Donald Trump on Saturday said he would impose a 100% tariff on all Canadian imports if the North American country makes a trade deal with China.Beside that tariff threat, another Trump foreign policy maneuver to make news on Saturday involved the president announcing the US had taken the oil that was on recently seized Venezuelan tankers.The US president wrote on social media that if the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, “thinks he is going to make Canada a ‘Drop Off Port’ for China to send goods and pr ...

The risk-off trade was pervasive, helping vault gold to fresh record highs, and pushing up debt costs with U.S. Treasuries wobbling under renewed selling ‌pressure. Bitcoin, which can find ‌favor when traditional markets waver, fell more than 3%. All three U.S. equity benchmarks registered their worst one-day performance since October 10, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite slipping below their 50-day moving averages. The ‌S&P 500 lost 143.15 points, or 2.06%, to end at 6,796.86 points, while the Na ...

Group 1 - European capitals are considering their response to President Trump's latest tariff threat [1] - The tariff threat is linked to Trump's controversial initiative to acquire Greenland [1]

ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss exports to the United States rebounded sharply in September, with pharmaceutical companies ramping up their shipments to get ahead of potential U.S. tariffs, government data showed on Tuesday. Total nominal Swiss exports to the United States leapt by nearly 43% last month in seasonally adjusted terms compared to the previous month, the figures showed. Overall, Swiss exports were up 3.4% in September. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 39% tariffs on Switzerland in August, trigge ...