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Trump trade policy 2025: There seems to be nary a dull moment in tracing the onslaught of the US president’s tariff announcements, and the snowballing effect worldwide.Over the weekend, China, the recipient of 145% in US tariffs, signalled its willingness to embark on talks with the US, provided the US walked back these punitive measures. This was picked up by Asian markets, which have seen their currencies hit record highs against the USD. Decline in the dollar boosting the ‘Sell America’ wave The dollar’s decline continued over the weekend, as...

More on: Asia Program Asia Tariffs On U.S. President Donald Trump’s much-touted April 2nd “Liberation Day,” he unveiled a range of potentially debilitating reciprocal tariffs on the United States’ major trading partners—and most other countries as well. Surprisingly, some of the countries hit with the highest tariffs were U.S. partners in Asia and the Pacific, like Vietnam, South Korea, and Japan. Trump even imposed tariffs on Australia, a critical security ally, despite the fact that the United States has a trade surplus with Australia. Trump paused, for 90 days, many...

On President Donald Trump’s much-touted April 2 “Liberation Day,” he unveiled a range of potentially debilitating “reciprocal” tariffs on the United States’ major trading partners—and most other countries as well. Surprisingly, some of the countries facing the highest tariffs after the April announcement were U.S. partners in Asia, such as Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam; Vietnam, a huge trading partner, was hit with a 46 percent “reciprocal” tariff. Trump also put tariffs on Cambodia—a whopping 49 percent for one of East Asia’s poorest countries—and even Australia, a critical security ally...

WASHINGTON (TNND) — 100 days in office and $5 + trillion in investments. The White House released a statement Tuesday touting President Trump for securing trillions in new U.S.-based investments, setting the stage for a new age of American prosperity. "President Trump is America's businessman and chief, and that's why these trillions of dollars in investments are flooding to our country," said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.Jared Pincin, an economics professor at Cedarville University, told us that, from manufacturing to artificial intelligence, dozens of companies like Apple, Eli Lilly,...

The global economy is undergoing a reset. Tariffs and protectionism pose real challenges—but they also offer countries like India a chance to lead.This shift puts India in a unique spot. For years, high tariffs acted like a safety net for our domestic industries—often protecting big business from real global competition. But now, with mounting pressure to bring those tariffs down, Indian companies will have to step up. They’ll need to focus on better quality, smarter innovation, and real efficiency if they want to compete. For consumers, that’s a win, more...

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Indian benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex opened today's trade session in the green. Nifty 50 opened at 24,070.25, Sensex has opened at 79,343.63. Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Nifty 50 index opened 2,207.1 points away from its all-time high.The Sensex index galloped to the 80,000 mark again, thanks to a gain of over 834.59 points or 1.05%.Meanwhile, in other Asian markets, the Hang Seng was trading in the green with wafer-thin gains of 16.34 points or 0.074%, taking the...

March’s local real estate activity indicated a relatively balanced market for both Sarasota and Manatee counties, but changing national and international dynamics could call that stability into question.The Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee’s March report noted continued stability in the Sarasota and Manatee real estate markets, with steady single-family home activity and a strong presence of cash buyers tilting the overall trend slightly in favor of buyers. But as international economic headwinds shift following President Donald Trump's imposition of his tariff policies, and other countries' retaliation, the market could...

The Trump administration is pressuring trading partners to Buy American — American energy, defense and agricultural products, that is, and as The Wall Street Journal reports, many anxious global leaders, eager to placate the commander in chief and avoid a prolonged trade war, have voiced support for the idea. However, just as foreign leaders are saying they’ll buy American goods and services, foreign investors, from Japanese pensioners to European mutual funds to state actors are Selling American — specifically American stocks, corporate debt and, worryingly, the treasury bonds America relies...

Fast-growing fruit trees for your backyard harvestHere are five fast-growing fruit trees you can plant in your backyard for a quicker harvest.unbranded - LifestyleRates for home loans remained high as consumer and investor confidence take a hit amid the White House's tariff rollout.In the week ending April 24, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.81%, Freddie Mac announced. That’s down fractionally from 6.83% last week, which saw the biggest one-week jump since last August.Those figures don’t include fees or points, and rates in some parts of the country may be higher or lower than the...

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty 50 opened today's trade session 1,919.75 points away from its record high of 26,277.35.Overnight, Wall Street indices ended higher. Asian shares gained in early trade today. Investors will be focused on earnings results of LTIMindtree, Tata Consumer Products, Bajaj Housing Finance, 360 ONE WAM Ltd, Can Fin Homes, Dalmia Bharat, among others, today. HCLTech, which released its results post-market hours, may influence the Nifty IT's trading sentiment.Cyient DLM, AU Small Finance Bank, Tata Communication, Ashoka Buildcon, Havells India, Waaree Energies, Delta Corp,...