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Indonesia to Boost Oil and Gas Imports from USA to Ease Trade Tariffs

Indonesia is to increase oil and gas imports from the USA. This as part of negotiations to alleviate the American trade tariffs.
Indonesia to Boost Oil and Gas Imports from USA to Ease Trade Tariffs

Peter Navarro: The Loyal Architect Behind Trump's Trade Tariffs

He went to prison for Donald Trump. Now Peter Navarro is driving the president's controversial trade war against the world.
Peter Navarro: The Loyal Architect Behind Trump's Trade Tariffs

Trump Reports 'Great Progress' in Trade Talks with Japan

USA's President Donald Trump claims that "great progress" has been made in meetings with Japan's envoy on the tariff issue at the White House. Of course, the talks are not easy, says Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo.
Trump Reports 'Great Progress' in Trade Talks with Japan

Trump Joins Japan Tariff Talks as Negotiations Begin in Washington

Japan has appointed a negotiator who, starting today, is in the USA to negotiate about Trump's new tariffs. President Donald Trump writes on Truth Social that he personally will participate in the negotiations.
Trump Joins Japan Tariff Talks as Negotiations Begin in Washington

US Plans Trade Strategy to Encourage Countries to Limit China Ties

The Trump administration plans to utilize tariff negotiations to pressure other countries to isolate China, reports The Wall Street Journal, citing sources. .
US Plans Trade Strategy to Encourage Countries to Limit China Ties

China sharply raises tariffs against the USA

China is to raise tariffs on goods from the USA to 125 percent. At the same time, Beijing says it will ignore further hikes from the American side – and wants to unite with the EU against the USA.
China sharply raises tariffs against the USA

Trump Pauses Tariffs for 90 Days to Boost Trade Talks with EU

The USA is pausing tariffs for 90 days for countries that have not introduced retaliatory tariffs against the country, writes President Donald Trump on Truth Social. According to the White House, the pause is "universal" and thus also applies to the EU.
Trump Pauses Tariffs for 90 Days to Boost Trade Talks with EU

Deutsche Bank Warns Fed May Need to Act on Rising US Interest Rates

Long American market interest rates have turned sharply upwards after the Trump administration's tariff shock last week. If it holds, support purchases by the USA's central bank Federal Reserve (Fed) will be required to avoid a crisis, warns the major bank Deutsche Bank – a heavy market player.
Deutsche Bank Warns Fed May Need to Act on Rising US Interest Rates

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

Wall Street Slips as Major Tech Stocks Tumble

The New York stock exchange rose sharply in Tuesday's initial trading, but the leading indexes then fell back – significantly. At closing, the broad S&P 500 index had fallen 1.
Wall Street Slips as Major Tech Stocks Tumble

Finance Minister Bessent: US to Prioritize Talks with Non-Tariff Nations

Countries that are not on their way to introducing counter-tariffs against the USA will be prioritized in future negotiations. This message directed at China is now being delivered by the USA's Finance Minister Scott Bessent in an interview with CNBC.
Finance Minister Bessent: US to Prioritize Talks with Non-Tariff Nations

Over 50 Nations Seek Tariff Talks as US Markets React to New Policies

The USA's Finance Minister Scott Bessent dismisses that President Donald Trump's new import tariffs are on their way to driving the country's economy into a recession. He also says that over 50 countries have made contact and want to negotiate about the tariffs.
Over 50 Nations Seek Tariff Talks as US Markets React to New Policies

US Finance Minister Urges Nations: Hold Off on Retaliating to Tariffs

The USA's Finance Minister Scott Bessent warns the world's countries against responding to President Donald Trump's new tariffs. My advice to every country right now is not to retaliate, says Bessent to Fox News.
US Finance Minister Urges Nations: Hold Off on Retaliating to Tariffs

Trump Announces 20 Percent Tariffs on EU Goods

The USA is introducing tariffs of 20 percent on goods from the EU, announces President Donald Trump at a press conference. He also confirms that the USA is introducing tariffs of 25 percent on all foreign-built vehicles.
Trump Announces 20 Percent Tariffs on EU Goods

Wall Street Gains as Investors Await Trump's Tariff Announcement

Stock prices on the New York Stock Exchange rose ahead of President Donald Trump's report on new import tariffs against the world. .
Wall Street Gains as Investors Await Trump's Tariff Announcement

China Weighs Export Limits to US Amid Trade Tensions

China is considering doing as Japan did in the 1980s and introducing export restrictions for certain goods to the USA, reports The Wall Street Journal, citing advisors to China's government. This could involve caps on China's export of electric cars and batteries.
China Weighs Export Limits to US Amid Trade Tensions

US to Impose Hefty Tariffs on April 2 in Trade War Escalation

On April 2, "hefty tariffs" will be introduced from the USA's side. Then, President Donald Trump will announce "reciprocal fees" in an escalation of the trade war.
US to Impose Hefty Tariffs on April 2 in Trade War Escalation

Trump starts hinting at domestic economic uncertainty

A week of turmoil lies behind the US economy. Now, President Donald Trump and his ministers have gone from directly promising gold and green forests to warning Americans that it will first be a bit bumpy ride.
Trump starts hinting at domestic economic uncertainty

Trump threatens Russia with tariffs and sanctions

The President of the USA, Donald Trump, is threatening Russia with tariffs and extended sanctions since the country has carried out extensive attacks on Ukraine, Trump announces on Truth Social. .
Trump threatens Russia with tariffs and sanctions

USA: Iran's oil export to be converted to trickle

The new American sanctions against Iran have, among other things, the goal of transforming the country's oil export of 1. 5 million barrels per day to a trickle, according to the US Finance Minister Scott Bessent.
USA: Iran's oil export to be converted to trickle

Trump's Tariff Reprieve: What It Means for US Automakers and Trade

The White House is giving the American automotive industry a month's reprieve from the 25-percent tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico. The automotive sector is the obvious own goal for the USA, says economist Elisabet Kopelman.
Trump's Tariff Reprieve: What It Means for US Automakers and Trade

Israel's Finance Minister Heads to U.S. Amid West Bank Tensions

Israel's ultra-nationalist Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is on his way to the USA to meet his American counterpart Scott Bessent. A statement on the USA's stance on the occupied West Bank may be imminent, according to media.
Israel's Finance Minister Heads to U.S. Amid West Bank Tensions

Zelensky wanted to continue – was asked to leave

The Ukrainian delegation wanted to continue the meeting with US President Donald Trump, despite the quarrel in the White House on Friday. Trump did not want to, and instructed his Foreign Minister Marco Rubio and security adviser Mike Waltz to inform Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj and his staff to leave the building, reports [CNN](https://edition.
Zelensky wanted to continue – was asked to leave

More authorities under Trump's axe

President Donald Trump's drastic cuts in the US state apparatus continue. The Education Department and a consumer protection agency are apparently next in line.
More authorities under Trump's axe
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