Day after getting struck down, US court temporarily reinstates Trump tariffs

Day after getting struck down, US court temporarily reinstates Trump tariffs

An appeals court Thursday allowed US President Donald Trump’s April 2 tariffs on countries to remain in place for now, till the White House’s appeal against the US trade court ruling of Wednesday makes its way through the courts. The trade court blocked Trump’s global tariffs, saying the president had overstepped his authority and hence … Read more

Macron arrives in Vietnam, signs key deals on aircraft, defence and satellites amid US tariff threats

Macron arrives in Vietnam, signs key deals on aircraft, defence and satellites amid US tariff threats

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Hanoi on Monday for his first official visit to Vietnam, marking the first such visit by a French head of state in nearly a decade. The trip saw the signing of a row of bilateral agreements, including deals for Airbus aircraft, defence cooperation, and satellite collaboration, as both nations … Read more

Canada would ‘cease to exist’ without US, Trump says days before Canadian election

Canada would ‘cease to exist’ without US, Trump says days before Canadian election

With just days to go before Canada heads to polls, US President Donald Trump reinserted himself into Canadian politics by declaring that Canada “would cease to exist” without the United States. Speaking from the Oval Office on Wednesday, Trump claimed the US doesn’t need Canadian goods and again floated the idea of Canada functioning like … Read more

‘We will not fight back’: South Korea’s acting president on US tariffs

‘We will not fight back’: South Korea’s acting president on US tariffs

South Korea will not retaliate against newly imposed US tariffs, Acting President Han Duck-soo said in an interview with the Financial Times. Talking about the country’s “historical debt” to the United States, Han made clear that Seoul is approaching upcoming trade talks with President Donald Trump administration in a spirit of cooperation rather than confrontation. … Read more

Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs could lead to slowdown in global IT spending, warns IDC

Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs could lead to slowdown in global IT spending, warns IDC

US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff announcement on April 2 is sending chills across the spectrum. The latest wave of tariffs by the United States administration is expected to push technology prices, cause disruption in supply chains, and overall weaken the global IT spending in 2025. The new tariffs on imported goods are expected to … Read more

‘Hurt both sides of Atlantic’: How world leaders reacted to Trump’s reciprocal tariffs

‘Hurt both sides of Atlantic’: How world leaders reacted to Trump’s reciprocal tariffs

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has criticised US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 20% tariff on European Union imports, calling it “wrong” and warning that it would not benefit either the US or the EU. “We will do everything we can to work towards an agreement with the United States, with the goal … Read more