The Trump administration is considering adding several major Chinese semiconductor companies to a U.S. export blacklist, a move that could further escalate tensions with Beijing and complicate ongoing trade negotiations. According to
Gold is on fire. Not literally, of course, but judging by its price chart, you’d think it had been doused in gasoline and set ablaze. The price of gold has skyrocketed in
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China will impose an additional 34 percent tariff on all US-origin goods, effective April 10, in retaliation to the US government’s newly announced “reciprocal tariffs” on Chinese imports, the Customs Tariff Commission
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In a move that has sparked confusion and laughter across the global community, US President Donald Trump recently imposed a 10% tariff on imports from the world’s most remote and uninhabited islands—Heard
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor The mid-week announcement from the Trump administration to escalate tariffs on a broad swath of imports has sent shockwaves across the globe. For most, the implications of
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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has reported a significant improvement in audit quality for US-listed companies in 2024, following its crackdown on audit firms through tougher standards and steeper fines.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on global business leaders to unite in protecting supply chains and ensuring the stability of global trade, stressing the importance of resisting actions that disrupt these
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President Donald Trump has announced a 25% tariff on auto imports, marking a significant escalation in his ongoing trade war aimed at reviving American manufacturing jobs. Speaking from the Oval Office on
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HSBC’s chair, Sir Mark Tucker, has raised concerns about the future of globalisation, suggesting that the current form of interconnected global trade may be nearing its end. In a speech at the
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Ana Toni, Brazil’s climate secretary and chief executive of this year’s UN COP30 climate summit, has raised serious concerns about the potential global trade war’s impact on access to critical green technologies,
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Costco is exerting pressure on its suppliers in mainland China to lower prices in response to escalating US tariffs, a move that adds to the growing risks of scrutiny from Beijing amid
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