Trump's 50% tariffs on India take effect, hiking tensions

Exporters hit by tariffs would receive financial assistance and be encouraged to diversify to markets such as China, Latin America and the Middle East
27 August 2025, 03:21 AM

Visa closes US open-banking unit as data fight heats up, source says

However, disputes between banks and fintechs have fueled doubts about the future of open banking.
23 August 2025, 06:03 AM

Singapore key exports slip in July as US shipments tumble 42.7%

Southeast Asia's second-largest economy is heavily reliant on international trade
18 August 2025, 05:17 AM

US cancels India trade talks scheduled for August

The current round of negotiations for the proposed bilateral trade agreement is now likely to be deferred to another date
17 August 2025, 05:41 AM

Oil settled $1 lower

Oil prices closed down nearly $1 on Friday as traders awaited talks between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, which could lead to an easing of the sanctions imposed on Moscow over the war in Ukraine.
16 August 2025, 19:49 PM

US retail sales rise amid limited consumer tariff hit so far

US retail sales rose moderately in July, according to data released Friday, as markets monitor tariffs that do not so far appear to have significantly battered consumers.
16 August 2025, 19:44 PM

China retail sales growth lower than expected in July

China’s retail sales and industrial production grew at a slower rate than expected last month, official data showed Friday, as the world’s number two economy battles trade turmoil and persistent sluggish consumption.
16 August 2025, 19:43 PM

Automakers’ $13b tariff hit is shot in the dark

Efforts to quantify US President Donald Trump’s tariff hit on automakers feel like a bad joke. Japan’s Toyota Motor and Honda Motor now expect more than a $12.5 billion impact combined for the year.
9 August 2025, 19:44 PM

US licenses Nvidia to export chips to China

The commerce department has started issuing licenses to Nvidia to export its H20 chips to China, a US official told Reuters on Friday, removing a significant hurdle to the AI bellwether’s access to a key market.
9 August 2025, 19:42 PM

Trump tariffs on Russia's oil buyers bring economic, political risks

With a Friday deadline for Russia to agree to peace in Ukraine or have its oil customers face secondary tariffs, Trump has found a novel, but risky, use for his favorite trade tool.
8 August 2025, 05:49 AM

Trump may look like he's winning the trade war, but hurdles remain

Trading partners have largely refrained from retaliatory tariffs, sparing the global economy from a more painful tit-for-tat trade war.
8 August 2025, 02:23 AM

Gold gains as Trump tariffs take effect

Gold rose on Thursday as steep tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump took effect, boosting safe-haven demand and intensifying trade frictions.
7 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Hit by US tariffs, Indonesia plans to sell shrimp to China instead

China is the world's biggest importer of shrimp by volume, but Indonesians have preferred to sell to the US where they could get better prices, Budhi said.
6 August 2025, 05:43 AM

Steeper US tariffs take effect on many Brazilian goods

Trump's latest salvo brings duties on various Brazilian goods from 10 percent to 50 percent
6 August 2025, 04:36 AM

How India-US trade talks collapsed

New Delhi is now left with the surprise imposition of a 25% tariff on Indian goods from Friday
6 August 2025, 04:20 AM

Markets’ Trump truce is on ever-shakier ground

If stock markets are to be believed, Donald Trump has pulled off a masterstroke. The US president has ratcheted up tariffs on trading partners while avoiding tanking either the economy or asset prices. Yet investors’ muted response to Thursday’s latest levies may be misleading. The Trump-market truce will soon face steeper tests.
4 August 2025, 18:00 PM

New Trump tariffs: early modelling shows most economies lose – the US more than many

The tariffs will compel foreign producers to lower their prices. But these price decreases only partially offset the cost of the tariffs, so US consumers pay higher prices.
4 August 2025, 06:14 AM

World economies reel from Trump’s tariffs punch

Global markets reeled Friday after President Donald Trump’s tariffs barrage against nearly all US trading partners as governments looked down the barrel of a seven-day deadline before higher duties take effect.
2 August 2025, 19:38 PM

Trump stakes reputation as dealmaker

Donald Trump is staking his reputation as a tough negotiator and slick dealmaker -- that has served him well throughout his life -- with his ultra-muscular, protectionist tariffs policy.
2 August 2025, 19:38 PM

India will continue to buy Russian oil, government sources say

Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
2 August 2025, 08:46 AM