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US tariff unpredictability poses credit risk for debt issuers: Moody's

Moody's Ratings on Tuesday said the uncertainties around US tariffs have negative credit consequences for debt issuers across emerging markets, including companies, governments and banks. "The on-again, off-again US tariffs and difficulty predicting US trade policy have negative credit consequences for debt issuers across emerging markets," Moody's said. Besides, geopolitics is an additional stress for emerging markets, including the flare-up of tensions between India and Pakistan. Exporters are most directly exposed to US tariff changes, but most debt issuers face indirect effects, Moody's said, adding tariffs will reach a much bigger and varied group of debt issuers indirectly through slowing economic growth and, for many, commodity price declines, currency depreciation and investor risk aversion. "The raft of tariffs the US administration has announced, altered and paused this year has negative credit consequences for debt issuers across emerging markets, including companies, .

Taiwan's Prez downplays US tariff tensions as 'frictions between friends'

The Taiwanese president said Tuesday that trade tensions between the United States and Taiwan are just frictions between friends in a show of optimism as tariff negotiations are underway with Washington. US President Donald Trump imposed 32 per cent tariffs on all imports from Taiwan as part of sweeping duties levied against all US trading partners last month. The tariffs on Taiwanese goods were subsequently lowered to 10 per cent for 90 days to allow for trade negotiations. Officials from both sides met in Taipei, the island's capital, last month for a first round of in-person talks, to be followed by another one in the coming weeks. In a speech marking his first year as president and focusing on Taiwan's strategies to defuse the effects of US tariffs and military threats from China, Lai Ching-te struck an accommodating tone despite the tariff pressure. The US and Taiwan have long cooperated and have also encouraged each other to grow, he said. There are bound to be frictions betw

How China's slow approval of rare earths is threatening supply chains

China's delay in approving export licences threatens manufacturing, EVs, and defence tech worldwide

Midpoint of Trump's tariff hiatus to reveal increasingly unsettled world

Chinese consumer and industry data on Monday will be followed by purchasing manager indexes on Thursday from around the world

Global funds return to India as Trump-era trade bets boost equities

The NSE Nifty 50 Index surged to its highest level since October this week, fueled by optimism that India could be among the first to strike a deal with the US

Donald Trump to keep 30% China tariffs through late 2025, say analysts

US levies on Chinese products imposed this year will likely hold at 30 per cent through late 2025, according to a Bloomberg survey

UN forecasts slower global growth following Trump's tariffs, trade tensions

The United Nations on Thursday forecast slower global economic growth this year and next, pointing to the impact of the surge in U.S. tariffs and increasing trade tensions. U.N. economists also cited the volatile geopolitical landscape and threats of rising production costs, supply chain disruptions and financial turbulence. These days, there's so much uncertainty in the air, said Shantanu Mukherjee, director of the Economic Analysis and Policy Division at the U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs. It's been a nervous time for the global economy, he told reporters while launching the midyear forecast. In January this year, we were expecting two years of stable if subpar growth, and since then, prospects have diminished, accompanied by significant volatility across various dimensions. The U.N. is now forecasting global economic growth of 2.4% this year and 2.5% next year a drop of 0.4 percentage point each year from its projections in January. Last year, the global econo

Trump says India offered a trade deal with 'zero tariffs' on US goods

Trump claimed that India was offering 'no tariffs' on US exports, but did not elaborate on the trade deal

Tariff truce prompts Chinese auto-parts makers to rethink US investment

The 90-day temporary easing of US tariffs on China has introduced a high level of uncertainty, with the Chinese auto sector weighing the short-term and long-term impact

Generic industry unlikely to be affected by Trump's EO: Indian drug cos

IPA and Ind-Ra say Trump's MFN-based drug pricing move will impact innovators more than Indian generics, with CDMO firms likely to gain from offshore cost advantages

Nissan cuts 15% of global work force as Japan automaker sinks into losses

Nissan is slashing about 15 per cent of its global work force, or about 20,000 employees, as the Japanese automaker reported a loss for the fiscal year that just ended amid slipping vehicle sales in China and other nations. Nissan Motor Corp said it will reduce the number of its auto plants to 10 from 17, under what it called its recovery plan to carry out decisive and bold actions to enhance performance and create a leaner, more resilient business that adapts quickly to market changes. The Yokohama-based automaker said US President Donald Trump's tariffs on auto imports also hurt its results. Nissan is aiming to reduce its costs by 250 billion Yen (USD 1.7 billion) during the next fiscal year compared to the fiscal 2024 results that just ended in March. Nissan racked up a loss of 670.9 billion Yen (USD 4.5 billion) for the fiscal year through March, down from a 426.6 billion Yen profit recorded the previous fiscal year. Restructuring costs also hit its bottom line. Chief Financia

