Australia and EU seal trade deal, seek to cut reliance on China for critical minerals
SYDNEY: Australia and the European Union signed a free trade agreement on Tuesday (March 24) after eight years of negotiations, removing tariffs on almost all goods and potentially easing EU access to Australian critical minerals.
Japan asked US not to disadvantage Tokyo under new tariff rules
TOKYO: Japan has sought assurances from the US that Tokyo will not be put at a disadvantage under Washington's latest tariff measures, urging that a potential 15 per cent tariff not be applied to Japanese goods, its trade minister said on Friday (March 6).
US tariff on Vietnamese imports falls to about 16 per cent after policy overhaul
HANOI: Average US import tariffs on Vietnamese goods have dropped to around 16 per cent from 21.6 per cent following a major shift in US trade policy that took effect at 00:00 (US time) on February 24, according to data compiled by Global Trade Alert.
China wants United States to cancel unilateral levies after ruling
BEIJING: China is urging the United States to cancel unilateral tariffs announced by President Donald Trump after the US Supreme Court struck down many of his measures.
Big winners and losers as US court blocks tariffs
BEIJING: In a swift reversal of fortunes, countries that had been hardest hit by US President Donald Trump's tariffs have emerged as the biggest winners from the Supreme Court's decision to strike down his emergency levies.
China assessing US Supreme Court tariff ruling; says "fighting is harmful"
BEIJING/HONG KONG/SEOUL: China is making a "full assessment" of the U.S. Supreme Court's tariff ruling and has urged Washington to lift "unilateral tariff measures" on its trading partners, warning that fighting between the two countries is "harmful".
With US tariff rates up in the air, the economic fog again thickens
WASHINGTON: U.S. and foreign officials, corporate executives, analysts and investors had begun to hope the tumultuous U.S. trade policy reversals of last year were finished.
Tariff ruling fuels US$30 trillion bond-market angst by hitting US deficit
WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court decision striking down President Donald Trump's (pic) sweeping global tariffs reverberated across the US$30 trillion US bond market by threatening to increase the government's budget deficit and pour fuel on an economy already contending with elevated inflation.
Shifting US tariff rates disrupting export planning
PETALING JAYA: With the United States' global tariff rate constantly shifting, local exporters say they are very much in the dark on latest developments involving its tariff policy.
Trump plans to roll back some tariffs on steel and aluminium goods, FT reports
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to scale back some tariffs on steel and aluminum goods, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
