Donald Trump says he is raising tariffs on China to 125% “effective immediately”. But in a significant reversal, the US president has frozen all other tariffs at 10% for 90 days – leading stocks to rally.Wednesday 9 April 2025 23:54, UKPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerLive reporting by Narbeh MinassianWe’re pausing […]
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Trump steps back from cliff edge of global trade war – BBC
For days, Donald Trump and his White House team had insisted they were fully committed to their decision to impose sweeping "reciprocal" tariffs on dozens of countries. They even derided a report on Tuesday that said the president was considering a 90-day pause – news that triggered a brief stock market surge.But now that pause […]
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Why Trump is hitting China on trade – and what might happen next – BBC
Suddenly, Donald Trump's trade war is in much sharper focus.Rather than a fight on all fronts against the world, this now looks far more like a fight on familiar Trumpian territory: America v China.The 90-day pause on the higher "retaliatory" tariffs levied on dozens of countries still leaves a universal across-the-board tariff of 10% in […]