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The price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil rises by more than five percent to US$87.65 per barrel after United States president Donald Trump escalated threats related to the Strait of Hormuz.
2026-03-10

United States president Donald Trump says U.S. Air Force jets will provide "extensive air cover" for Kurdish forces in any ground offensive against the Iranian government.
2026-03-5

United States president Donald Trump raises the global tariff on imports from 10% to 15% under emergency powers that permit the measure for up to 150 days after the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a 1977 law does not authorize the imposition of his earlier country-specific tariffs. The administration states that the new rate applies broadly, with exemptions for certain sectors and goods covered by existing trade agreements.
2026-02-21

United States president Donald Trump meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Gyeongju, agreeing to lower tariffs on China in return for lower rare earth trade curbs.
2025-10-30

Multiple postal organizations such as Australia Post and Japan Post announce a temporary suspension of shipments to the United States in response to President Donald Trump's executive order suspending the de minimis exemption.
2025-08-25

U.S. president Donald Trump announces a trade deal with Japan on Truth Social that would let Japan invest $550 billion into the United States and reduce the tariffs to 15%.
2025-07-22

U.S. president Donald Trump announces a 50% tariff on most imports into the United States from Brazil starting August 1, in a letter addressed to Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and citing the trial of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro.
2025-07-9

U.S. president Donald Trump announces he will introduce 100% tariffs on foreign films brought into the United States.
2025-05-4

China responds to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs with a 34% reciprocal tariff on imports of American goods. The tariffs will take effect on April 10.
2025-04-4

U.S. president Donald Trump announces a universal 10% tariff on most imports into the United States, a 20% tariff on goods from the European Union, and a 34% tariff on all imports from China. The tariffs will take effect from April 5.
2025-04-2