US & Canada
China’s economic growth beats expectations, but US tariff shock looms large
By Kevin Yao and Yukun Zhang Reuters China’s first-quarter economic growth outstripped expectations, underpinned by solid consumption and industrial output, but analysts ...China raises tariffs on US goods to 125% as trade war ramps up
China announced countermeasures by raising tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% starting Saturday. The U.S. and China have escalated a new ...Trump disrupts global economic order as sweeping new tariffs go into full effect
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer U.S. President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs on dozens of countries took effect on Wednesday, including massive ...China rejects US ‘blackmail’ as trade war threatens to escalate; markets steadier
By Joe Cash, Steve Holland and Sudip Kar-Gupta Reuters China refused to bow to what it called “blackmail” from the United States as a ...Anti-Trump protests held in cities across the US
By Jonathan Landay, Nathan Layne and Tim Reid Reuters Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington, D.C., and across the U.S. on Saturday, ...Trump tariffs draw global promises of counter measures
Governments around the world pledged counter measures on the U.S. after President Donald Trump unveiled on Wednesday a new baseline 10% tariff ...Trump to escalate global trade tensions with ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs on trading partners
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump was expected to impose sweeping new reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners on ...‘Pissed off’ at Putin, Trump threatens tariffs on Russian oil if Moscow blocks Ukraine deal
By Andrea Shalal Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was “pissed off” at Russian President Vladimir Putin and will ...Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says ‘old relationship’ with US ‘is over’ amid tension over ...
Carney said that Canada’s old relationship with the United States, “based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military ...US and Russia talk about Ukraine war, eye a Black Sea ceasefire
By Sofiane ALSAAR AFP US and Russian officials opened talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday on a partial ceasefire in the Ukraine ...