Tag: tariffs
Copper extends gains
LONDON—Copper prices moved higher on Friday on signs that the US and China were moving closer to a solution to their fractious trade war.
Three-month...
PH hopeful of including coconuts, poultry in US tariff talks
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said coconuts and poultry will be among the key agricultural commodities up for discussion in the scheduled meeting between...
AS GLOBAL RISKS MOUNT: IMF trims 2025 Middle East, North Africa growth forecast to 2.6%
DUBAI - The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it now expects Middle East and North Africa economies to grow by just 2.6 percent...
Thailand cuts rates again, could face recession as US tariffs loom
BANGKOK - Thailand's central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter point for a second consecutive meeting on Wednesday, as expected, seeking...
US economy shrinks in Q1 as tariffs unleash flood of imports
BY LUCIA MUTIKANI
WASHINGTON—The US economy contracted for the first time in three years in the first quarter, swamped by a flood of imports as...
