Tag: tariffs
Japan business mood slumps to 1-year low
BY LEIKA KIHARA
TOKYO- Big Japanese manufacturers’ business sentiment worsened to a one-year low in the three months to March, a central bank survey showed...
USTR releases trade barriers report ahead of Trump’s reciprocal tariffs
BY DAVID LAWDER
WASHINGTON- US President Donald Trump’s administration released an encyclopedic list of foreign countries’ policies and regulations it regards as trade barriers on...
S. Korea exports rise but risks from new taxes dim outlook
BY CYNTHIA KIM AND JIHOON LEE
SEOUL- South Korea’s March exports grew for a second month but missed market expectations, suggesting a softening outlook as...
Oil benchmarks extend climb
SINGAPORE- Oil prices inched higher on Tuesday after threats by US President Donald Trump to impose secondary tariffs on Russian crude and attack Iran,...
London copper prices rise
SHANGHAI- Copper prices in London rose on Tuesday, as positive Chinese economic data outweighed concerns about a potential global trade war triggered by impending...
