By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Imports to the busiest U.S. seaport at Los Angeles dropped 9% year-on-year in May and could remain muted through the remainder of 2025, after companies responded to President Donald Trump's 145% tariffs on China by canceling or putting holds on shipments,

How much? Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said the U.S. is “getting a total of 55% tariffs.” A White House official told MarketWatch that there are no new tariffs at the moment, and that the number includes 20% tariffs on fentanyl, a 10% “reciprocal” tariff and then an average level of 25% for tariffs that were already in place before this year.

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that China will make it easier for American industry to obtain much-needed needed magnets and rare earth minerals, clearing the way for talks to continue between the world’s two biggest economies.

Despite a weaker US dollar, Asian equities were off overnight on growing chatter of a coming Middle East crisis and Trump’s tariff threat reiteration.

Furniture and bedding from China have been among the top areas where higher tariffs on goods from China have begun to impact consumer prices, according to a new chart from TD Securities. Other areas,

The United States finalized a trade deal with China on Thursday that will see tariffs on Chinese imports fall to 55 percent (from 145 percent) and Chinese

The latest trade “deal” between the U.S. and China underscores two uncomfortable realities for the economy and markets: Tariffs aren’t going away and uncertainty is here to stay. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that negotiators in London had reached an agreement to restore last month’s trade cease-fire,

China has said it is ready to drop the tariffs it charges on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations. The move, announced at a China-Africa co-operation meeting, comes as the continent is facing the possibility of increased tariffs on its products entering the US.