Trade War

Booze and Boeings: Europe sharpens tariff hit list, ramping up trade war with Trump Brussels: European leaders are preparing to escalate their trade stoush with US President Donald Trump by targeting American products from bourbon to Boeings if he does not compromise on his latest shock tariffs. The European Union…

Donald Trump’s trade war has homebuilders down in the dumps, but they’ve become slightly more optimistic of late. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/ Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for July ticked up to a reading of 33. That’s up one point from June and one point below…

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July 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM EDT Updated on July 15, 2025 at 4:16 AM EDT China’s economic growth exceeded expectations in the second quarter but a more pronounced slowdown is becoming likely in the months ahead, made worse by risks to global trade and sluggish consumer demand at home.…

China’s economy has defied President Donald Trump’s tariff pressure and is outpacing Beijing’s growth target, expanding by 5.3 percent in the first half of 2025, according to government statistics, suggesting the world’s second-largest economy is weathering the trade war better than many in Washington predicted. Read More

China’s export sector saw a stronger-than-expected rebound in June as businesses rushed to ship goods under a temporary tariff truce with the US China’s exports rose by 5.8 per cent year-on-year in June, outperforming both analysts’ expectations and May’s 4.8 per cent gain. Analysts attributed this boost to a temporary…

Last Updated: July 15, 2025, 12:22 IST Trump’s trade war: A look at full list of countries that have received Trump's tariff letters. Decoding what EU's "you can count on Europe” could mean for global trade Rapid Read Summarized by AI. + Trump announced 30% tariffs on EU and Mexico.…

Giampietro Vianello - giampietro.vianello@thelocal.it Published: 14 Jul, 2025 CET. Updated: Mon 14 Jul 2025 11:12 CET Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks to reporters during a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, in June 2025. Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni warned of the dangers…

President Trump just slapped 30% tariffs on goods coming from the European Union, escalating a long-simmering conflict over who gets to write the rules for Big Tech. The move came just after Brussels moved forward with more regulations, this time targeting the booming field of artificial intelligence. The latest flashpoint…

U.S. markets pointed lower on Sunday night as the Trump administration showed no signs of backing off on tariffs or Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. After Wall Street previously downplayed risks from President Donald Trump’s trade war, investors are starting to take his tariff threats more seriously. Trump continued his…