Donald Trump Hits Back Against China’s Tariff Retaliation
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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Tariff War With China Risks Slide Into Armed Conflict Over Taiwan | Opinion
The Trump administration seeks to make the defense of Taiwan a central element of its Pacific strategy, but its trade policies are making that defense more difficult and conflict more likely. Coupled with its undisguised contempt for allies and partners, it is its own worst enemy. President Donald Trump has frequently discussed a Pacific strategy, […]
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Trump Tariff Surcharges Are Starting To Appear on Receipts
Companies are making it clear to customers that some rising prices are down to President Donald Trump‘s slew of tariffs on international trade. Why It Matters Trump announced his sweeping tariff agenda on April 2, which he dubbed “Liberation Day.” The White House says the wide-reaching tariffs have been brought in to tackle “large and […]
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Donald Trump’s Tariff Exemptions Raise Eyebrows—’Almost Getting Comical’
President Donald Trump‘s decision to exempt many electronics from newly implemented tariffs has sparked surprise from critics, with some citing recent remarks by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to quip about the latest scaling back of the controversial economic policy. Newsweek reached out to the White House and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for […]
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JPMorgan Maintains 60% Recession Call Despite Trump 90-Day Tariff Pause
JPMorgan Chase maintained its forecast of a 60 percent chance of a recession despite President Donald Trump‘s announcement of a 90-day pause on most U.S. “reciprocal” tariffs. That pause does not include China, however, which now faces a whopping 125 percent tariff that Trump imposed after Beijing retaliated earlier with an 84 percent tariff of […]
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Trump Admin Shrugs Off China’s 84% Tariff: ‘So What?’
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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Donald Trump is Losing the Crypto Bros Over Tariff Turmoil
The crypto community has not been spared the tariff-induced panic that swept American and global markets last week, with many of its key voices now lashing out at the man once thought to be heralding a new age for digital assets. While losses on Wall Street tempered on Monday, the stock market has undergone a […]
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China Ramps Up Trade War With New Countermeasure Threat Over 50% Tariff
China has threatened additional retaliatory measures if President Donald Trump follows through on his warning to increase tariffs on Chinese goods by an additional 50 percent. This comes after China implemented a blanket 34 percent tariff on American goods, matching Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff on Chinese imports. Newsweek reached out to the White House via […]
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Eric Trump Reveals How to ‘Win’ Tariff Negotiations With His Dad
Donald Trump’s son Eric revealed how tariff-hit countries can “win” in the trade negotiations with his father. The 41-year-old also shared a pitfall that would ensure negotiators “will absolutely lose.” The Context On Wednesday, Trump announced that the U.S. was imposing a 10 percent “baseline” tariff on virtually all imports. Several countries had much higher […]
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Stock Market Has Worst Week In 5 Years Amid Trump’s Tariff War
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
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