill - 5d -
Ukrainians Say They Feel Betrayed by Trump and U.S.
President Trump’s claim that Ukraine was responsible for its war with Russia has left many Ukrainians disillusioned.The New York Times - Feb. 20 -
Lake says VOA won’t be ‘Trump TV’
Kari Lake, President Trump’s choice to lead Voice of America (VOA), said the international state media broadcaster won’t be “Trump TV” under her watch. Lake said at the Conservative Political ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
In reversal, Trump says Russia attacked Ukraine
President Donald Trump reversed course on Friday and said Russia did in fact invade Ukraine, and that Kyiv would soon sign a minerals agreement with the United States as part of efforts to end the ...NBC News - Feb. 22 -
Trump has changed Ukraine conversation, Starmer says
The PM suggests Trump has "created an opportunity" to end the war, ahead of a trip the the US.BBC News - Feb. 24 -
Trump changed conversation on Ukraine ‘for the better’, says UK
Keir Starmer reiterates Britain is ‘ready and willing’ to put troops on the ground in Ukraine to secure peaceFinancial Times - Feb. 24