Copper prices soared as US threatens tariffs and China boosts its economy

Copper prices have hit record highs as an ongoing trade war between the U.S. and its key trading partners threatens to squeeze supplies of the

China is taking issue with Trump’s move to link tariffs to fentanyl

US President Donald Trump threw a curve ball at China by linking the fentanyl issue to his tariffs on imports. The Chinese government is swinging back.

Albanese won’t retaliate against ‘unjustified’ US tariffs on steel and aluminum

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said yesterday that U.S. tariffs on Australian steel and aluminum were unjustified, but his government would not retaliate with its own tariffs.

Beijing strikes back at Trump tariffs with 15% levies targeting US farmers

China retaliated against President Donald Trump’s tariffs with an additional 15% tax on key American farm products, including chicken, pork, soybeans and beef. The escalating

China imposes retaliatory tariffs on Canadian farm and food products

China on Saturday announced retaliatory tariffs on some Canadian farm and food imports, after Canada imposed duties in October on Chinese-made electric vehicles and steel and aluminum

China slaps extra tariffs of up to 15% on imports of major US farm exports

China announced yesterday it will impose additional tariffs of up to 15% on imports of key U.S. farm products, including chicken, pork, soy and beef, and also

China eyeing US farm exports for retaliation, report says, as importers rush to beat tariffs

Chinese manufacturers reported an uptick in orders in February as importers rushed to beat higher U.S. tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, as a Chinese

Iran loosens import restrictions on foreign cars and iPhones, trying to mask its economic woes

All architecture student Amirhossein Azizi wanted for his 19th birthday was the latest iPhone — and for Iran’s cash-strapped theocracy, it was just the gift they needed as

Trump pauses tariffs on millions of low-value packages from China

President Donald Trump has paused imposing tariffs on small-value packages arriving from China, apparently to give federal agencies time to sort out how to process millions

Fast fashion, laptops and toys likely to cost more due to US tariffs on Chinese imports

A sweeping new U.S. tariff on products made in China is expected to increase the prices American consumers pay for a wide array of products, from the ultra-cheap

China counters with tariffs on US products and it will also investigate Google

China countered President Donald Trump’s across-the-board tariffs on Chinese products with tariffs on select U.S. imports yesterday, as well as announcing an antitrust investigation into Google and

US hikes tariffs on imports of Chinese solar wafers, polysilicon and tungsten products

The Biden administration plans to raise tariffs on solar wafers, polysilicon and some tungsten products from China to protect U.S. clean energy businesses. The notice

Beijing bans exports to US in response to chip sanctions

China announced yesterday it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications, as a general

Chinese researcher charged with US visa fraud is in custody

A Chinese researcher accused of concealing her ties to the Chinese military on a visa application she submitted so she could work in the U.S. was booked Friday (today, Macau

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