Marco Rubio: Building an “America First” State Department
The approach is to "empower the Department from the ground up, from the bureaus to the embassies". Region-specific functions will…
China condemns new U.S. port fees as protectionist and harmful to global trade
Chinese state new agency Xinhua (Xinhua) reported on April 22, 2025 that the United States had introduced new trade measures…
U.S. President Trump and Italian Prime Minister Meloni issue Joint Statement
President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni held their first official meeting on Thursday in Washington, D.C.. They…
Europol: Strike-down on criminal smugglers of hazardous salvage cars from the US
Europol has supported an investigation into a criminal organisation involved in smuggling tens of thousands of hazardous salvage vehicles from…
Speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Powell on the economic outlook
The new U.S. Administration is in the process of implementing substantial policy changes in four distinct areas: trade, immigration, fiscal…
Tracing the U.S. dollar’s role as a safe-haven currency – part V: Key findings from DeepSeek
Insight EU is actively exploring and training the capabilities of AI models by engaging them with data-driven questions of contemporary…
Tracing the U.S. dollar’s role as a safe-haven currency – part IV: Key findings from Claude
Insight EU is actively exploring and training the capabilities of AI models by engaging them with data-driven questions of contemporary…
Tracing the U.S. dollar’s role as a safe-haven currency – part III: Key findings from Google Gemini
Insight EU is actively exploring and training the capabilities of AI models by engaging them with data-driven questions of contemporary…
Tracing the U.S. dollar’s role as a safe-haven currency – part II: Key findings from ChatGPT
Insight EU is actively exploring and training the capabilities of AI models by engaging them with data-driven questions of contemporary…
Tracing the U.S. dollar’s role as a safe-haven currency – part I: Key Findings from Perplexity AI
Insight EU is actively exploring and training the capabilities of AI models by engaging them with data-driven questions of contemporary…
Reciprocal tariffs should exclude vulnerable developing countries – UN trade body
In a new report released today (14 April 2025), UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is amping up calls that the poorest and…
President Trump exempts certain high-tech imports from China from U.S. tariffs
While reaffirming the "national emergency" declared in a prior executive order aimed at addressing the threat posed by persistent U.S.…
China raises additional tariffs to 125 percent on U.S. imports
China will raise the additional tariffs on products imported from the United States to 125 percent, effective from Saturday (April…
U.S. suspends most reciprocal tariffs for 90 days, escalates duties on China to 125%
U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed his announced executive order suspending the application of country-specific reciprocal tariffs for 90 days—except…
Pausing of U.S. tariffs for Europe: Responses by EU politicians
While finalising the adoption of the EU countermeasures that saw strong support from the EU Member States, the EU Commission…
Trump’s new Executive Orders signal full-scale climate and environment backlash
On April 8, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a sweeping series of executive actions that mark a decisive pivot…
EU Member States back Commission proposal of trade countermeasures against the U.S.
