Tag: tariffs
China services activity grows amid US-sino tariff WAR
BEIJING- China’s services activity slightly expanded in February, driven by a faster rebound in demand, including export orders, a private sector survey showed on...
Trade wars erupt as Trump hits Canada, Mexico, China with steep tariffs
BY DAVID LAWDER AND ANDREA SHALAL
WASHINGTON- US President Donald Trump’s new 25 percent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday,...
SKorea factory output falls, investment drops
SEOUL- South Korea’s factory output fell in January, while corporate investment also dropped, government data showed on Tuesday, in another sign of growing uncertainty...
China slaps up to 15% retaliatory levies on US agriculture exports
By JOE CASH, MEI MEI CHU AND NICOCO CHAN
BEIJING- China on Tuesday swiftly retaliated against fresh US tariffs, announcing hikes to import levies covering...
Importers, exporters brace for more uncertainty as Trump imposes new taxes
BY DAVID GAFFEN
BENGALURU- Business executives have been in a state of limbo over Donald Trump’s fluctuating plans to impose major tariffs since he took...
