Asia markets slump as Trump’s new trade war rattles global confidence
Asia markets slumped on Monday after Donald Trump slapped tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, sparking fears of another bruising ‘America First’ trade war that could hit global growth. Japan’s Nikkei plunged more than two percent at one point on Monday and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down more than one percent.
Trump says Americans may feel 'pain' in trade war with Mexico, Canada, China
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 markets reflected concerns the levies could undermine growth and reignite inflation.
The Trump trade war begins
Donald Trump hit Canada, Mexico and China with steep tariffs on Saturday, and oil and gas groups are relying more heavily on carbon offsets to reach climate targets. Plus, EU governments are exploring ways to include the UK and Norway in a “coalition of the willing” dedicated to ramping up the continent’s defence.
Trade War Heats Up After Trump Orders Tariffs and Canada Retaliates
Amid warnings of price increases, Canada moved quickly to retaliate, China said it had planned countermeasures and Mexico said it would soon unveil its response.
Trump's trade war salvo jolts markets
Investors bought dollars, sold stocks and fretted about inflation on Monday in a scramble to assess the risk of trade war after Donald Trump put tariffs on top U.S. trading partners.
FirstFT: Trump faces backlash from business after launching trade war
Donald Trump faced a backlash from business groups and some in his own Republican party after kicking off a trade war against three of the US’s largest trading partners.
Trump says Americans could feel ‘some pain’ from his new tariffs that triggered a trade war
President Trump says Americans could feel 'some pain' from the emerging trade war he triggered with tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China.
Trump tariffs likely to spark trade war
President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans could feel “some pain” from the emerging trade war triggered by his tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China, and claimed that Canada would “cease to exist” without its trade surplus with the United States.
Trump says Americans could feel 'some pain' from his new tariffs
President Donald Trump says Americans could feel “some pain” from the emerging trade war triggered by his tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China
Global trade war will be worth the pain to make America great again, says Trump
Donald Trump has said that his global trade war will be worth the “pain” as it will create a “golden age of America”.
Trump says Americans could feel ‘some pain’ from tariffs as he threatens more import taxes
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the European Union is "way out of line" and suggested he would slap Europe with tariffs after he hit America's biggest trading partners — Canada, Mexico and China — with import taxes.
Trump’s Trade War with Canada, Mexico and China Will Drive Up Expenses
President Trump’s move to place tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China has triggered a trade war. WSJ’s economics ...
Trump's trade war among allies triggers retaliation from Canada and Mexico
Canada and Mexico ordered retaliatory tariffs on American goods in response to sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald ...