US expands export blacklist in crackdown on Chinese workarounds
WASHINGTON – The US on Sept 29 cracked down on companies in China and other countries that use…
Trump takes tariff war to the movies by announcing 100% tax on foreign-made films
President Donald Trump says he will slap a 100% tax on movies made outside the United States —…
Six months in, Canada PM Mark Carney faces two-front trade war with little leverage
OTTAWA – After some six months as Canada’s Prime Minister, former banker Mark Carney faces a tepid economy…
Donald Trump Revives Call for Tariffs on Movies Made Outside U.S.
President Donald Trump appears keen on reviving his roundly criticized threat to impose a 100 percent tariff on…
Trump’s $900 billion tariff relief deals faces Japan, South Korea pushback
President Trump’s trade deals with Asian allies are under threat after South Korea said Washington’s terms were unrealistic…
Tariffs Push Prices Up, Auto Sales Down in 2026
Cox Automotive expects U.S. auto sales to drop by low single-digit percentages in late 2025 and into 2026,…
Trump tariffs underscore threat to Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Despite anxious denials by the Albanese Labor government, the Trump administration’s announcement of a 100 percent tariff on…
Spirits exports up in 2024 but tariffs loom for producers
Exports of Irish spirits continued to rise last year, according to the 2024 Annual Report from Drinks Ireland…
Xi-Trump summit call bodes well for global economy
KARACHI: Amid deepening geopolitical fault lines and a fragile global economy, a nearly two-hour-long phone call between Chinese…
Trump’s pharma tariffs will make the world a sicker place
When US President Donald Trump announced a 100% tariff on imported branded pharmaceuticals from October 1, 2025, markets…
Tariff war: Lutnick says India and Brazil need to be ‘fixed’
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (File photo) TOI correspondent from Washington: Employing language that some analysts likened to…
US Tariffs Hurt India, But Russian Oil Keeps Flowing
It is too early to gauge the full impact of Washington’s punitive 50% tariff on India, levied on…