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Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said all purchases of Iranian oil or petrochemicals products must stop and that any country or person buying any from the country would be immediately subject to secondary sanctions. “They will not be allowed to do business with the United States of America …

Beijing: China has warned other countries against making a broader trade deal with the United States at Beijing’s expense, ratcheting up its rhetoric in a spiralling tariff war between the world’s two biggest economies. China’s warning came amid reports about the Trump administration’s plan to pressure nations seeking tariff negotiations …

Capping a day dominated by a back-and-forth between the US and China, Donald Trump on Wednesday made two major announcements on tariffs, giving all other countries a breather but doubling down on his tough stance on Beijing. After the US raised tariffs on China to 104%, Beijing retaliated, announcing that …

Washington: After weeks of anticipation, US President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new tariffs on trading partners Wednesday, calling it a “declaration of economic independence.” A fresh “baseline tariff” of 10 percent will apply to economies around the world, with steeper rates tailored to those that Washington deemed as bad actors. …

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday acted on his campaign promises to “build that wall” and announced a raft of tariffs targeting countries around the world, including some of America’s closest trading partners, in a move that risks sparking a ruinous trade war. Speaking in the White House Rose …

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Canada is “one of the nastiest countries to deal with” as trade tensions between the two historically friendly countries continue to escalate. The trade war started with the US imposing tariffs on Canada, which in turn slapped retaliatory tariffs, with Canadians even …

As Canada prepares to host the G7 foreign ministers, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly is gearing up to address pressing concerns, including the escalating trade war with the United States. Joly plans to sound the alarm about the implications of the U.S. actions, warning her European and British counterparts that, “If …