Stocks hadn’t fallen this far this fast since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. A 9.1 percent drop in the S&P 500 is the steepest weekly decline since March 2020.
Category: International Trade and World Market
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Swiss Indignant to Make the Top 10 of Trump’s Tariffs List
Swiss companies bemoan the loss of a reliable partner, and called the 32 percent tariff “incomprehensible.”
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Trump Calls India a Friend, but Is Trying to Block Its Imports
Stunned to see their own exports punished harshly, Indians are picking through the wreckage for signs of hope. There’s some but not a lot.
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Trump Sounds Defiant Note as Tariffs Roil Markets Again
After China announced new retaliatory measures against the United States, President Trump responded that Beijing “PLAYED IT WRONG.”
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Slumping Oil Prices Reflect Intensifying Economic Worries
Fears that President Trump’s tariffs could slash global economic growth — and demand for oil — were weighing on the market.
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What Will Trump’s Tariffs Do to EU-China Trade Relations?
The European Union is deepening other trade partnerships as U.S. relations sour. But with China, the relationship could get closer — or more combative.
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Trump’s Trade War Escalates as China Retaliates With 34% Tariffs
The Chinese government said it would match President Trump’s tariff, and also barred a group of American companies from doing business in China.
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Trump Blocked America’s Front Door to China. Now He’s Closing Back Doors.
The U.S. tariffs on transshipment countries like Vietnam and Cambodia are so steep that they could force a major reassessment of global supply chains.
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Trump’s Next Tariffs Target Could be Foreign-Made Pharmaceuticals
President Trump wants to bring pharmaceutical manufacturing back to the United States. Experts warn that tariffs could result in shortages and higher prices for generic drugs.
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Stocks Fall Further as Concern About Tariffs Deepens
Markets in Asia reflected investors’ continued worries about the economic disruption of President Trump’s trade policies.
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With the Worst U.S. Stock Market In Years, Try Some Old-Fashioned Investments
People have avoided huge losses by holding old-fashioned, well-balanced investments, an approach our columnist is banking on for the future.
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Why Did Trump Impose Tariffs, and What’s Next? Everything to Know.
The president announced sweeping tariffs on Wednesday in an effort to reset global trading relationships. Here’s what you need to know.