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Protectionism

Global Enterprise

US set to impose new tariffs by Friday with stopgap measure to expire

2026-07-22T00:14:41.000Z
The moves mark the latest escalation in a dispute over comments by PM Takaichi last year, when she suggested Tokyo could deploy its military if China attempts to seize Taiwan. 
Global Enterprise

China escalates Takaichi feud by blacklisting more Japan firms

2026-06-29T11:07:07.000Z
Even as the world plans for an unreliable US in everything from defence to trade, it now has to cope with a new way of being captive to the world’s biggest economy.
Opinion & Features
THE BROAD VIEW

AI has granted America vast new power

2026-06-19T23:00:00.000Z
“This digital tax, which several European countries have decided on and implemented, is part of our law,” French President Macron said on TF1 television.
International

Macron rebuffs Trump’s threats of wine tariffs as G7 meets

2026-06-15T13:32:35.000Z
Wines and spirits exported to the US from the EU currently face a 15 per cent tariff.
International

Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wine over tech tax as G7 meets: NY Post

2026-06-15T07:30:25.000Z
Chinese automaker BYD's presence in the US is focused on electric buses, trucks and forklifts, not cars.
Global Enterprise

Trump might welcome Chinese investment, but America is wary

2026-05-14T15:15:41.000Z
A steel worker stands amid sparks of raw iron coming from a blast furnace at a ThyssenKrupp steel factory in Duisburg, Germany, Nov 5, 2025.
Global Enterprise

US set to roll out tiered tariffs on steel, aluminum imports

2026-04-02T00:42:38.000Z
Some economists and trade lawyers argue the US is not on the cusp of a balance-of-payments crisis, making the new duties vulnerable to a legal challenge.
Global Enterprise

New US tariff starts at 10%, Trump administration working to hike it to 15%

2026-02-24T23:28:25.000Z
The “Made in Europe” package has divided the 27 EU member states, resulting in multiple delays in finalising the package.
Opinion & Features

‘Made in Europe’ plan’s sting in tail for Asia and the wider world

2026-02-24T03:56:57.000Z
US treasury secretary Scott Bessent speaks during an Economic Club of Minnesota event in Golden Valley, Minnesota, Jan 8, 2026.
International

Bessent worried more about loss of leverage than revenue if Trump loses Supreme Court case

2026-01-08T23:29:46.000Z
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