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U.S. gets rare earths, China gets 55% tariffs under Trump trade pact
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U.S. gets rare earths, China gets 55% tariffs under Trump trade pact

By Brett Samuels | The Hill President Trump said Wednesday his administration reached a tentative agreement on a trade truce with China following talks between the two sides in London. As part of the agreement, which Trump said was pending his approval and the approval of Chinese President Xi Jinping, China will supply “full magnets, and any necessary rare earths,” Trump said on Truth Social. Trump indicated the U.S. would impose 55 percent tariffs on Chinese goods, while China would impose a 10 percent tariff on U.S. products. “Likewise, we will provide to China what was agreed to, including Chinese students using our colleges and universities (which has always been good with me!),” Trump posted, describing the relationship between the two sides a...
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After Xi–Trump call, China pushes ‘consensus’ language in trade talks
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After Xi–Trump call, China pushes ‘consensus’ language in trade talks

By Yukun Zhang and Liz Lee | Reuters via Denver Gazette BEIJING (Reuters) -China's Vice Premier He Lifeng said China and the United States should strengthen consensus and maintain communication, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday, after the two countries agreed to get a delicate trade truce back on track. U.S. and Chinese officials, including He, concluded two days of negotiations in London on Tuesday to resolve key trade issues in the two superpowers' bruising tariff war, including on a raft of export control measures that have hobbled global supply chain. The two sides should use their consultation mechanism to further "build up consensus, reduce misunderstandings and strengthen cooperation", He was quoted as saying by Xinhua, describing the talks as candid and in-de...
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Mosher: China blinked — and Trump clearly won the first round of his tariff war
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Mosher: China blinked — and Trump clearly won the first round of his tariff war

By Steven W. Mosher | New York Post, Commentary The opening round of the tariff war with China is over. And earlier this week, President Trump achieved a very clear win.  The president had Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the ropes. Trump’s 145% tariffs on Chinese goods landed a crushing blow to Beijing’s economy, already staggering under the weight of rising unemployment, unsustainable debt, and rising bankruptcies. But instead of giving China a knockout punch, Trump decided to hit the pause button. And it’s worth asking why. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE NEW YORK POST
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Walmart to raise prices due to President Trump’s Tariffs
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Walmart to raise prices due to President Trump’s Tariffs

By Brittany Bernstein | National Review Walmart said Thursday it plans to raise prices on some goods beginning later this month, in response to President Trump’s tariffs. “We will do our best to keep our prices as low as possible but given the magnitude of the tariffs, even at the reduced levels announced this week, we aren’t able to absorb all the pressure given the reality of narrow retail margins,” Walmart CEO Doug McMillon is expected to say during a Thursday earnings call, according to prepared remarks obtained by several media outlets. The U.S. and China agreed earlier this week to lower their respective reciprocal tariffs for 90 days as they look to end a bruising trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The U.S. reduced the tariff on Chinese imports from 145 pe...
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US and China agree to slash tariffs temporarily after trade talks
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US and China agree to slash tariffs temporarily after trade talks

By Emily Crane and Diana Glebova | New York Post The United States and China agreed Monday to a 90-day truce in their raging trade war — with each agreeing for now to slash reciprocal tariffs by more than 100 percentage points, bringing China’s duty rate down to just 10%. Under the agreement, the US will drop its 145% tariff rate on most Chinese goods to 30%, while China will lower its rate to 10% from 125%, officials said.   The agreement also includes a mechanism for talks toward a permanent deal to continue — and the two sides spoke about how they will both address the flow of fentanyl from China to the US, a White House readout of the agreement read. At the White House Monday, President Trump confirmed that 25% tariffs on cars, steel and aluminum re...
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Trump floats slashing China tariffs ahead of key meeting
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Trump floats slashing China tariffs ahead of key meeting

By David Zimmermann | National Review President Donald Trump on Friday floated reducing tariffs on China to 80 percent, down from the current 145 percent total, as Washington and Beijing officials prepare for an important meeting this weekend. Trump indicated a lower tariff rate in a post on Truth Social, saying an “80% Tariff on China seems right!” The president added it remains “up to” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in negotiating a lower levy, though. Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, where they will meet with their Chinese counterparts. The meeting marks the first meaningful step toward resolving the trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies since the U.S. slapped tariffs on China. READ THE FULL ...
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Trump unveils new UK trade deal, calls it ‘incredible day for America’
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Trump unveils new UK trade deal, calls it ‘incredible day for America’

By  Greg Norman | Fox Business President Donald Trump announced a new trade deal with the U.K., calling Thursday "an incredible day for America."  Trump told reporters at the White House that "today’s agreement with the U.K. is the first in a series of agreements on trade that my administration has been negotiating over the past four weeks."  "With this deal, the U.K. joins the United States in affirming that reciprocity and fairness is an essential and vital principle of international trade. The deal includes billions of dollars of increased market access for American exports, especially in agriculture, dramatically increasing access for American beef, ethanol and virtually all of the products produced by our great farmers," Trump said.  "They’ll also be f...
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US economy slows sharply, shrinking 0.3% in the first quarter, as tariffs weigh
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US economy slows sharply, shrinking 0.3% in the first quarter, as tariffs weigh

By Eric Revell  | Fox Business The U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter as President Donald Trump's economic agenda took effect, according to new data released on Wednesday. The Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its advance estimate for first quarter gross domestic product (GDP), which found the U.S. economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.3% in the first quarter, which runs from January through March. Economists surveyed by LSEG had expected the economy to grow at a 0.3% rate in the quarter. The first quarter's 0.3% contraction was slower than the 2.4% GDP growth recorded in the fourth quarter. The quarterly contraction was the first since the first quarter of 2022. The decline in GDP was attributed primarily to an i...
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Amazon denies report that ‘tariff cost’ will be shown next to product prices
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Amazon denies report that ‘tariff cost’ will be shown next to product prices

By Simon Kent | Breitbart The price of products Amazon Inc. displays in its online store may soon include the listed price and how much was added to the value due to President Donald Trump’s tariff impositions. Punchbowl News reported on Tuesday that, according to a source familiar with the matter, the e-commerce giant will start showing the figure added to the value because of the duties right alongside a product’s total price. The move is reportedly an effort by Amazon to inform customers cost rises have nothing to do with it and everything to do with the Trump White House. READ THE FULL STORY AT BREITBART
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Donald Trump, Scott Bessent reveal which country could be close to making trade deal
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Donald Trump, Scott Bessent reveal which country could be close to making trade deal

By Harold Hutchison | Daily Caller President Donald Trump and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said on Thursday that negotiations over a potential trade agreement with South Korea are making progress. Trump announced a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs via an April 9 post on Truth Social that also announced substantial increases on tariffs on Chinese exports to the United States, a week after he initially unveiled the duties on imports. Bessent said that the talks with South Korea had gone “faster” than he expected.  “Yes, I will,” Trump said when asked if he would be meeting world leaders while in Italy to attend the funeral of Pope Francis. “I would like to meet them all. That would be nice. I would like to take care of all of them. Many of them there. They all want to m...
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