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In Leaderless South Korea, Trump’s Tariffs Will Overshadow Snap Election
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With a snap election looming, South Korea's rival parties jockeyed for position with vows to focus on the economy and livelihood, but the leaderless country remains hamstrung ...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Trump’s Tariffs Are Hitting China’s Friends Hard — and Giving Beijing a Golden Opportunity
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President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs are expected to cut deep against both friend and foe, but several of the nations that stand to suffer the most are right on China's d...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Here’s How Trump Tariffs Were Calculated and Why Experts Are Raising Concerns with the Methodology?
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As President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs against America’s trading partners, he repeatedly emphasized that each country’s rate was determined by a reciprocal formul...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Donald Trump Erects a Protectionist Barrier Around America
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US presidents from Ronald Reagan to Bill Clinton and George W Bush have used the White House Rose Garden to celebrate significant moments in America’s drive to liberalise the ...
By Richard Fontaine
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No Tariff ‘Liberation’ for China
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“The only way this gets resolved is through a leader-level summit that both leaders would have to be open to, but China is backed into a corner with a tariff rate this high,” ...
By Emily Kilcrease
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How Are Trump’s Tariff Rates Calculated?
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As he unfurled his list of tariffs targeting most of America’s trading partners, President Trump repeatedly stressed that each nation’s rate was reciprocal — reflecting the ba...
By Emily Kilcrease
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‘Ridiculous’: Lawmakers Pan Trump Plan to Tie TikTok to Tariff Relief
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President Donald Trump created a fresh round of confusion on Capitol Hill this week with his latest scheme to force China into a TikTok deal....
By Geoffrey Gertz
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Gulf Economies Avoid Harshest Trump Tariffs but Do Not Escape Unscathed
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Gulf Co-operation Council countries were largely spared from US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday, but the new levies' effects will be felt across the r...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump Weighs an Economic Assault on the ‘One Big, Juicy Target Left’ in Russia: Its Oil
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The U.S. is weighing an all-out economic assault on the lifeblood of Russia’s economy, its energy exports, in what analysts say would be a dramatic, potentially high-risk move...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Want to Play a Game? Global Trade War Is the New Washington Pastime.
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The world’s biggest powers were deep in a trade war. Economic losses from the tariffs that President Trump had imposed on most of the world, along with global retaliation, wer...
By Emily Kilcrease & Geoffrey Gertz
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Major Canada-U.S. Talks Are Coming — Here’s What’s in Play
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Canada's prime minister, whoever that is in a few weeks, is about to walk straight into a historic crossroads....
By Geoffrey Gertz & Emily Kilcrease
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Trump, AI and the Building Blocks of the U.S. ‘Nuclear Renaissance’
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When World Bank president Ajay Banga signalled his willingness to drop the institution's ban on funding nuclear energy projects, it marked a moment when the institution aligne...
By Rachel Ziemba
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If Trump Wants New Pressure on Moscow, Oil and Gas Is 'Only Thing Left'
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States can do "devastating" things to Russia's economy to put pressure on Moscow to accept a peace deal with Ukraine....
By Emily Kilcrease
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Trump Barrels Toward China Trade War
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US President Donald Trump wasted little time imposing tariffs of 20% on China that could presage more drastic actions as he moves to derisk from Beijing and counter overcapaci...
By Emily Kilcrease
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How Trump’s Tariffs Could Bring a Spike to Gas Pump Prices and Heating Bills
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President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico could mean higher heating bills and prices at the pump....
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump’s Tariffs Unleash ‘Existential Fight’ for Canada
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United States President Donald Trump has been true to his threats....
By Rachel Ziemba
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Economists Say Trump Tariff Threats, DOGE Job Cuts Are ‘Chilling’ the Economy
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Economists say the uncertainty from President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and mass layoffs of government workers are starting to have a “chilling” effect on the U.S. economy...
By Rachel Ziemba
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What Now for Venezuela with Chevron’s Oil Permit in Peril?
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Chevron currently produces and exports almost a quarter of the million barrels per day from Venezuela, the country with the world's largest known oil reserves....
By Rachel Ziemba
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Russia Is Unmoved by Trump’s Sanctions Threats and Offers on War
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Russia doesn’t view sanctions relief as a critical factor in negotiations to end the war and isn’t expecting any significant easing of US penalties, according to a person clos...
By Edward Fishman
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Chasing Saudi’s Big Bucks? You Might Have to Move There
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Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund manages nearly $1tn worth of assets, making it one of the deepest-pocketed sovereign wealth funds in the world....
By Rachel Ziemba
