tariffs

Trump: U.S. could impose tariffs on oil imports

Trump: U.S. could impose tariffs on oil imports

U.S. President Donald Trump said he could slap “very substantial tariffs” on oil imports if prices stay low, but does not expect he will need to, since neither Russia nor Saudi Arabia, which are locked in an oil price …

Trump threatens more tariffs if no China deal reached

Trump threatens more tariffs if no China deal reached

The United States will increase tariffs on China in case the first step of a broader agreement isn’t reached, U.S. President Donald Trump said. “If we don’t make a deal, we’re going to …

U.S.-China trade war to be over soon?

U.S.-China trade war to be over soon?

China and the United States have agreed to lift tariffs on each other’s goods in phases, Bloomberg reported citing Chinese commerce ministry spokesman Gao Feng. According to The Wall Street Journal, the stage-one …

EU ready to resist U.S. trade policy?

EU ready to resist U.S. trade policy?

European Union officials have drawn up an aggressive 173-page plan to counter both U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade moves and American tech giants including Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook. …

Tariffs won’t help US sell 1kg more soybeans

Tariffs won’t help US sell 1kg more soybeans

The US on Thursday unexpectedly announced on Twitter that starting September 1 it would impose a 10-percent tariff on an additional $300 billion in Chinese goods, following the resumed high-level China-US economic and trade consultations in …

EU issues $20 billion list of U.S. imports for tariffs

EU issues $20 billion list of U.S. imports for tariffs

The European Commission published a list of $20 billion worth of U.S. imports it could hit with tariffs in a dispute over Boeing aircraft subsidies. The EU retaliation plan follows a U.S. threat to seek $11 billion in damages through …

 China hits back at U.S. with $60bn of new tariffs

China hits back at U.S. with $60bn of new tariffs

China is to slap tariffs on an additional $60bn of imports from the U.S. in retaliation against $200bn of new trade sanctions on Chinese goods announced by President Donald Trump. Trump announced his latest escalation …

China slaps 25% more tariffs on U.S.

China slaps 25% more tariffs on U.S.

China and the United States escalated their acrimonious trade war today, implementing punitive 25% tariffs on $16 billion worth of each other’s goods. The world’s two largest economies have now slapped tit-for-tat …

Turkey initiates WTO dispute complaint over U.S. tariffs

Turkey initiates WTO dispute complaint over U.S. tariffs

Turkey has initiated a dispute complaint with the World Trade Organisation against additional tariffs imposed by the United States on Turkish steel and aluminum imports, the WTO said on its website. "Turkey has requested WTO …

 Trump: steel tariffs to rescue U.S. steel industry

Trump: steel tariffs to rescue U.S. steel industry

U.S. President Donald Trump said in the interview released by The Wall Street Journal that his steel tariffs on China and other countries are rescuing a U.S. industry. He also predicted that the competition U.S. …

Russia slaps retaliatory duties on US imports

Russia slaps retaliatory duties on US imports

Russia imposed extra duties from 25 to 40% on import of certain US goods in response to steel and aluminum duties earlier set by the US, the Ministry of Economic Development said. "Compensating measures apply as additional, higher …