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Price spikes, demand fears cast shadow over metal markets amid Trump’s 25% tariffs
Markets are in the dark as key details of Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports are still pending; experts fear heightened…
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Trump tariffs propel safe-haven gold to record highs
GOLD prices soared to a record high on Tuesday (Feb 11), as investors flocked to the safe-haven asset after US President Donald Trump…
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China’s 10% tariffs on US cars hits GM, Ford and Mercedes SUVs
Exports of such vehicles are tiny relative to the number of cars that companies produce locally with joint venture partners CHINA’S 10 per…
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US: Wall St kicks off week higher as Trump's tariffs lift steelmakers
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Feb 10), recovering from last week’s declines, as steelmakers surged after US…
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Expect growth opportunities from more regional trade amid US tariffs: DBS
EVEN though the Trump administration may cause global volatility, DBS expects to gain from more intra-regional trade as a result of US…
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Trump Tariffs Dominate Menswear Market at Chicago Collective
CHICAGO — Trump’s tariffs. That was the overwhelming topic of conversation at the Chicago Collective men’s show last week. The issue and…
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Donald Trump to announce raft of new trade tariffs including on steel
President Donald Trump has said he will announce a 25% import tax on all steel and aluminium entering the US, a move that will have the…
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Trump to announce 25% steel, aluminium tariffs in latest trade war escalation
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump said on Sunday (Feb 9) that he will announce on Monday new 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminium…
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Trump set to announce 25% steel and aluminium tariffs in latest trade salvo
PRESIDENT Donald Trump is expected to introduce new 25 per cent tariffs later on Monday (Feb 10) on all steel and aluminium imports into…
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Trump tariffs: China's tit-for-tat levies on US set to take effect
Peter Hoskins Business reporter China's tit-for-tat import taxes on some American goods are set to come into effect on Monday as the trade…
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Maye Musk Models at NYFW, Just Don’t Ask Anything About Elon or Trump’s Tariffs on China
When your son is considered by many to be one of the more contentious people in the world, certain media boundaries may apply. That seemed…
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Puma curbs flow of sneakers from China to US as tariffs kick in
PUMA is shipping far fewer Chinese-made sneakers to the US as the trade war between the countries heats up. The German sportswear brand is…
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Maersk eyes 4% market growth in 2025, uncertainty over tariffs and Red Sea
MAERSK on Thursday (Feb 6) said it expects to grow its business to track an expected 4 per cent growth in global container shipping this…
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Singapore shares down on tariffs drag; STI dips 0.2%
SINGAPORE shares closed lower for the third consecutive day on Wednesday (Feb 5), after US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on…
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China tariffs on US oil come as exports have slumped from peak
THE first round of Chinese sanctions to hit US oil were received with a whimper, and traders are speculating that the move is unlikely to…
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Trump faces moment of reckoning on trade after delaying tariffs
Watch: 'We're not treated well by Canada' - Trump on tariff negotiations For the first week of Donald Trump's presidency, tariffs - a…
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US: Wall St muted at open after China’s retaliatory tariffs
WALL Street’s main indexes were subdued at the open on Tuesday (Feb 4) as investor appetite for risk waned after China retaliated against…
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HK-listed Chinese stocks hit 3-month high despite China, US tariffs
CHINESE stocks listed in Hong Kong surged on Tuesday (Feb 4) as investors loaded up on artificial intelligence and electric vehicle shares…
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Guinness-owner Diageo scraps medium-term goals as tariffs cloud outlook
GUINNESS-owner Diageo withdrew its ambitious sales growth target on Tuesday (Feb 4), in an acknowledgement a prolonged downturn in demand…
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Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico but not on China
Watch: 'I'm getting angry and anti-American' - Canadians decry tariff threat President Donald Trump has agreed to hold off imposing 25%…
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Trump tariffs: Who is winning the cold war on trade - US, Mexico or Canada?
Watch: 'I'm getting angry and anti-American' - Canadians decry tariff threat President Donald Trump has suspended for 30 days the hefty…
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Singapore bucks regional showing as Trump defers tariffs on neighbours; STI slips 0.1%
SINGAPORE blue chips failed to sustain the momentum at market open on Tuesday (Feb 4) with the benchmark index Straits Times Index (STI)…
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Markets trim losses after pause to Trump's Mexico tariffs
US shares have halted their slide, after the president of Mexico said she had reached a deal with US President Donald Trump to suspend…
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Ontario cancels Starlink contract in latest Canadian tariffs protest
THE Canadian province of Ontario on Monday (Feb 3) announced it was cancelling a C$100 million (S$93.4 million) contract with Elon Musk’s…