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Trump’s next target: credit card interest rates
Published on 10/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has called for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10% starting on Jan 20, but he has not provided details on how his plan would work or how companies could be made to comply.
Chinese vent anger at Trump's trade war with memes, mockery
AFP, Published on 18/04/2025
» BEIJING — While China's leaders use their economic and political might to fight United States President Donald Trump's trade war "to the end", its army of social media soldiers are embarking on a more humorous campaign online.
Trump tariffs take effect hiking trade levies to a 100-year high
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/04/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs are now in place, dealing a thunderous blow to the world economy as he pushes forward efforts to drastically reorder global trade.
Equities savaged as China retaliation to Trump tariffs fans trade war
AFP, Published on 07/04/2025
» HONG KONG - Asian markets collapsed Monday after China hammered the United States with its own hefty tariffs, ramping up a trade war that many fear could spark a recession.
Trump sparks trade war with sweeping global tariffs
AFP, Published on 03/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump ignited a potentially ruinous trade war Wednesday as he slapped sweeping 10% tariffs on imports from around the world and harsh additional levies on key trading partners — including a 37% levy on goods from Thailand.
Trump says he’ll be ‘kind’ with tariffs
AFP, Published on 01/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - America’s trading partners were bracing on Tuesday for an expected fresh raft of tariffs, while US President Donald Trump promised to be “very kind” in addressing what he says are unfair trade imbalances.
Trump auto tariffs are coming, but not all levies will be imposed April 2, sending stocks higher
Reuters, Published on 25/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Monday automobile tariffs are coming soon even as he indicated that not all of his threatened levies would be imposed on April 2 and some countries may get breaks, a move Wall Street took as a sign of flexibility on a matter that has roiled markets for weeks.
US firms demand crackdown on tariff-evading Chinese importers
Reuters, Published on 06/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - The United States needs tougher legislation to enforce trade laws and ensure criminal prosecution of Chinese government-subsidised companies that circumvent US tariffs by shipping goods through third countries, US companies said on Wednesday.
Trump says Americans may feel 'pain' in trade war
Reuters, Published on 03/02/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said the sweeping tariffs that he has imposed on Mexico, Canada and China may cause "short term" pain for Americans as global stock markets tumbled on concerns the levies will spark an economically damaging trade war.
Mc Group still bullish in face of threats
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 17/10/2024
» Thailand's fashion market is facing intensifying competition from both local and international brands, coupled with the growth of cross-border online platforms, says SET-listed Mc Group, the manufacturer and marketer of Mc Jeans.