Tag: tariffs
Canada’s unemployment rate jumps to 6.9% in April
OTTAWA—Canada’s unemployment rate rose to 6.9 percent in April, the highest since November, as US tariffs started to hit Canada’s export-dependent economy in earnest,...
PH furniture industry seeks govt help vs ill effects of US tariff
THE local furniture industry is seeking a coordinated government action for protection against the impact of the proposed 17 percent tariff by the United...
Diversifying PH export market a way to beat high tariffs — analysts
Economic analysts agreed with a government view that Philippine industries must diversify their export markets and avoid overreliance on a single market such as...
FREDERICK GO REPORTS MEETING ‘WENT VERY WELL’: PH-US tariff talks seen helping PH diversify export market
The Philippines is exploring market diversification to cushion the impact on local export-oriented industries of the US-triggered tariff war, which has disrupted global trade.
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OPEC+ agrees to another oil output hike for June
By AHMAD GHADDAR, MAHA EL DAHAN AND OLESYA ASTAKHOVA
LONDON/DUBAI—OPEC+ has agreed to accelerate oil production hikes for a second consecutive month, raising output in...
