This is Beirut, 03/04 17:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States China Tariffs
Global ratings agency Fitch downgraded China's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating from 'A+' to 'A' on Thursday, noting weakening finances and debt concerns. "The downgrade reflects our expectations of a continued weakening of China's public finances and a rapidly rising public debt trajectory during the country's economic ...
This is Beirut, 03/04 00:17 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Tariffs Trade
President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs on US trading partners are set to begin this weekend, said White House officials Wednesday, with a higher rate on "worst offenders" to take effect next week. Declaring that a "national emergency" stemmed from security concerns due to persistent trade deficits, the White House ...
This is Beirut, 02/04 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Liberation Day Tariffs
US President Donald Trump is poised to unveil sweeping new "Liberation Day" tariffs on Wednesday, but kept the world guessing until the last minute about the scope of an onslaught that could spark a global trade war. Trump will roll out the measures flanked by cabinet members in the Rose Garden of the White House at 4:00 pm (2000 GMT) – after ...
This is Beirut, 13/03 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump European Union United States France Tariffs
US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to impose 200-percent tariffs on wine, champagne and other alcoholic products from France and other European Union countries in retaliation against the bloc's planned levies on US-produced whiskey. "If this tariff is not removed immediately, the U.S. will shortly place a 200% Tariff on all wines, ...
This is Beirut, 12/03 17:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States European Union Tariffs
Major US trading partners announced countermeasures Wednesday to President Donald Trump's blanket steel and aluminum tariffs, hours after the levies took effect in a salvo that fueled trade tensions globally. The steep 25-percent levies came into place after midnight with no exemptions despite countries' efforts to avert them, in an escalation of ...
This is Beirut, 07/03 20:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Canada Tariffs
US President Donald Trump on Friday said tariffs could be imposed on Canadian dairy and lumber products within days in a growing trade war between the United States and its northern neighbor. "Canada has been ripping us off for years on tariffs for lumber and for dairy products," he said. "They'll be met with the exact same tariff unless they ...
This is Beirut, 07/03 17:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump Russia Ukraine Tariffs
US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened new sanctions and tariffs on Russia over its bombardments of Ukraine, after previously suspending US aid to Kyiv in a stated bid to encourage diplomacy. "Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely 'pounding' Ukraine on the battlefield right now, I am strongly considering large-scale banking ...
Maurice Matta, 06/03 11:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Canada Mexico Tariffs Trade
In his longest-ever speech before Congress, US President Donald Trump addressed several domestic and foreign issues, calling for the beginning of the “America’s Golden Age” and the strengthening of its sovereignty and independence. He emphasized that the United States “will remain free and independent.” As he delivered his speech, Trump ...
This is Beirut, 05/03 17:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Mexico United States Tariffs Claudia Sheinbaum Donald Trump
Mexico will look for other trading partners if needed in the face of US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, his Mexican counterpart Claudia Sheinbaum warned Wednesday. Mexico has to take "important decisions for the future of the country" and "if necessary, other trading partners will be sought," she said at her morning news ...
This is Beirut, 04/03 16:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Mexico United States Donald Trump Tariffs
Mexico will hit back at US President Donald Trump's tariffs with retaliatory duties of its own, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday, accusing Washington of "defamatory" claims against her government. There was "no reason or justification" for Trump to impose the 25 percent tariffs despite Mexico's collaboration in ...
This is Beirut, 28/02 17:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
France Emmanuel Macron United States Tariffs EU
The EU will impose "reciprocal" tariffs on US steel and aluminum if President Donald Trump moves ahead with threatened 25 percent duties on European imports, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday. If the tariffs are confirmed, "Europeans will respond and therefore there will be reciprocal tariffs. Because we must ...
This is Beirut, 27/02 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump Tariffs China Canada Mexico
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would impose an added 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports while moving ahead with levies on Canada and Mexico next week, citing "unacceptable" fentanyl smuggling. Trump had announced – then halted – sweeping 25 percent levies on Canadian and Mexican imports this month over illegal immigration ...