Trump's Tariff Hikes

India's vigorous new foreign policy playbook amid Trump tariff shock

The hefty tariffs slapped by Donald Trump have prompted New Delhi to double down on multipolarity, the new buzzword in international relations. This took PM Modi to rarely visited countries by leaders

Indian markets may underperform for the next 2 quarters: Jio BlackRock AMC

I expect earnings and fundamentals to recover in a quarter or two, and from March-April 2026, India should resume its long-term uptrend, said Rishi Kohli, CIO, Jio BlackRock AMC in an interview.

How Trump's tariffs threaten crisis for India's textile, apparel industry

Unless the country can leverage its raw material advantage and new trade deals

Why Mahesh Patil sees opportunity, not panic, in Trump's tariff escalation

If effective, the steep 50 per cent tariff would be similar to a trade embargo, and will lead to sharp fall in affected export products, especially ones with thinner margins

Govt working on measures to insulate exporters from Trump tariff: Official

The government is working on certain support measures for exporters in sectors like textiles and chemicals to insulate them from the impact of the Trump tariff, an official said on Monday. US President Donald Trump has announced an additional 25 per cent import duty on Indian goods entering America from August 7. The official said that the commerce ministry has held meetings with several export sectors, including steel, food processing, engineering, marine, and agriculture, to understand issues they may face due to high tariffs. Indian exporters from various sectors, including food, marine, and textiles, have sought financial assistance and affordable credit from the government to cope with the 25 per cent Trump tariff. Exporters are requesting the government to extend fiscal incentives such as interest subsidy and extension of RoDTEP scheme (Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products), RoSCTL (Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies), timely payment of dues, and a dir

Indian equity markets set for losses after Donald Trump's tariff surprise

Following Trump's announcement the Nifty derivatives contracts traded at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) shed over half a per cent

US job growth masks weakness amid Trump's aggressive tariffs on imports

Government employment rose by 73,000, boosted by a 40,000 increase in state government education, which economists brushed off as a seasonal quirk related to the end of the school year

Oil futures, options hit record Q2 volumes amid global market turmoil

Significant volatility in the second quarter had global benchmark Brent crude futures dropping to a four-year low of $60.23 a barrel on May 5 and then surging to $78.85 on June 19

Trump's tariffs may cost US employers $82.3 bn, hit retail hard: Analysis

An analysis finds that a critical group of US employers would face a direct cost of USD 82.3 billion from President Donald Trump's current tariff plans, a sum that could be potentially managed through price hikes, layoffs, hiring freezes or lower profit margins. The analysis by the JPMorganChase Institute is among the first to measure the direct costs created by the import taxes on businesses with USD 10 million to USD 1 billion in annual revenue, a category that includes roughly a third of private-sector US workers. These companies are more dependent than other businesses on imports from China, India and Thailand and the retail and wholesale sectors would be especially vulnerable to the import taxes being levied by the Republican president. The findings show clear trade-offs from Trump's import taxes, contradicting his claims that foreign manufacturers would absorb the costs of the tariffs instead of US companies that rely on imports. While the tariffs launched under Trump have yet

US trade deficit narrow downs sharply in April as tariffs cut imports

Mr. Trump has imposed tariffs on a variety of industries and trading partners since coming into office in January, raising the US tariff rate to levels not seen in a century

India, US race to seal interim tariff deal ahead of Trump's July deadline

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in Washington on Monday that trade negotiations were progressing and a deal could be finalised soon

Jamie Dimon warns of stagflation risk amid US economic uncertainty

Dimon's comments expand on remarks he made in recent , when he warned against complacency and said recession remains a possibility, adding that many of the effects of the tariffs are yet to be seen

India-US trade pact talks moving forward smoothly: Commerce Secretary

India and the US are making steady progress on a bilateral trade deal, with high-level talks scheduled in Washington as both nations explore early wins and deeper economic cooperation

Global M&A deal signings fall to 20-year low amid Trump's 'Liberation Day'

There was one bright spot for M&A last month: tech deals in which value lies more in intellectual property like algorithms and software than in physical goods subject to tariffs, like autos

Between Trump tariffs and China charm, EU rethinks trade strategy

As Beijing offers investment incentives and Trump threatens tariffs, the EU walks a diplomatic tightrope to protect its economic interests on both fronts

High US tariffs on China can boost India's manufacturing, says CEA

Global disruptions have created opportunities for emerging nations like India, and US tariffs on China could drive manufacturing shift to India due to lower duties, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran said on Saturday. While there are worries about the first, second, and third round effects of the tariffs in terms of external demand to start with and the overall uncertainty and therefore implications for capital formation etc, there are some favourable outcomes also, he said at an event organised by Ashoka University here. One of the positive impacts of the uncertain global environment is a reduction in crude oil prices which are now available around USD 60 per barrel. It is a windfall from India as it lowers input cost and also provides fiscal space, he said. "China plus one, which was a different dimension earlier, now acquires a much higher sense of urgency for many other companies located inside China. So in some sense, you can call it a second wind (in favour of .

US economy shrinks 0.3% in Q1 as tariff-driven imports hit GDP growth

Gross domestic product decreased at a 0.3% annualized rate last quarter, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis said in its advance estimate of first-quarter GDP on Wednesday

Trump to ease 25% auto tariffs to support US carmakers, factory jobs

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday to relax some of his 25 per cent tariffs on autos and auto parts, the White House said, a significant reversal as the import taxes threatened to hurt domestic manufacturers. Automakers and independent analyses have indicated that the tariffs could raise prices, reduce sales and make US production less competitive worldwide. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a Tuesday briefing that Trump would sign the order later in the day but declined to provide details on the order. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who joined Leavitt at the White House briefing, said the goal was to enable automakers to create more domestic manufacturing jobs. President Trump has had meetings with both domestic and foreign auto producers, and he's committed to bringing back auto production to the US, Bessent said. So we want to give the automakers a path to do that, quickly, efficiently and create as many jobs as possible. Stellantis

US consumer confidence hits 5-year low amid rising tariff concerns

Americans' confidence in the economy slumped for the fifth straight month to the lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as anxiety over the impact of tariffs takes a heavy toll. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell 7.9 points in April to 86, its lowest reading since May 2020. Nearly one-third of consumers expect hiring to slow in the coming months, nearly matching the level reached in April 2009, when the economy was mired in the Great Recession. The figures reflect a rapidly souring mood among Americans, most of whom expect prices to rise because of the widespread tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. About half of Americans are also worried about the potential for a recession, according to a survey by The Associated Press-NORC Centre. Rattled consumers spend less than confident consumers, said Carl Weinberg, chief economist at High Frequency Economics, in an email. If confidence sags and consumers retrench, growth will go ..

Amazon denies plans to display Donald Trump-imposed tariffs on listings

Trump has imposed a tsunami of tariffs on US trading partners, including China, which has seen tariff costs rise by 145 per cent since Trump took office