The US president's overarching policies regarding trade and foreign affairs has not altered since his first term.

Countries that fail to reduce their trade barriers will face steeper tariffs, said Mr Bessent. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Former Pharmexcil Director-General warns India against reducing import duties under US pressure, citing potential industry impact and loss of leverage.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to reduce power tariffs by Rs. 8 per unit, on March 23, following approval from the ...

The US’s tariffs are not as important for us. But for us to reduce out tariffs would be very dangerous. (END) ...

President Donald Trump announced his plan to impose a 25 percent tariff on all goods coming from Mexico and Canada (except Canadian oil and gas which would be slapped a tariff rate of 10 percent).

Russia produced about 9.2 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude in 2024, down from a recent high of 9.8 million bpd in 2022 ...

South Korea is drawing up a list of items that can be imported from the United States, Trade Minister Cheong In-kyo said ...

Even if a meeting between Chinese and US leaders takes place, analysts said numerous factors would reduce the likelihood of a ...

Saskatchewan’s finance minister says more details are coming Wednesday as the province introduces a 2025 budget facing a vise ...

Fitch Ratings expects world growth to slow to 2.3 per cent this year, "well below trend" and down from 2.9 per cent in 2024, ...

Oil prices eased about 1% on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed moves to end the three-year-old war in Ukraine, which could result in a possible easing ...