Tag: international trade

EU vows countermeasures to US tariffs; bourbon, jeans, peanut butter, motorcycles easy targets

BRUSSELS -- U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum “will not go unanswered,” European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Tuesday, adding...

Trump slaps taxes on foreign steel, aluminum, a move that proved costly in first term

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is hitting foreign steel and aluminum with a 25% tax. If that sounds familiar, it’s...

Asian stocks down after Trump imposes tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum

HONG KONG -- Stocks in Asia were mostly down Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on all U.S. imports of...

Trump's latest tariff plans on steel, aluminum and other imports are spreading uncertainty

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump plans to on Monday formally announce 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as part of an aggressive...

A timeline of US-China tit-for-tat tariffs since Trump's first term

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- China’s tit-for-tat duties on U.S. imports took effect Monday, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he wants...

Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street slumps on Trump tariff worries

TOKYO -- Asian shares were trading mixed Monday, as investors found bargains despite worries about U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225...