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Trump tariffs on timber, furniture take effect
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's fresh tariffs on imported wood, furniture and kitchen cabinets took effect Tuesday, a development likely to fuel building costs and pile pressure on homebuyers in an already challenging market.
Tesla, BMW take EU to court over China EV tariffs
AFP, Published on 28/01/2025
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) — Elon Musk's Tesla and German auto giant Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) have challenged European Union (EU) import tariffs on China-made electric vehicles (EVs) at the bloc's top court, the European Commission said on Monday.
China says it will remove tariffs on Australian barley
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» BEIJING: China said Friday it will remove extra tariffs on Australian barley, in the latest thawing of ties between the two after years of tensions.
JPMorgan Chase says US economy still solid, but risks rising
AFP, Published on 14/04/2022
» NEW YORK: JPMorgan Chase said the US economy remains on solid footing in the short term, but warned of heightened longer-term risks due to inflation and the Ukraine war as it reported lower quarterly profits.
WTO: China can slap duties on $645m of US imports
AFP, Published on 27/01/2022
» GENEVA: The World Trade Organization on Wednesday handed a fresh victory to China, permitting it to slap duties on $645 million worth of US imports per year, in a long-running anti-dumping dispute with Washington.
N. Korea threatens more launches after fourth test in 12 days
AFP, Published on 06/08/2019
» SEOUL - North Korea threatened Tuesday to carry out more weapons tests after it fired its fourth set of projectiles in less than two weeks following the start of joint exercises between the US and the South.
Does the corporate debt mountain pose an avalanche risk?
AFP, Published on 20/01/2019
» PARIS - During the years of ultra cheap money, companies loaded up on debt but now the concern is whether they will be able to handle the mountain of debt as interest rates rise.
Roadblocks remain as US-Canada NAFTA talks go down to the wire
AFP, Published on 31/08/2018
» WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States still faced roadblocks as they went down to the wire Friday in talks to salvage the North American Free Trade Agreement.
US, Canada making progress in NAFTA talks
AFP, Published on 30/08/2018
» WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States are making progress and could have a deal by Friday on a rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday.
US, Canada NAFTA talks enter crucial phase
AFP, Published on 29/08/2018
» WASHINGTON - US and Canadian trade officials will begin a crucial phase of talks on Wednesday to see if they can bridge their differences to sign a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement.