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China is trying to tariff-proof its economy by boosting consumption and investing in key industries

Boosting consumption

China seeks to 'tariff-proof' economy as trade war with US deepens

American households have already been squeezed by high post-Covid inflation

Stockpiling foreign goods

Some US consumers in 'survival mode' as Trump tariffs arrive

The shortages have been driven by factors including poor harvests caused by hot weather and panic-buying prompted by a

Amid poor harvests

Japan to sell more rice reserves as prices soar

Mark Zuckerberg (C), seen here attending the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, is expected to take the stand as Meta goes to trial over antitrust claims

US takes aim at Zuckerberg's social media kingdom

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (L) meets Vietnam President To Lam in Hanoi

Amid US pressure

Vietnam, Spain pledge to upgrade ties after tariff shock

Second time this year

India central bank cuts interest rates as Trump tariffs kick in

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te says he has no plans to retaliate in kind to Donald Trump's tariffs, as the island's companies scamble to work out how to deal with the US blitz

Crunching numbers

Taiwan exporters count the cost of Trump's 'ridiculous' tariffs

The near 150-year old tradition takes place in a circle of red-leather benches

In-person business

Inside Europe's last 'open-outcry' trading floor

Furniture exhibitors in Milan are concerned about the impact of US tariffs

Prestige over price

Trump tariffs leave Italy's luxury furniture makers sitting uncomfortably

More than a quarter of the EU's imports of nitrogen-based fertilisers come from Russia, with more flowing in from Moscow's ally Belarus

EU plan to end Russian fertiliser imports unsettles farmers

(FILES) (L-R) Senior Counselor to the President for Trade and Manufacturing, Peter Navarro, White House deputy chief of staff for policy and US homeland security advisor Stephen Miller, and Elon Musk speak inside the Oval Office of the White House before boarding Marine One with unseen US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC on March 14, 2025. Elon Musk on April 8 described Peter Navarro, a senior White House trade advisor, as

'Car assembler' vs 'moron'

Musk brands Trump aide 'dumber than a sack of bricks' in tariff spat

Argentine President Javier Milei's involvement in the cryptocurrency $LIBRA will face a congressional inquiry

Argentine Congress backs inquiry into Milei crypto scandal

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange have been monitoring President Trump's comments as stocks have fallen this week

Hoping for policy reversal

US stocks fall again as global rally fizzles

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer takes his seat upon arrival at the start of a Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Donald Trump's trade policies

Defending sweeping tariffs

Trump's trade representative says tariffs 'bearing fruit'

Eurostar could soon get some company on the high-speed line between Paris and London

New high-speed rail service

Trenitalia wants to compete with Eurostar on Paris-London route

Asian and European equities collapsed after China retaliated to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs

After brutal day

Shanghai's elderly investors keep faith despite stock market woes

The 25th US president, William McKinley, seen here on a 1956 US Treasury note, is an inspiration for Trump's protectionist policies

Major trade wars since the 19th century

The late owner of Harrods, Mohamed Al-Fayed, has been accused by dozens of women of sexual abuse and rape

Nannies and flight attendants

Late Harrods owner 'ruined lives' of alleged victims: lawyer

The Mediterranean Blue has an estimated value of $20 million, auctioneers say

10-carat Mediterranean Blue

$20 mn blue diamond goes on show in Abu Dhabi

The New York Stock Exchange tanked on Monday

'Spectacle', 'seismic shock': Economists on Trump's tariffs

The benchmark Jakarta Composite Index fell 9.19 percent at the open

Indonesia stocks plunge on Trump tariffs after weeklong break

The United States in Vietnam's biggest export market and Hanoi has called on Donald Trump to delay imposing the tariffs in order to give time for talks

Manufacturing powerhouse

Vietnam says to buy more US goods as it seeks tariff delay

US President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on April 7, 2025, when he announced talks would be held days later between Washington and Tehran

Trump announces direct nuclear talks with Iran

Panama Ports, a subsidiary of logistics giant CK Hutchison, won the concession to operate Balboa port on the Pacific side of the canal and Cristobal port on the Atlantic side in 1997

'Many breaches'

Hong Kong firm did not uphold Panama Canal ports contract: Panama audit

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday posted highest ever figures for its first quarter sales forecast

Highest figures to date

Samsung forecast beats market expectations for first quarter

Avoiding disciplinary action

Honda executive resigns over 'inappropriate conduct'

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (L) is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping (R)

Exploring new opportunities

Spain PM heads to China, Vietnam as US tariff blitz bites

US Steel and Nippon Steel announced the proposed $14.9 billion merger in December 2023

Blocked by Biden

Nippon Steel shares soar as Trump reviews US Steel takeover

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