Trump unveils trade actions to compete with China on solar and chips
WASHINGTON: The White House on Thursday imposed a series of price floors and a 15% tariff on products made from polysilicon, the raw material used in semiconductors and solar panels that is primarily produced by China.
Singapore says exports worth US$7.4bil affected by new U.S. tariffs
SINGAPORE: About one-third of Singapore's exports to the U.S., worth S$9.5 billion ($7.4 billion), will be affected by a new U.S. tariff of 12.5% imposed on July 24, Trade Minister Gan Kim Yong said.
Malaysia among 17 economies subject to lower 10% US Section 301 tariff
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has been placed in the lower tariff tier under the United States' Section 301 measures related to forced labour, with a 10% duty taking effect from 12.01 am US time on July 24.
Malaysia faces 10% duty under US’s new Section 301 tariffs over forced labour import rules
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, among Asean countries, faces the lowest tariff of 10 per cent under the United States' new Section 301 tariffs following failure to impose and effectively enforce forced labour import rules.
FMM urges US to consider fairness in proposed Section 301 tariffs on Malaysian goods
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has urged the United States to adopt a balanced approach to its proposed Section 301 tariff action on goods from economies accused of lacking import bans on products made with forced labour.
Trump’s new US tariff wall shakes up winners, losers lineup
President Donald Trump is rolling out new tools with the same protectionist goals after the Supreme Court ruled his sweeping global tariffs to be illegal.
Trump's latest tariff salvo no fix for global issue of forced labour
LONDON: President Donald Trump's threat to slap new tariffs on trade partners the U.S. accuses of failing to crack down on forced labour will do little to fight modern slavery - and could even make things worse, experts, business groups and some human rights groups say.
Trump administration proposes 25% tariff to punish Brazil over trade practices
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has proposed a new punitive tariff of 25% on many imports from Brazil, after deciding its practices were unfair on a range of issues from digital trade to illegal deforestation, top trade official Jamieson Greer said on Monday.
