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Even as he hit China, he retreated elsewhere. Reciprocal tariffs on other countries, linked to the size of their trade ...

In nearly the same breath as describing the threat to American security, he says the solution for getting away from Mr ...

That means corporate bosses will have to face the thorny question of whether to raise prices to cope with tariffs now and in ...

On April 4th, responding to Donald Trump’s tariffs, China restricted sales to America of seven rare earths. The move forces ...

W hILE the tariffs announced on April 2nd were met with panic and consternation around the world, Mexico celebrated. Along ...

After the chaos that had followed Mr Trump’s announcement of “reciprocal” tariffs a week earlier, that is no small source of ...

America’s S & P 500 index closed up 10%, marking its best day since 2008. Treasury yields remain elevated, but as the chaos ...

C ambodians awoke on April 3rd to learn that their exports to America would face tariffs of 49%. As they took in the news, ...

How we saw the world ...

And this will be the first COP in three years not held in an autocratic petro-state. Brazil is a democracy with many vibrant ...

It also acts methodically. On April 9th the bloc agreed on its retaliation for Donald Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs, ...