Honda forecasts 24.5% profit drop as China sales dip, Trump tariffs loom

Honda's profit for the fiscal year through March slipped 24.5 per cent from the previous year, as its vehicle sales in China dropped, and the Japanese automaker warned Tuesday that President Donald Trump's tariffs will worsen its earnings. Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co, which dropped talks to integrate its business with Japanese rival Nissan Motor Corp earlier this year, said its annual profit totaled 835.8 billion Yen (USD 5.6 billion), down from 1.1 trillion Yen in the previous fiscal year. Annual sales edged up 6.2 per cent to nearly 21.69 trillion Yen (USD 147 billion). Research and development costs hurt, despite Honda's record global motorcycle sales for the fiscal year, which topped 21 million motorcycles. Hybrid vehicle sales also did well, especially in the US, and Honda's profitability per vehicle was also improving, according to the maker of the Accord sedan and CR-V sports-utility vehicle. Executive Vice President Noriya Kaihara acknowledged that Trump's tariffs were like

'China, US agree to set up economic, trade consultation mechanism'

Earlier on Sunday, the US announced a trade deal with China in Geneva. US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said there has been substantial progress between the nations

US-China trade talks to boost market sentiment in Asia, say strategists

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said the world's two biggest economies agreed to create a mechanism for further discussions

Toyota faces biggest hit from Trump tariffs among global automakers

The huge tariff hit reflects the company's decision to hold the line on sticker prices at US dealers and production volumes at its 11 American factories amid the start of bilateral trade negotiations

Cannes festival readies for 78th edition with new challenges on horizon

Nowhere is the border-crossing nature of cinema more evident than the Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off on Tuesday in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's vow to enact tariffs on international films. Cannes, where filmmakers, sales agents and journalists gather from around the world, is the Olympics of the big screen, with its own golden prize, the Palme d'Or, to give out at the end. Filmmakers come from nearly every corner of the globe to showcase their films while dealmakers work through the night to sell finished films or packaged productions to various territories. You release a film into that Colosseum-like situation, says Brazilian director Kleber Mendona Filho, who's returning to Cannes with The Secret Agent, a thriller set during Brazil's dictatorship. You've got to really prepare for the whole experience because it's quite intense not very far from the feeling of approaching a roller coaster as you go up the steps at the Palais. Perhaps as much as ever, all eyes i

'Total reset' in works, US-China tariff talks made great progress: Trump

Sensitive talks between US and Chinese delegations over tariffs that threaten to upend the global economy ended after a day of prolonged negotiations and will resume Sunday, an official told The Associated Press. Hours after the talks concluded, US President Donald Trump posted on social media that a reset on trade between both countries was being discussed. "A very good meeting today with China, in Switzerland. Many things discussed, much agreed to. A total reset negotiated in a friendly, but constructive, manner," Trump wrote. "We want to see, for the good of both China and the U.S., an opening up of China to American business. GREAT PROGRESS MADE!!!" The meeting lasted over 10 hours and featured Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and a delegation led by Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng. The official who spoke to the AP requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the talks, which could help stabilise world markets roiled by the US-China .

Wary investors hope US-China talks will ease high-stakes trade war

The highly anticipated meeting in Switzerland could mark one of the biggest developments since US President Donald Trump launched sweeping tariffs on April 2

China expresses confidence in ability to manage trade tensions with US

The weekend talks involving top US and Chinese economic and trade officials are widely seen as a first step towards resolving a trade war

Trump, Starmer hail limited US-UK trade deal, but 10% tariffs remain

President Donald Trump agreed on Thursday to cut tariffs on UK autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal but played down the possibility of other nations getting similarly favourable terms on his import taxes, which are roiling the global economy. Under the framework agreement, the United Kingdom is to buy more American beef and ethanol and streamline its customs process for goods from the United States. But Trump's baseline 10 per cent tariffs against British goods are to stay in place, and the Republican president suggested that even higher import taxes would be charged on other countries trying to reach deals with the US. That's a low number, Trump said of the UK's 10 per cent tariff rate, adding that other countries would face higher tariff rates in their deals because the US runs trade deficits with them and in many cases they didn't treat us right. The announcement provided a political victory for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and offered a degree of validation for .