"The main message was: 'We can't lean against weaker output and higher inflation at the same time,'" said Douglas Porter, chief economist of BMO Capital Markets. In a note, Porter said that ...

Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary Scott Bessent is pushing for new universal tariffs on US imports to start at 2.5 per cent ...

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GENEVA/DAVOS - The World Trade Organisation chief said on Jan 23 that any tit-for-tat trade wars prompted by US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats would have catastrophic consequences for ...

Investors must demand institutions direct their savings into developing or emerging markets where they can benefit global ...

Gold rose close to a record high after US President Donald Trump signaled a less aggressive approach to China, weakening the ...

Tariff revenue stood at US$34.8 billion in 2017 ... I think they’ll do that because we’ve been very good to them,” he said, drawing some laughter. Mr Trump also used his speech to press ...

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 kneecapped America's ability to escape the Great Depression, and today's trade wars look ...

Donald Trump is not due to impose 25 percent tariffs on Colombian imports after striking an agreement with President Gustavo ...

The White House, in a statement issued late Sunday, said it had frozen most plans for punitive measures against Colombia, ...

Investors are snapping up crude oil futures as a hedge against the risk that U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened trade ...

In 2015, the name of the peak was changed during the Obama administration to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives and ...