Category: United States International Relations

U.S. and Israeli War With Iran Will Likely Send Oil Prices Soaring

The New York Times – Business:
Prices of oil and other commodities are expected to jump when trading resumes on Sunday, but how long they will stay high will depend on what the United States, Israel and Iran do next.
They Helped Women Fight Online Abuse. They Were Barred From the U.S.

The New York Times – Business:
The founders of HateAid, a German human-rights group that helps victims of online attacks, were accused by the Trump administration of being part of a “global censorship-industrial complex.”
Trump’s Tariffs Go Into Effect at 10 Percent, Not 15

The New York Times – Business:
The change surprised executives and foreign leaders, who had been expecting the 15 percent rate the president announced on Saturday.
Supreme Court Considers Fate of Docks and Other Assets Seized by Cuba in 1960

The New York Times – Business:
Amid rising tensions with Cuba, the Trump administration is backing lawsuits that would allow Americans to get compensation for property confiscated by Fidel Castro’s regime.
Trump Administration Scrambles to Pick Up the Pieces of Broken Tariffs

The New York Times – Business:
President Trump is already working to piece his tariff program back together, after a Supreme Court ruling ruptured a centerpiece of his economic agenda.
U.K., Australia and Others Worse Off Under Trump’s New Tariffs

The New York Times – Business:
Many important U.S. trading partners are facing higher duties after President Trump, reacting to a Supreme Court setback, set the rate on a new set of global tariffs at 15 percent.
Trump Aides Project Confidence on Tariffs After Court Loss

The New York Times – Business:
Administration officials maintain that they can replicate the sky-high duties recently invalidated by the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Justices Strike Down Trump’s Tariffs

The New York Times – Business:
President Trump is the first to invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 to set tariffs on imported goods from more than 100 countries.
Jittery Markets Seek an Iran ‘Off-Ramp’

The New York Times – Business:
Oil prices spiked and stocks fell as tensions between Washington and Tehran unnerved investors.
Trump Mulls a North American Trade Pact Without Canada

The New York Times – Business:
U.S. officials are threatening major changes to a trade agreement with Mexico and Canada that could upend the way business is done and leave Canada on the outs.
Venezuela’s Natural Gas, Not Oil, Might Be a Big Early Prize

The New York Times – Business:
The South American country has natural gas that could be extracted and exported quickly, but U.S. sanctions, which are now being eased, have stymied development.
Europe Worries Trump Poses Threat to Its Financial and Tech Sovereignty

The New York Times – Business:
European leaders have been compelled to address the possibility of once-remote risks to the financial networks and technology that undergird their economies.