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US-EU trade dispute: The Trump administration recently imposed 25% tariff on European steel and aluminium imports
While addressing a press briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that US President Donald Trump believes in reciprocity and wants to have fair and balanced trade practices
US stocks on Tuesday extended a selloff that has dragged the benchmark S&P 500 down 5.3 per cent so far in 2025, with investors rattled over increased tariffs on imports
Incoming Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that his government will keep tariffs in place until Americans show respect and commit to free trade after US President Donald Trump threatened historic financial devastation for Canada. Carney, who will be sworn in as Justin Trudeau's replacement in the coming days, said Trump's latest tariffs are an attack on Canadian workers, families, and businesses. My government will ensure our response has maximum impact in the US and minimal impact here in Canada, while supporting the workers impacted, Carney said. He added: My government will keep our tariffs on until the Americans show us respect and make credible, reliable commitments to free and fair trade." Trump said Tuesday that he will double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Canada, escalating a trade war with the United States' northern neighbour and showing an indifference to recent stock market turmoil and rising recession risks. Trump said on
Trump's roller-coaster day saw him threaten to double duties on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50% after Ontario announced plans to place a surcharge on electricity sent to the US only to retreat back
Oil prices, however, pared back some gains after Trump said he had instructed his commerce secretary to add an additional 25 per cent tariff on all steel and aluminum imports from Canada
The benchmark indices -Nifty and the 30-stock Sensex - entered the 'correction' zone, falling 15.2 per cent and 14 per cent, respectively, from their September peak
Trump doubled his planned tariff on all steel and aluminum products coming into the US from Canada, bringing the total to 50 per cent
Trump said that his administration will substantially increase tariffs on cars coming into the US on April 2, if other tariffs are not dropped by Canada
Stock Market Highlights: The Sensex recovered 500 pts from the day's low to end flat at 74,102; Nifty settled at 22,498. ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Industries led the recovery on Tuesday.
Japan's trade minister said this week that he has failed to win assurances from US officials that the key US ally will be exempt from tariffs, some of which take effect on Wednesday. Yoji Muto was in Washington for last ditch negotiations over the tariffs on a range of Japanese exports including cars, steel and aluminum. Muto said Monday in Washington that Japan, which contributes to the US economy by heavily investing and creating jobs in the United States, should not be subject to 25% tariffs on steel, aluminum and auto exports to America. His meetings with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett came just two days before the steel and aluminum tariffs are due to take effect. President Donald Trump has also said a possible 25% tariff on imported foreign autos could take effect in early April. Muto said the US officials acknowledged Japanese contributions and agreed to continue talks, but did not .
India and the US are planning to negotiate a trade agreement and both countries will focus on increasing market access, reducing import duty and non-tariff barriers, and enhancing supply chain integration, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada said that as on date, reciprocal tariffs have not been imposed by the US on India. "Both countries plan to negotiate a mutually beneficial, multi-sector Bilateral Trade Agreement. Both countries would focus on increasing market access, reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers, and enhancing supply chain integration," he said. The US issued Memorandum on Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs on February 13, wherein the Secretary of Commerce and United States Trade Representative are to take necessary actions to investigate harm to America from any non-reciprocal trade arrangements adopted by trading partners and provide a report with detailed proposed remedies fo
The concern in New Delhi is that any retaliatory trade action by Washington will cover broader ground than just India's massive tariffs
Carney, 59, takes the reins at a time when the White House is creating upheaval in the global economy - and with US trading partners - with increasingly chaotic tariff announcements
Trump declined to predict whether the US could face a recession amid stock market concerns about his tariff actions on Mexico, Canada and China, saying that "there is a period of transition"
Market focus remains on trade tensions. In his latest warning to Canada, US President Donald Trump said on Friday that reciprocal tariffs on dairy and lumber could be imminent
Mark Carney's landslide win in the Liberal leadership race paves the way for him to be sworn in as Canada's Prime Minister, replacing Justin Trudeau
Acharya, who was a deputy governor at the RBI between 2017 and 2019, said large firms that had benefited from the protectionist measures will initially lose some value, but the economy will benefit
In the previous session (March 7), Sensex settled at 74,332.58, down 7.51 points or 0.01 per cent. Nifty50, on the other hand, settled 7.80 points or 0.03 per cent higher at 22,552.50
President Donald Trump is dismissing business concerns over the uncertainty caused by his planned tariffs on a range of American trading partners and the prospect of higher prices, and isn't ruling out the possibility of a recession this year. After imposing and then quickly pausing 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada that sent markets tumbling over concerns of a trade war, Trump said his plans for broader reciprocal tariffs will go into effect April 2, raising them to match what other countries assess. April 2nd, it becomes all reciprocal, he said in a taped interview with Fox News Channel's Sunday Morning Futures. What they charge us, we charge them. Asked about the Atlanta Fed's warning of an economic contraction in the first quarter of the year, Trump seemingly acknowledged that his plans could affect U.S. growth. Still, he claimed, it would ultimately be "great for us. When questioned whether he was expecting a recession in 2025, Trump responded: I hate to predict ..