WASHINGTON (AP) — In the past week, President Donald Trump has managed to make his erratic trade policies even more baffling to countries desperate to negotiate an escape from his wrath. Doubling down on his trade wars, Trump is threatening to raise taxes on many goods from Canada, hike his universal tariff on imports from…
Stock markets mostly rose Thursday on optimism that governments would reach deals to avoid US tariffs, with London hitting a record high. London’s FTSE 100 index jumped one percent in morning trading, lifted also by a surge in mining stocks after US President Donald Trump said he would enact a 50-percent copper tariff on August…
Stock markets mostly rose Thursday on optimism that governments would reach deals to avoid US tariffs, with London hitting a record high. London’s FTSE 100 index jumped one percent in morning trading, lifted also by a surge in mining stocks after US President Donald Trump said he would enact a 50-percent copper tariff on August…