While oil markets reacted strongly to the sanctions, analysts said the measures were unlikely to significantly change President Vladimir V. Putin’s war calculations.
Category: United States International Relations
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Bessent Stakes Credibility and Taxpayer Money on Argentina Bet
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s multibillion-dollar bailout of a serial defaulter raises the specter of losses for the United States.
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Who Will Blink First on Trade: President Trump or Xi Jinping?
Washington and Beijing both need a trade win as steep new tariffs and tough import limits on critical minerals loom.
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Stellantis, Faced With Trump’s Tariffs, Scraps Plans to Increase Auto Production in Canada
Canadian leaders blame the move by Stellantis, the automaker, to abandon production in Ontario on President Trump’s tariffs. Mr. Trump says he wants to increase domestic production.
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U.S. Starts Charging Chinese Ships to Dock at Its Ports
The measure is aimed at countering China’s dominance of commercial shipbuilding and helping to revitalize the American industry.
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U.S. Starts Charging Chinese Ships to Dock at Its Ports
The measure is aimed at countering China’s dominance of commercial shipbuilding and helping to revitalize the American industry.
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Asia Markets Fall After Trump Threatens New Tariffs on China
Investors reacted to a pledge from the president on Friday to impose a “massive” new tariff on Chinese imports.
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China Flexed. Trump Hit Back. So Much for the Thaw.
Beijing’s trade curbs and President Trump’s tariff threats show how quickly calm can give way to confrontation between the two largest economies.
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Trump to Announce a Drug Pricing Deal With AstraZeneca
The move would follow a similar agreement with Pfizer. Other companies are engaged in talks with the White House that would help them avoid tariffs on their products overseas.
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Trump Threatens to Cancel Meeting with China’s Xi and Impose New Tariffs
The president raised economic retaliation after Beijing imposed new restrictions on the export of rare earth minerals, which are vital supplies for U.S. automakers and defense manufacturers.
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Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout
The United States finalized a $20 billion lifeline for Argentina that will benefit Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s allies.