All news on the topic: Trump tariffs

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UK unemployment hits 5% as youth joblessness surges and pressure mounts on chancellor
The levels of UK unemployment rose to 5% in three months to February, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal.
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UK businesses urge Keir Starmer to deploy EU-style ‘trade bazooka’ against Donald Trump tariff threats
UK business leaders have urged the government to create an EU-style “trade bazooka” to safeguard Britain’s economic interests in response to Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats.
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EU set to approve US tariff deal with tough safeguards as Trump’s trade blitz rattles bloc
European Union lawmakers are on track to give a green light -- with conditions -- Thursday to the bloc’s tariff deal with US President Donald Trump, which Europe hopes to salvage while also racing to diversify its trade ties around the globe.
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G7 ministers meet in Canada amid strains over defence, trade and Gaza ceasefire plan
Tensions have risen between the US and traditional allies like Canada over defense spending, trade, and uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan in Gaza and efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
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Markets tumble as Trump warns of massive tariffs on Chinese goods
Donald Trump has threatened once more to impose "massive" US tariffs on China, accusing Beijing of "very hostile" actions to limit exports of rare earths essential for American industry.
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EU’s 50% steel tariffs deal blow to Starmer’s efforts to reset relations with Brussels
Britain’s struggling steel industry is facing an ’existential threat’ following the European Union’s announcement to increase tariffs on imports to 50 percent.
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Trump tariffs threaten decades of library knowledge sharing
The Trump administration’s tariff regime and the elimination of fee exemptions for items under $800 is limiting resource sharing between university libraries, trapping some books in foreign countries, and reversing long-held standards in academic cooperation.
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Trump vows to impose tariff on all movies made outside US
President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post on Monday that he will be imposing a 100% tariff "on any and all movies that are made outside the United States."
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Trump announces 100% tariff on drug imports unless firms build in US
US President Donald Trump has announced a new set of tariffs, including a 100% levy on imported branded or patented drugs starting 1 October unless the company is establishing a factory in the US.
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Downing Street pauses push to cut 25% US levy on steel imports
A proposed deal to eliminate US tariffs on British steel has been shelved, it has emerged on the eve of Donald Trump’s second state visit.
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Douglas Alexander says UK negotiating hard on whisky tariffs
A trade deal on Scotch whisky is "very high" on the list of agreements the UK Government is aiming to negotiate with the US, the Scottish Secretary has said.
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Trump calls on EU to impose 100% tariffs on India and China to stop Ukraine war
Donald Trump has said he is prepared to hit India and China with even more sweeping tariffs if Europe is willing to cooperate with him on squeezing Russia economically to stop the war in Ukraine.
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Scottish first minister John Swinney meets Donald Trump to discuss scotch whisky tariffs
First Minister John Swinney has met President Donald Trump in the Oval Office to discuss whisky tariffs.
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India challenges U.S. tariffs and commits to continue purchasing Russian oil
New Delhi will continue to buy Russian oil despite facing heavy U.S. tariffs for doing so, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sept. 5.
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“Always friends”: Trump balances harsh trade measures with praise for Modi
Donald Trump and Narendra Modi have insisted that their much-publicized personal relationship remains strong despite Washington imposing a staggering 50 percent tariff on Indian imports.
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64,000 jobs lost: how the U.S. trade war is crippling Mexico’s maquiladoras
For 11 years, Fabiola Galicia worked her way up the ranks at a factory that produced decorative ribbons in Ciudad Juarez, just across the border from El Paso, Texas. Starting as a production line worker, she was eventually promoted to manager overseeing 30 employees.
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US Appeals Court says Trump’s tariffs unconstitutional but keeps them in place for now
Donald Trump’s tariffs are unconstitutional, but they can remain in place for now, the US Court of Appeals has said.
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India hit with massive 50% US tariffs as exports face economic shock
India is preparing for a significant impact on its economy as 50% tariffs imposed on exports to the US take effect on Wednesday.
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Trump’s drug price policy fuels UK surge as Mounjaro bills set to triple
Eli Lilly, the US manufacturer of Mounjaro, has instructed its two British wholesalers to stop taking orders amid “unprecedented demand,” which is believed to be driven by Brits eager to avoid next week’s price increase - which could be as high as 170%.
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Trump tariffs shake India’s diamond industry
The Surat Diamond Bourse, acclaimed as the world’s largest office complex—surpassing even the Pentagon in size and symbolizing India’s growing trade ambitions, remains eerily quiet, with only a few traders at work.
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US raises tariffs to highest level in a century as trade partners panic
Trump’s new tariff system comes into effect, introducing the highest duties in a century
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Trump announces 30% tariffs on imports from EU and Mexico: Trade war begins August 1
Donald Trump announced on Saturday that goods imported from both the European Union and Mexico will face a 30% US tariff rate starting August 1, in letters posted on his social media platform, Truth Social.
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Trump announces 50% tariff on steel and aluminum imports, promises “golden belt” for the US
President tells Pennsylvania rally tariffs will aid workers but questions raised over nature of Nippon Steel investment
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US court rules Trump tariffs unconstitutional: president overstepped authority
A U.S. federal trade court has ruled that tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump were unconstitutional, stating that the president overstepped his authority.
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VE Day, tariffs, and major concessions: what’s behind the “historic” US–UK trade deal
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has commended US President Donald Trump for a trade agreement between the two allies, describing it as ‘truly historic’.