Tariffs

8 in 10 SMEs plan overseas expansion in 2026 despite market volatility: DBS survey

Reaching new customers and building a stronger presence abroad are the primary drivers

Plans are in flux and had not been signed by Trump, the Financial Times  reported.

US plans Big Tech carve-out from next chip tariffs, FT reports

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump‘s administration plans to spare firms such as Amazon, Google and Microsoft from upcoming tariffs on chips as they build AI data centres, the Financial Times reported on Monda...

Research puts the burden of paying most of the tariffs on Americans, with the Yale Budget Lab saying in a report from late last month that the annual median cost of the taxes stands at around US$1,400 per household.

Fed’s Miran says data suggests Americans aren’t shouldering tariff hit

Miran’s view contradicted data showing that Americans are bearing the burden of paying for tariffs

The agreement will see Dhaka provide preferential market access to US industrial and agricultural goods.

US cuts tariffs on Bangladesh goods, including apparel exception

President Donald Trump will lower the South Asian country’s overall reciprocal tariff to 19%

The Australian government has already imposed tariffs on some other steel products from China, including hot-rolled coil steel, according to the Industry Department.

Australia places tariff on Chinese steel frames, citing dumping

The move risks escalating trade tensions with China

Trade is a pillar of the economy in South Korea, where exports are equivalent to about 40% of gross domestic product.

South Korea’s top trade chief urges caution over US tariff risks

Yeo Han-koo says Seoul has communicated that it is working to accelerate that process through bipartisan cooperation

The new trade deal is expected to offer relief to India’s economy.

Trump’s surprise trade deal with India resets fractured ties

The US will cut its levy on Indian goods to 18% from 25%, lower than most Asian peers

The tariffs are expected to start from Feb 13 and will be in place for 120 days, the ministry said in the statement.

Vietnam to impose temporary anti-dumping tariffs on colourless float glass from Indonesia, Malaysia

No public data on colourless float glass imports is available on the website of Vietnam Customs

US President Trump said this week that “Cuba will be failing pretty soon.”

Trump threatens tariffs on any nation supplying Cuba with oil

[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened new tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba, escalating a pressure campaign against the Communist-run island.