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EU-US trade deal: The biggest losers and (a few) winners
It’s a one-sided affair with most EU exports subject to a 15 percent US tariff — but the auto, aviation and semiconductor industries have escaped the worst.
South Korea in push for US trade deal to offer package including shipbuilding tie-up
South Korean Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said he would seek a mutually beneficial trade deal when he meets U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for talks this week, just days before an August 1 deadline expires to avoid punishing tariffs.
Trump to resume Thailand, Cambodia trade talks after truce
President Donald Trump said the US will resume trade negotiations with Thailand and Cambodia after they agreed to halt clashes along their disputed border, taking credit for pushing them to peace after threatening punishing tariffs.
Indonesia defends US trade deal, points to longstanding 0% tariff for China
Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, defended the recently signed trade agreement with the United States, addressing concerns that it disproportionately favors the US and threatens Indonesia’s domestic industries.
Japan expects only 1% to 2% of $550 billion US fund to be investment
Japan expects only 1% to 2% of its recently agreed upon $550 billion U.S. fund to be in the form of actual investment, with the bulk of it being loans, according to the nation’s chief tariff negotiator.
US-China talks to restart as hopes grow for trade war truce extension
The US and China are due to start a fresh round of talks on Monday as expectations grow that the world's two biggest economies could agree a 90-day extension to their trade war truce.
EU-US tariffs: five key takeaways from the trade deal
Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen announced a deal on Sunday, but questions remain over what the finished picture will be.
Out-gunned Europe accepts least-worst US trade deal
In the end, Europe found it lacked the leverage to pull Donald Trump's America into a trade pact on its terms and so has signed up to a deal it can just about stomach - albeit one that is clearly skewed in the US's favour.
US trade deals: peasant unions in Indonesia and India sound alarm, warn of erosion of food sovereignty
Small-scale farmers and peasant unions in India and Indonesia against current and recent trade deals with the US because threaten their food sovereignty, livelihoods, and rural economies by opening local markets to heavily subsidized American agricultural imports.
India under pressure to seal trade deal with US as deadline looms
The recent US-India trade negotiations are under heightened pressure as the August 1 tariff increase deadline approaches, with India aiming to protect sensitive agricultural sectors similar to its recent trade deal with the UK.