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EU 'expects' US to honour trade deal as Trump hikes tariffs
AFP, Published on 23/02/2026
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - The European Commission called Sunday for Washington to abide by the terms of the trade deal struck last year with the EU, as President Donald Trump announced new global tariff hikes a day after an adverse Supreme Court ruling.
US Supreme Court appears sceptical of Trump tariff legality
AFP, Published on 06/11/2025
» WASHINGTON - A majority of US Supreme Court justices appeared deeply sceptical of the legality behind a swath of Donald Trump’s tariffs, as they heard a landmark case on Wednesday that could uphold — or upend — the president’s economic agenda.
US appeals court finds Trump's global tariffs illegal
AFP, Published on 30/08/2025
» WASHINGTON — A US appeals court on Friday ruled that many of President Donald Trump's tariffs, which have upended global trade, were illegal -- but allowed them to remain in place for now, giving him time to take the fight to the Supreme Court.
US court blocks tariffs in major setback for Trump
AFP, Published on 29/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - A US federal court has blocked most of Donald Trump’s sweeping import tariffs from going into effect, ruling that the president had overstepped his authority with the across-the-board global levies.
Trump aides downplay 'order' to US companies to leave China
AFP, Published on 26/08/2019
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's top aides on Sunday downplayed the idea of US companies being forced to abandon China any time soon, as an edict from the president ordering businesses to start looking for alternatives has been met with skepticism.