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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. After America announced on March 3rd that it is suspending military aid to Ukraine, it looks increasingly likely that Ukraine will have to depend on Europe. Donald Trump might be persuaded to reverse the suspension, for instance if Volodymyr Zelensky agrees to sign a deal on its minerals industry.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Warren Buffett lambasted US President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs as “an act of war to some degree," he wasn’t wrong. Of course, there’s no conventional battle going on.

Donald Trump on Tuesday is expected to lay out for Congress and the American people his plans for the weeks and months ahead after a turbulent first few weeks in office, which have featured a dismantling of the federal government, tensions with America's allies and a trade war compounding economic uncertainty. His joint address to Congress is the latest marker in Trump's takeover of the nation's capital, where the Republican-led House and Senate have done little to restrain the president as he and his allies work to slash the size of the federal government and remake America's place in the world. With a tight grip on his party, Trump has been emboldened to take sweeping actions after overcoming impeachments in his first term and criminal prosecutions in between his two administrations. Trump's theme will be the «renewal of the American dream,» the White House said, and he was expected to lay out his achievements as well as appeal to Congress to provide more money to finance his aggressive immigration crackdown.

global selloff in markets. Equities opened lower in Sydney and mixed in Tokyo after mayhem on Tuesday that saw a global index approach levels from the start of this year. Contracts for the S&P 500 rose 0.8% — after the index dropped 1.2% on Tuesday — echoing gains in late trading after Lutnick hinted at a compromise with Canada and Mexico. That was within hours of the US imposing the largest set of new tariffs in nearly a century on goods from its neighbors and China.

China is keeping its economic growth target at «around 5%» for 2025 despite a looming trade war with the United States and other headwinds. The target for GDP growth was announced Wednesday in a report being presented by Premier Li Qiang at the opening session of the National People's Congress, the annual meeting of China's legislature. It gives an indication of how ambitious the government is about boosting growth in challenging economic times. The IMF has projected China's economy will grow 4.6% this year, down from 5% in 2024, according to Chinese government statistics.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Early indicators suggest that the US economy is slowing down. This, even before the adverse effect of President Donald Trump’s policies such as additional import tariffs kick-in.

President Donald Trump has announced a ban on protests he considers that he deemed as illegal on Tuesday, March 4. He stated that if schools or colleges allow these protests to take place, they will lose all federal funding. The move comes just hours ah

It looks like the trade war Canada has been fearing for weeks has arrived.

United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs will “disproportionally affect the less fortunate” economically, says the head of Canada’s largest bank.

United States President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs are expected to come into effect this week, a move that promises to have a wide-ranging impact on the Canadian economy and its relationship with its southern neighbour.

Sweeping U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods went into effect today after U.S. President Donald Trump dashed hopes of a reprieve on Monday.

Donald Trump has issued a ban on what he referred to as «illegal protests», insisting that schools or colleges that experience these protests will lose all federal funding. Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will cut funding for schools that allow «illegal protests,» his latest threat to turn off the flow of federal money to the country's education system. Trump has made it clear in the past that protests against him are not appreciated, despite he and party's insistence on the importance of free speech in the US. The Republican has previously threatened to cut government funds to US colleges, schools and universities over teachings on gender and race, if they allow transgender athletes to compete on girls' sports teams, or if they insist on Covid-19 vaccine mandates. ALSO READ: Gene Hackman's neighbours drop bombshell confession, reveal eccentric details days after actor's death

President Donald Trump's new 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada took effect, along with a doubling of duties on Chinese goods to 20%, at 12:01 a.m. EST (0501 GMT).

exports are facing mounting pressure from aggressive trade policies by partners such as the United States and the European Union, a senior trade ministry official said on Tuesday. Citing the U.S. decision to raise import tariffs and initiatives like the CHIPS Act, Santosh Sarangi, head of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), said it was «high time India also looked at our trade and industrial policies comprehensively». U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to impose reciprocal tariffs from early April on trading partners including India is worrying Indian exporters in sectors ranging from autos to agriculture, with Citi Research analysts estimating potential losses at about $7 billion a year.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. US President Donald Trump and his vice-president, J.D. Vance, are spinning Friday’s Oval Office clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a show of American strength towards an ungrateful supplicant.

Mexico and Canada have been subject to a 25% levy on exports to the US, with the exception of Canadian oil and energy products, which the US heavily imports and will instead receive a 10% tariff.  The Trump administration has also implemented an additional 10% tariff on Chinese imports, on top of the 10% already imposed on the US' largest Asian trading partner last month.  Trump to go ahead with Mexico and Canada tariffs from 4 March Speaking at a White House press conference on Monday (3 March), the president said: «Vast amounts of fentanyl have poured into our country from Mexico...

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. High-school physics textbooks tell us that the gravitational pull between two objects is determined by three factors—the weight of the two objects, the distance between them and a universal gravitational constant. The gravitational force is directly proportional to the mass of each object, while it is inversely proportional to the distance between them.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. With tariffs poised to take effect on Tuesday on products from Canada and Mexico, plus threats of levies on imports from the European Union, one thing is clear: President Donald Trump likes the number 25. All of those tariffs are set at 25%, assuming no last-minute deal to lower them.

Sona BLW fell by up to 3% on the BSE on March 4, after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday, «there is no room left for Mexico or Canada,» confirming that a 25% tariff on imports will take effect from Tuesday. The shares of Sona BLW Precision Forgings fell by 2.7% to a low of Rs 472.80 in early trade, while Samvardhana Motherson International shares slipped 2.4% to their day's low of Rs 116.55.