UN forecasts slower global economic growth following Trump’s tariffs and trade tensions

Assessing the Impact of Increased Tariffs on the Global Economy

In all the trade war noise, it is easy to miss just how much global trade conditions have deteriorated in the last few months. If, one year ago, someone would have told investors and businesses that the best-case scenario would be for average US tariffs to quadruple (from 2.5 per cent to over 10 per cent), they would have been considered a “doomsayer”. Adding that markets would cheer on the news, would have probably added disbelief. Yet here we …

Is this the solution to countering Trump’s tariffs?

This week on our 'Inside the Village' podcast: Politicians of all stripes want to bulldoze interprovincial trade barriers in the face of Trump's tariffs. What does that mean — and will it make a difference?

Asian Angle | Seeking the silver lining in Trump’s tariff turmoil

Trump’s tariffs could encourage governments to confront entrenched vested interests, but success requires a genuine commitment to reform.

Candeloro: Markets recovering as tariff tensions ease but uncertainty remains

The reduction in tariffs reduces near-term risks to global growth but US tariffs still at their highest levels since the 1930s.

Tariffs are affecting port traffic

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - About a third of everything the U.S. imports or exports in container ships comes through California, according to the Port of Los Angeles but less cargo, especially from China, is coming in recently because of tariffs. "Far fewer ships reaching LA ports," Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said. "Long Beach, Port Hueneme are telling me they've got one-third of the traffic they used to have." California Democratic Senator Adam Sch…

FTSE 100 recovers to pre-trade tariff announcement levels

Markets have slowly clawed back the losses seen since Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs at the start of April.