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WTO Warns of Major Trade Decline as US-China Tariff War Escalates

China raised the new tariffs on goods from the USA to 84 percent. The USA's President Donald Trump in turn raised the tariffs on Chinese goods to 125 percent.

WTO Warns of Major Trade Decline as US-China Tariff War Escalates

EU Tariffs on US Goods: Are They Really Unfair?

President Donald Trump accuses the world's trading partners of years of unfair treatment of the USA. But the EU's tariffs against the USA do not stand out.

EU Tariffs on US Goods: Are They Really Unfair?

China Hits Back with 34% Tariffs on US Goods, Files WTO Complaint

China responds to the USA's new tariffs by imposing equally as much, a 34 percent tariff, on all American goods. The Asian superpower is also filing a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization (WTO).

China Hits Back with 34% Tariffs on US Goods, Files WTO Complaint

WTO Warns Trump's Tariffs Could Cut Global Trade by 1 Percent

The global tariff regime that US President Donald Trump has decided on can lead to a total decline of around 1 percent in global trade volumes this year, warns the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Thursday. "I am deeply concerned about this decline and the potential for escalation into a trade war with a cycle of retaliatory measures leading to further declines in trade", says WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, from Nigeria, in a statement.

WTO Warns Trump's Tariffs Could Cut Global Trade by 1 Percent

Canada responds to US tariffs: "We won't stand idly by"

The Trump administration's tariffs on steel and aluminium are "unjustified and unreasonable", according to Canada's finance minister. Canada is responding with additional tariffs on American goods worth over 200 billion kronor.

Canada responds to US tariffs: "We won't stand idly by"

Stalemate in the trade war between the USA and the EU

The EU has higher tariffs on American passenger cars. The USA, in turn, has higher import tariffs on trucks from Europe.

Stalemate in the trade war between the USA and the EU

The Expert: It May Become US Tariffs on Everything from the EU

Medicines, vehicles, electrical equipment, and food are some sectors that are expected to be close at hand when Donald Trump plans tariffs against the EU. But it could also be a broadside with new tariffs on everything from the EU – including Swedish US exports.

The Expert: It May Become US Tariffs on Everything from the EU

China responds to USA - imposes tariffs and investigates Google

China is now responding to the US tariffs by introducing its own trade tariffs of 10 percent on American goods. The tariff on coal and natural gas is being raised to 15 percent.

China responds to USA - imposes tariffs and investigates Google

Canada files complaint with WTO over US tariffs

Canada is filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) about the US tariffs on Canadian goods. The Canadian government believes that the tariffs constitute "a breach of trade commitments that the US has undertaken", according to a government official.

Canada files complaint with WTO over US tariffs

The Neighbors and China Give a Tough Response to Trump's Tariffs

China, Canada, and Mexico will impose tariffs on American goods in response to Donald Trump's decision on tariffs for goods from the three. We will stand up for Canada, says the country's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The Neighbors and China Give a Tough Response to Trump's Tariffs

Trump Threatens with Heavy Tariffs from Day One

The incoming president of the USA, Donald Trump, wants to introduce tariffs of 25 percent on goods from neighboring countries Mexico and Canada. He also says that an additional fee will be introduced on all goods from China.

Trump Threatens with Heavy Tariffs from Day One