Trudeau Says He Spoke to Trump in Wake of Tariff Threat

After tariff threat, Trump selects Jamieson Greer as U.S. trade representative

If confirmed as trade representative, Jamieson Greer would be responsible for negotiating directly with foreign governments on trade deals and disputes.

'No-one will win' - Canada, Mexico and China respond to Trump tariff threats

Mexico said it would slap tit-for-tat tariffs on the US, while China said Trump's finger-pointing "runs completely counter to facts".

Donald Trump rounds out economic team after tariff threats

President-elect taps Jamieson Greer for US trade representative and Kevin Hassett as director of National Economic Council

World - Financial Times - 14 hours ago

What we’re watching: Trump steps up tariff threats

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Mexico floats trade retaliation in response to Trump’s tariff threats

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Grassley: Trump’s new tariff threats are just ‘negotiating tool’ — for now

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Trump proves he is serious on tariffs - but it's not about trade

The US president-elect is using tariffs as a weapon of diplomacy, even coercion, says BBC economics editor Faisal Islam.

Trump nominees targeted in series of threats, spokesperson says

Multiple nominees and appointees tapped to serve in President-elect Trump’s incoming administration were targeted with threats this week, a spokesperson for the transition said Wednesday, though it ...

Politics - The Hill - 37 minutes ago

Trump is ‘testing the waters’ on market reaction with tariff threats: fmr. Trump economic adviser

President-elect Donald Trump “means what he says” when it comes to implementing widespread tariffs on major trade partners, says former National Economic Council Deputy Director Everett Eissenstat.

Politics - NBC News - 20 hours ago

Morning Report — Trump criminal case dismissed; He announces tariff hikes

In today’s issue: President-elect Trump’s electoral victory on Nov. 5 shifted the scales of justice. And just as the president-elect celebrated closure of significant legal entanglements, he ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Trump says he is 'opposite of a Nazi'

Former President Trump at a Monday rally rejected the label used by Vice President Harris and some of his former aides that he is a fascist, describing himself as "the opposite of a Nazi." “You ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Nissan seeks anchor investor to help it through make-or-break 12 months

Carmaker looks for steady shareholder as longtime partner Renault sells down its holding

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

'Everyone is calling': Trump's tariff threats send U.S. companies scrambling for lobbyists and loopholes

Donald Trump campaigned on hardline tariff proposals that alarmed economists, corporate America and Wall Street.

Business - CNBC - November 12

A double whammy of tariffs and strikes is coming for U.S. trade and the global supply chain in early 2025

Shippers and logistics companies are gaming out a complex early 2025 as President-elect Donald Trump may hike tariffs, and East and Gulf Coast ports may strike.

Business - CNBC - November 20

Tim Cook and other U.S. executives attend China expo, meet officials as Trump tariff threat looms

A number of high-profile American business leaders are in China this week for the country's second annual international supply chain expo, including Apple's Tim Cook.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

10-year Treasury yield logs biggest gain in 2 weeks after Fed minutes point to slower rate cuts

Treasury yields ended mixed on Tuesday, with the benchmark 10-year rate landing on higher ground after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s November policy meeting pointed to a more gradual pace of ...

Business - MarketWatch - 20 hours ago

ETFs that buy stocks in Mexico, Canada, China drop after Trump’s tariff threat

ETFs that invest in stocks in Canada, Mexico and China fell Tuesday, after President-elect Donald Trump warned about new tariffs.

Business - MarketWatch - 20 hours ago

Dow closes at record high, defying fears of panic sparked by Trump's tariff threat

The major stock indexes surged higher on Tuesday.

Canadian officials blast Trump's tariff threat and one calls Mexico comparison an insult

Canadian officials are blasting President-elect Donald’s Trump’s threat to impose sweeping tariffs

World - ABC News - 15 hours ago

Trump’s tariffs threats are all sizzle and no steak — at least, we’d better hope so

Trump faces the choice of looking like a failure for promising tariffs he can’t deliver or enacting tariffs that financially wreck his voter base. How familiar it all feels.

Politics - The Hill - 3 hours ago

Blackouts, explosions, deaths: why the Caribbean is waking up to the increased threat of lightning

A recent strike narrowly missed slave trade archives in Barbados, and experts warn more and worse is to come as global heating intensifies storms. When the Barbados National Archives , home to one ...

World - The Guardian - November 20

Canadian opposition party says it wants to topple Trudeau's government in Parliament

A Quebec nationalist party says it will work with other opposition parties in Canada’s Parliament to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority government

World - ABC News - October 29

Liz Cheney says Trump comments were akin to death threat

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) denounced former President Trump for his recent comments branding her a "war hawk" and using language akin to a death threat, equating the rhetoric to that of a ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Global carbon deal agreed even as US warns climate may be on ‘back burner’

Biden diplomat at COP29 says Trump’s election is ‘bitterly disappointing’ for those worried about global warming

Business - Financial Times - November 11

Canadian minister says ‘not everyone is welcome’ amid Trump migrant threat

Immigration minister Marc Miller’s comments come as country braces for migrant rise when Trump takes office. US politics – live updates Canada’s immigration minister has said “not everyone is ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

Trump Cabinet picks targets of bomb threats and swatting, spokesperson says

Several of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees and administration appointees were the targets of "violent" threats, said Trump spokesperson Karoline Leavitt.

Trump’s Tariffs

We explore his promise to impose a charge on foreign products entering the U.S.

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Steve Madden says it will cut production in China to avoid Trump tariffs

The footwear- and accessory-maker says it already has a plan in place to reduce its reliance on imports from China.

Can Trump impose tariffs without Congress? It's complicated, experts say.

President-elect Donald Trump claims he can unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports. The reality is more complicated, according to trade experts.

Here’s how tariffs can be implemented without rocking markets, Trump-friendly strategist says

A senior hedge-fund strategist argues the Trump administration can have its tariff cake and eat it too.

Business - MarketWatch - November 14

The markets could have the final say on Trump’s tax cuts and tariffs

Financial markets could wind up as the final arbiter about whether he has gone too far.

Politics - The Hill - November 15

Trump's proposed tariffs would raise prices for these products, experts say

“This will directly impact people’s pocketbooks,” one expert said.

Citadel's Ken Griffin says Trump's tariffs could lead to crony capitalism

"I am gravely concerned that the rise of tariffs puts us on a slippery slope towards crony capitalism," the billionaire investor said.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

Trump tariff on China could lower global inflation, says UK economist

Bank of England’s Swati Dhingra says threatened 60% tariff could lead exporters to cut prices elsewhere. Donald Trump imposing massive US tariffs on Chinese imports could drag down global inflation ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Trudeau Says He Spoke to Trump in Wake of Tariff Threat

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