U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer react after picking up the trade agreement with the U.K. papers that Trump dropped as they speak to the media during the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffRead More →
Ursula von der Leyen (CDU), President of the European Commission, stands in the European Parliament building and speaks. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Scotland over the weekend, seeking to reach a frameworkRead More →
US president says chances of reaching a trade deal with the EU are ’50-50′ ahead of his August 1 tariff deadline. United States President Donald Trump has arrived in Scotland, where he is set to meet with European and British leaders for trade negotiations and visit his golf courses. TrumpRead More →
President Donald Trump’s administration dished out a cold burn to Trump’s ice-cream-loving predecessor, Joe Biden, saying he led the US ice cream industry down an economic rocky road. “America had a trade surplus in ice cream in 2020 under President Trump’s leadership, but that surplus turned into a trade deficitRead More →
By Louis Jacobson | Politifact Published On 24 Jul 202524 Jul 2025 One of the Trump administration’s biggest tariff boosters, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, recently said tariffs will not only energise the industrial sector in the United States but also help the government’s finances. During a July 20 interview on CBS’sRead More →
Chinese President Xi Jinping and top EU officials mark 50 years of diplomatic ties in Beijing at a rocky time in relations. Chinese President Xi Jinping has said Europe and China must make the “correct strategic choices” in the face of recent global challenges during a summit with top EuropeanRead More →
Canberra says restrictions will be lifted following a ‘rigorous science and risk-based assessment.’ Australia has announced that it will lift tough restrictions on beef imports from the United States, removing measures singled out for criticism by US President Donald Trump. Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said the government would remove theRead More →
Chinese yuan appreciates to strongest level against greenback since November 2024 The Chinese offshore yuan appreciated to 7.1444 against the dollar, marking the strongest level since November 2024, data from LSEG showed. Similarly, the Thai baht appreciated to 32.07 per U.S. dollar, marking the strongest against the greenback since FebruaryRead More →
President Donald Trump discussing a U.S.-Japan trade agreement with a Japanese delegation and top White House aides in the Oval Office, July 22, 2025. Source: @Scavino47 via X | The White House President Donald Trump’s art of the deal seemed to play out in real time Tuesday. Trump on TuesdayRead More →
President Donald Trump on Tuesday stateside announced a “massive” deal with Japan that includes “reciprocal” tariffs of 15% on the country’s exports to the U.S, with auto duties reportedly being lowered to that level as well. In a post on Truth Social, Trump labeled the agreement as “perhaps the largestRead More →
