Tariff

Swiss didn't make a deal with the devil on US tariffs, minister says

Switzerland defends new US tariff deal as ministers reject claims it surrenders to Trump’s trade demands.

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Swiss federal councillor Guy Parmelin, head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) looks on during South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa's state visit in Bern, in the House of Parliament (Bundeshaus), Switzerland, October 29, 2025.
US President Donald Trump speaks inside the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, DC, November 12, 2025

US Pres. Donald Trump committed to $2,000 tariff payoff, warns US faces 'economic disaster'

Trump said the United States faced an economic and national security disaster if the Supreme Court ruled against his use of an emergency powers law to impose sweeping tariffs.

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A protester with the Main Street Alliance holds a sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court, as its justices are set to hear oral arguments on U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to preserve sweeping tariffs after lower courts ruled that Trump overstepped his authority, in Washington, DC, US, November 5

Trump promises Americans $2,000 in dividends as SCOTUS debates tariff legality

Trump pledged $2,000 in tariff dividends to low-income citizens, but questions about funding and a Supreme Court case loom large.

|ByCORINNE BAUM, REUTERS
Chinese president Xi Jinping speaks at a meeting marking the 110th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, earlier this month.

US exporters return to Shanghai hopeful new deal ends trade war

US firms at China’s biggest import expo express hope that the Xi-Trump framework deal could end years of trade tensions.

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Trump, in shift, acknowledges Americans are paying 'something' for tariffs

US Supreme Court justices raised doubts on Wednesday over the legality of Trump's tariffs in a case that has broad implications for how Trump governs.

NOVEMBER 6, 2025ByREUTERS
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs at the White House last week. Because Trump is so hard to characterize neatly, we should think twice before jumping to conclusions as to where his tariff policies are headed, says the writer.

US Supreme Court casts doubt on legality of Trump's global tariffs

US Supreme Court questions whether Trump can use a 1977 law intended for national emergencies to impose his global tariffs without congressional approval.

NOVEMBER 5, 2025ByREUTERS
Demonstrators protest outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, November 5, 2025.

Trump's 'hot truck' becomes symbol of Japan trade talks

Japan signals its commitment to US trade talks with a symbolic display of the F-150 truck, highlighting Trump's push for more American car sales in Tokyo.

OCTOBER 28, 2025ByREUTERS
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reacts as US President Donald Trump speaks, aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, during a visit to US Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Japan, October 28, 2025.

Trump sets 10% hike in tariffs on Canada after ad airs during World Series

Trump announced the higher tariffs in a Truth Social post on Saturday, citing an ad featuring former President Ronald Reagan saying that tariffs cause economic disasters as the reason.

OCTOBER 26, 2025ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump meets with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington.

Trump says all trade talks with Canada are terminated

Trump announces termination of all trade negotiations with Canada after what he calls a fraudulent ad featuring Reagan criticizing tariffs.

OCTOBER 24, 2025ByREUTERS
An illustration of US President Donald Trump (L) and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (R).

New Delhi, Gulf investors, and Washington push IMEC forward despite Gaza war, tariffs - analysis

Israel’s planners view IMEC as an opportunity to transition from an 'island economy' to a land-sea hinge.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025ByJACOB WIRTSCHAFTER / THE MEDIA LINE
THE DEMOCRATICALLY-ELECTED Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Israel in 2017, while in 2018 and 2019 Netanyahu visited India

Trump takes tariffs fight to US Supreme Court

The legality of Donald Trump's unprecedented invocation of a 1977 emergency tariff law will be argued in the Supreme Court.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump, next to Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks during an event to announce that the Space Force Command will move from Colorado to Alabama, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 2, 2025

Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals court rules

The tariffs have given the Trump administration leverage to extract economic concessions from trading partners but have also increased volatility in financial markets.

AUGUST 30, 2025ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order, as US Vice President JD Vance and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth look on, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, August 25, 2025.

Trump still weighing 'very serious' economic sanctions on Russia

"It's very, very serious what I have in mind, if I have to do it, but I want to see it end," Trump told reporters at the White House, adding that he did not want to enter a world war.

AUGUST 27, 2025ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, August 15, 2025; illustrative.

Russia's Lavrov outlines terms for Ukraine peace: Big power security guarantee, no NATO

Meanwhile, US VP JD Vance told NBC that Russia has made significant concessions towards peace deal, and Ukrainian President Zelensky thanked UAE for facilitating a prisoner exchange.

AUGUST 24, 2025ByREUTERS
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, August 21, 2025.

Exporting to America: Effects of new US tariff on Israel - opinion

Trump's 15% US tariff on Israel is in violation of the free trade agreement between both countries.

AUGUST 13, 2025BySHERWIN POMERANTZ
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in the Oval Office in April. Netanyahu should have reminded Trump about the long-standing free trade agreement between our two countries, says the writer.