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South Korea calls for contingency plans amid US tariff uncertainty
Seoul: Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok instructed officials on Friday to prepare contingency plans to effectively respond to uncertainties stemming from the U.S. administration’s tariff schemes and strengthen monitoring of financial markets. Choi…
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Trump says tariffs will be back on July 9 for no-deal countries; 26 pc for India
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Thursday said trading partner countries that are not able reach an agreement with the US by July 9, when the 90-day pause ends, goods coming to…
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Trump: Israel would lead military action if Tehran doesn’t give up nuclear weapons programme
Washington: President Donald Trump has said that Israel would be the “leader” of a potential military strike against Iran if Tehran doesn’t give up its nuclear weapons programme. Trump made the comments…
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90-day US tariff relief will lead to more sustainable trade pacts: Experts
New Delhi: The temporary relief on the US reciprocal tariffs front gives businesses and India vital space to stabilise supply chains and adapt operations, while also providing policymakers an opportunity to work…
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Asian shares surge as Prez Trump pauses most of his tariffs
Tokyo: Asian shares surged in early Thursday trading, with Japan’s benchmark jumping more than 2,000 point almost immediately after the Tokyo exchange opened, as investors welcomed President Donald Trump’s decision to back…
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10% tariff on global imports remains, Trump shifts focus to China
Washington: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters that US President Trump is pausing his so-called “reciprocal” tariffs on most of the country’s biggest trading partners but maintaining his 10 per cent…
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Impact of Trump’s tariffs not yet known; India engaged with US to seal trade pact: EAM
New Delhi: The impact of US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs is not yet known and New Delhi’s strategy to deal with the situation emerging from it is to seal a bilateral…
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US restores urgent food aid but not in Afghanistan, Yemen, where millions need it
Cairo: The Trump administration has reversed sweeping cuts in emergency food aid to several nations but maintained them in Afghanistan and Yemen, two of the world’s poorest and most war-ravaged countries, officials…
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India engaged with US to seal trade pact: EAM Jaishankar
New Delhi: The impact of US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs is not yet known and New Delhi’s strategy to deal with the situation is to firm up a bilateral trade pact…
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Trump’s latest round of tariffs poised to go into effect. Here’s what we know
New York: President Donald Trump has launched tariff wars with nearly all of America’s trading partners. And there’s no end in sight. A number of sweeping new taxes on goods from other…
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Guterres warns of recession risk from trade war, expresses hope it won’t happen
United Nations: Amid warnings of the risks of a recession from the trade war, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he “sincerely hopes” there won’t be one because of the effects it would…
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Trump announces direct talks with Iran amid nuclear tensions
Washington: The US and Iran are holding direct talks with their first meeting scheduled for Saturday at “almost at the top” level, President Donald Trump said Monday, adding a failure to reach…
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White House denies 90-day tariff pause: Report
Washington: The White House on Monday pushed back on reports about US President Donald Trump considering a 90-day pause in the implementation of his sweeping reciprocal tariffs, according to a news report.…
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Trump and Netanyahu will meet on tariffs, the war in Gaza & more
Washington: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday, becoming the first foreign leader to visit Trump since he unleashed tariffs on countries around the world.…
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Trump says he’s not backing down on tariffs, calls them ‘medicine’ as markets reel
West Palm Beach: President Donald Trump said Sunday that he won’t back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of the world unless countries even out their trade with the…
