Donald Trump’s preference to cut one-to-one deals has been the hallmark of his approach, but with the China trade truce seemingly teetering on collapse, the fragility of this has been laid bare. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/12/economy/trump-dealmaking-china-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #china #uschinarelations #trade #tariffs #rareearths #donaldtrump #xijinping #globaleconomy
Businesses across the global semiconductor supply chain are bracing themselves for disruptions from China’s most targeted move yet to limit their supplies of rare-earth materials amid its trade war with the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/11/economy/china-chips-rare-earths-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #chipmakers #computers #us #china #uschinarelations #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy #ai #donaldtrump #xijinping
Cory Doctorow
boosted
Huh.
UPS is 'disposing of' U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems
#politics #tariffs
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/ups-delay-customs-tariffs-packages-destroyed-rcna236607
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was raising tariffs on Chinese exports to the U.S. to 100% and imposing export controls in a reprisal to recently announced export limits by China on rare earth minerals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/11/economy/trump-china-trade-levies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #uschinarelations #us #china #donaldtrump #xijinping #globaleconomy #trade #tariffs
Huh.
UPS is 'disposing of' U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems
#politics #tariffs
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/ups-delay-customs-tariffs-packages-destroyed-rcna236607
Japan is reportedly considering the purchase of Ford F-150 pickup trucks for use as government vehicles in an effort to fulfill pledges made during trade negotiations with the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/10/economy/f150-import-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #cars #carmakers #trucks #tariffs #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations #manufacturing
Johannes Ernst
boosted
Holy freaking hell
#Trump may impose #tariffs, demand higher #NATO contributions or even declare #Norway an #enemy, analyst says, if on Friday he is not awarded the #NobelPeacePrize.
#VaingloriousBastard
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/09/norway-braces-for-trumps-reaction-if-he-does-not-win-nobel-peace-prize
The U.S. raid on a South Korean-owned plant highlights tensions, and South Korea should leverage the backlash for a better trade deal amid rising pushback from Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/09/world/south-korea-should-leverage-ice-raids/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #southkorea #us #southkoreanusrelations #trade #tariffs #hyundaimotor #lgenergysolution #taiwansemiconductormanufacturingcodonaldtrump
Holy freaking hell
#Trump may impose #tariffs, demand higher #NATO contributions or even declare #Norway an #enemy, analyst says, if on Friday he is not awarded the #NobelPeacePrize.
#VaingloriousBastard
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/09/norway-braces-for-trumps-reaction-if-he-does-not-win-nobel-peace-prize
Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing reported double-digit revenue and profit growth in North America in the current fiscal year, as its U.S. expansion defied tariff volatility. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/09/companies/uniqlo-profit-strong/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #uniqlo #fastretailing #donaldtrump #tariffs #retailers #clothing #us
President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Canada have "come a long way” in the trade talks, with a trading relationship worth $900 billion on the line. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/world/politics/trump-canada-tariff-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #canada #markcarney #usmca #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans
Only a country with absolute indispensability in critical goods — like China — can withstand Donald Trump and America’s tariff onslaught. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/07/japan/trump-weaponizes-trade-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #donaldtrump #us #china #useconomy #chineseeconomy #tariffs #globaleconomy #trade
🌽 Farm bankruptcies surging amid U.S.-China trade war / CBS
Donald Trump threatens to use emergency powers to deploy more troops into U.S. cities as his mobilization of the the military faces legal challenges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/world/politics/trump-insurrection-act-troops-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #portland #oregon #chicago #illinois
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that all medium- and heavy-duty trucks imported into the United States will face a 25% tariff rate starting Nov. 1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/07/economy/large-truck-us-tariff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #globaleconomy #trade #us #donaldtrump #tariffs #carmakers
Donald Trump’s 1% remittance tax on migrant transfers will reduce vital funds to developing countries, undermining economic stability and development while increasing poverty and inequality. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/06/world/trumps-beggar-the-poor-remittence-tax/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #poverty #africa #latinamerican #southeastasia #currencies #trade #tariffs #onebigbeautifulbillact
U.S. President Donald Trump rewrote Washington’s rules for dealing with China in his first presidency, upending decades of policy. In his second term, China hawks fear that Trump is going soft. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/asia-pacific/politics/china-hawks-trump-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #us #uschinarelations #tech #tariffs #trade #donaldtrump #pla #usmilitary #defense
Japanese and U.S. business leaders issued a joint statement Friday demanding that their governments "secure transparency and predictability of international trade and investment." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/03/japan-us-business-leaders-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #us #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations #trade #tariffs
Isuzu Motors is building a vehicle plant in South Carolina, its first independent factory in the United States that is expected to start producing trucks in 2027. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/02/companies/isuzu-first-us-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #isuzu #cars #carmakers #trucks #tariffs #donaldtrump
U.S. President Donald Trump's import tariffs have revived dormant free trade talks around the world and driven alliances at an unrivaled pace between partners seeking to offset lost exports to the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/02/economy/trump-new-trade-alliances/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #globaleconomy #trade #us #donaldtrump #tariffs