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.
US sets preliminary antidumping duties on solar imports from Indonesia, India and Laos
WASHINGTON: The US Commerce Department on Thursday (April 23) announced preliminary antidumping duties on solar cells and panels imported from India, Indonesia and Laos, the latest in a string of tariffs imposed over a decade on solar imports from Asia.
In official filing to US, Singapore denies trade surplus, rejects claims exports due to excess capacity
SINGAPORE: Singapore in an official submission has denied that it enjoys a trade surplus with the United States or that its exports to the world's largest economy are due to some form of excess capacity.