Today, EU Member States have voted in favour of the European Commission's proposal to introduce trade countermeasures against the United…
China’s response to U.S. tariff hike: Steep counter-tariffs and “fight till the end” policy paper
In a swift and forceful rebuttal to Washington’s steep new tariffs, Beijing is raising duties on U.S. goods to 84%…
Canada: New countermeasures against car imports from the U.S. enter into force
Canada's Minister of Finance, François-Philippe Champagne, confirmed that Canada’s new countermeasures announced last week in response to the unjustified tariffs…
Trump’s global trade war escalates: New U.S Executice Order against imports from China
President Donald J. Trump has intensified the U.S.–China trade conflict he started. In his new executive order, President Trump responds…
The economics behind the Trump Administration: U.S. CEA Chair Steve Miran on Security and U.S. Dollars
At a Hudson Institute event, Steve Miran, Chairman of Donald Trump's Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), highlighted the United States’…
U.S. White House releases new policies on Federal Agency AI use and procurement
The U.S. White House is shifting to a forward-leaning, pro-innovation and pro competition mindset rather than pursuing the risk-averse approach…
China reaffirms commitment to opening up at roundtable with U.S. businesses
China's Ministry of Commerce hosted a roundtable meeting with U.S.-funded companies on Sunday, reaffirming the country's commitment to reform and…
MEPs travel to Washington DC to discuss transatlantic relations with US counterparts
The European Parliament’s delegation for relations with the United States will travel to the US capital from Wednesday to Friday…
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Tech sovereignty: First MEP exchange with Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen
Henna Vikkunen gave Internal Market MEPs an overview of the Commission’s achievements and forthcoming plans to boost EU competitiveness, security,…
U.S. tariffs: EU proposes zero-for-zero deal on industrial goods — or warns of trade retaliation
During a press appearance with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used the…
USA and China: Main results of the EU Foreign Trade Council on 7 April 2025
In light of the recent developments, particularly the (partial) imposition of US tariffs, the ministers took this opportunity to assess…
Universal U.S. tariffs: Just a first step implementing Trump’s “Mar-a-Lago accord”?
Economists and investors are closely watching for potential shifts in U.S. financial and exchange rate policies tied to the so-called…
Remarks by NATO Secretary General Rutte following the Foreign Ministers’ meetings
NATO Foreign Ministers wrapped up two days of meetings in Brussels on Friday (4 April 2025), focusing on preparations for…
UNCTAD on global trade tensions: “This hurts the vulnerable and the poor”
In a low-growth, high-debt global economy, higher tariffs risk weakening investment and trade flows - adding uncertainty to an already…
China to impose additional 34-percent tariffs on all U.S. imports on April 10
China will impose additional 34-percent tariffs on all products imported from the United States starting from April 10, the Customs…
Speech by U.S. Fed Chair Powell on U.S. economic outlook and rising uncertainty
U.S. Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell emphasized in his speech that while the U.S. economy remains in good shape, uncertainty…
Joint Statement on the Trilateral Meeting of the United States, Japan, and South Korea
U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio, Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi, and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul met in Brussels on April…
BusinessEurope: New U.S. tariffs undermine the transatlantic economy
According to the influential European business association, the unilateral US decision to impose additional tariffs on all major US trading…
U.S. universal tariffs: AmCham EU urges “de-escalation in tit-for-tat dispute”
The US administration announced the imposition of a 20% tariff on most imports from the EU. In response, the EU…
U.S. tariffs announcement: Statement by EU Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič
"Following the decision by the U.S. Administration to impose across-the-board tariffs on European Union goods, the EU will respond in a calm,…
ifo Institute: Trump tariffs could reduce Germany’s GDP by 0.3 percent
The tariffs announced by U.S. President Trump would cause significant damage to the German economy. According to initial calculations by…
EU politicians comment on U.S tariffs: Unjustified, illegal, and disproportionate
In response to the decision of US President Donald Trump to install 20% unjustified, illegal, and disproportionate tariffs on EU…
U.S. President Trump’s “Liberation Day” Tariff Declaration: Documents and analysis
U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariff measures during a White House Rose Garden ceremony on April 2, 2025,…
Putin authorises Balchug Capital to buy Goldman Sachs shares in large Russian companies
Vladimir Putin signed an Order "On a Special Decision on the Execution of Transactions by Balchug Capital Closed Joint Stock Company". He permits Balchug Capital to acquire…
The state of the United States: The marathon speech of U.S. Senator Cory Booker
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that began at 7pm ET Monday evening…
ifo Institute analyses the impact of reciprocal US tariffs on German exports
US President Donald Trump proposed implementing "reciprocal tariffs", under which the United States would raise import tariffs to match those…
EP debate on European Council conclusions: Speech by Ursula von der Leyen
"In a stormy global economy, the Single Market is our safe harbour. Thirty years after Jacques Delors laid its first…