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John-Whelan
John Whelan: Sluggish German economy hits Irish exporters
US import tariffs
Drinks sector ‘next major priority’ for EU on tariff talks says Tánaiste
Mr Harris said there was a “genuine expectation” within the bloc that the sector would have received a carve-out from the sweeping 15% tariffs on most exports to the US

Fri, 05 Sep, 2025

Trump
US Court of Appeals finds Trump’s tariffs an illegal use of emergency power
A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that US President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs on almost every country on earth, but left in place for now his effort to build a protectionist wall around the American economy.

Sat, 30 Aug, 2025

India US Tariff
Trump’s 50% tariffs on India over Russian oil purchases take effect
Steep US tariffs on a range of Indian products have taken effect, threatening a serious blow to India’s overseas trade in its largest export market.

Wed, 27 Aug, 2025

British Irish Council summit
Simon Harris ‘eager’ to progress trade talks to avoid further tariffs
He said that while some areas have been agreed as exempt from tariffs between the European Union and the US, he wants to “tease through the detail” of other areas

Thu, 07 Aug, 2025

Thailand Trump Tariffs Asia
Donald Trump’s broad tariffs go into effect
The White House said that starting just after midnight, goods from more than 60 countries and the European Union would face tariff rates of 10% or higher 

Thu, 07 Aug, 2025

Trump
Trump announces 25% tariff on India plus penalties for buying Russian energy
Donald Trump has said he will impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax because of India’s purchasing of Russian oil.

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Trump
Donald Trump announces trade deal with Japan
US President Donald Trump has announced a trade framework with Japan, placing a 15% tax on goods imported from that nation.

Wed, 23 Jul, 2025

US import tariffs
EU’s response to US 30% tariffs will be firm, quick and robust – Michael McGrath
Mr Trump threatened the EU and Mexico with a 30% tariffs on imports to the US from August.

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

British Irish Council summit
US tariff announcement is deeply regrettable, Simon Harris says
Tánaiste Simon Harris has described an announcement from Donald Trump that the European Union and Mexico will face a 30% tariff on imports to the US from August as “deeply regrettable”.

Sat, 12 Jul, 2025

Trump
Trump says US will get magnets and rare earth minerals in China trade deal
President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that the United States will get magnets and rare earth minerals from China under a new trade deal and that tariffs on Chinese goods will go to 55%.

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

Belgium EU US Trade
US and Europe trade negotiators discuss tariffs in Paris
Europe and the United States are meeting in Paris to negotiate a settlement of a tense tariff spat with global economic ramifications between two economic powerhouses.

Wed, 04 Jun, 2025

Trump
Donald Trump says he is going to double tariffs on foreign steel from 25% to 50%
President Donald Trump said that he is doubling the tariff rate on steel to 50%, a dramatic increase that could further push up prices for a metal used to make housing, cars and other goods.

Sat, 31 May, 2025

Financial Markets Wall Street
Wall Street climbs after US court shoots down Trump’s tariffs
Stocks worldwide are rising after a US court blocked many of US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. The S&P 500 was 0. 8% higher in early trading on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 64 points, or 0.

Thu, 29 May, 2025

Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act
‘Calm and measured dialogue’ required after Trump tariffs blocked, says Tánaiste
The ruling came after several lawsuits arguing that the US president has exceeded his authority

Thu, 29 May, 2025

Trump
US federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs. What does this mean?
A US federal court has blocked Donald Trump’s tariffs on global imports, ruling he exceeded presidential powers under emergency trade laws

Thu, 29 May, 2025

Trump
Court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law
At least seven lawsuits are challenging the levies, the centrepiece of Mr Trump’s trade policy.

Thu, 29 May, 2025

Malaysia ASEAN
Southeast Asian nations to discuss US tariffs as a unified bloc – Malaysia PM
Southeast Asian nations will forge a common front to face challenges, including economic headwinds from US tariffs and a four-year civil war in Myanmar, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday.

Mon, 26 May, 2025

British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference
Harris urges US against tariff hikes on pharma and microchip sectors
In his letter to US Secretary for Commerce Howard Lutnick earlier this month, Simon Harris said Ireland and the US enjoys a 'mutually advantageous economic bilateral relationship'

Sun, 25 May, 2025

Belfast PeacePlus funding
EU trade chief calls for ‘mutual respect’ after Trump tariff threats
Trump claimed the talks were 'going nowhere' and said he was recommending that the 50% tariff rate come into effect on June 1

Sat, 24 May, 2025

US import tariffs
Martin warns over prospect of ‘extremely disruptive’ 50% US tariff on EU goods
US president Donald Trump’s threatened would cause extreme disruption to the global economy, Ireland’s premier has warned.

Fri, 23 May, 2025

Japan US Tariffs
Japanese PM urges investment, not tariffs, after call with Trump
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he held telephone talks with US President Donald Trump and agreed to hold “productive” discussions at an upcoming tariff talks between the two sides.

Fri, 23 May, 2025

Switzerland US Bessent
US and China resume tariff talks after Trump hails ‘great progress’ on day one
The US and China have resumed crucial tariff talks that have put the global economy on edge, with each side appearing to have diverging views of where the negotiations presently stand.

Sun, 11 May, 2025

Switzerland China
Trump hails ‘great progress made’ at China tariff talks
The first day of sensitive talks between US and Chinese delegations over tariffs ended without major breakthroughs being announced, but President Donald Trump touted “GREAT PROGRESS”.

Sun, 11 May, 2025

China Switzerland
Tariff talks begin between US and Chinese officials in Geneva
The Xinhua News Agency said Washington’s treasury secretary Scott Bessent and US trade representative Jamieson Greer have begun meetings in Geneva with a Chinese delegation led by vice premier He Lifeng

Sat, 10 May, 2025

Trump
Trump threatens 100% tariffs on films made outside US
In a Sunday night post on his Truth Social platform, Mr Trump said he has authorised the Department of Commerce and the Office of the US Trade Representative to impose a 100% tariff “on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands”

Mon, 05 May, 2025

Trump Economy Tariffs
China evaluating US overtures for trade talks, but tariffs remain an obstacle
However, in a ministry statement it said one-sided tariffs of up to 145% remain an obstacle, undermining trust

Fri, 02 May, 2025

China US Sanctions
China says there are no negotiations with the US over tariffs
China has denied US President Donald Trump’s assertion that the two sides were involved in active negotiations over tariffs, saying that any suggestion of progress in this matter was as groundless as “trying to catch the wind”.

Thu, 24 Apr, 2025

China Trump Tariffs
China warns countries against making trade deals with US unfavourable to Beijing
China has warned other countries against making trade deals with the United States to China’s detriment.

Mon, 21 Apr, 2025

Trump Italy
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni tests her mettle as EU-US bridge as she meets Trump in Washington
Ms Meloni was in close contact with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen before the trip

Thu, 17 Apr, 2025

Trump
Trump joins Japanese tariff talks as America aims to lock in trade deal
President Donald Trump inserted himself directly into trade talks with Japanese officials on Wednesday.

Thu, 17 Apr, 2025

China US Cyber Attacks
China appoints new international trade negotiator amid tariff tensions with US
China has appointed a new top international trade negotiator amid tariff tensions with the US.

Wed, 16 Apr, 2025

Malaysia China
Chinese president calls for free trade during tour of Southeast Asia
China’s President Xi Jinping is making the case for free trade as he tours Southeast Asia this week, presenting China as a source of “stability and certainty”.

Tue, 15 Apr, 2025

Trump US El Salvador
Donald Trump considers pausing motor tariffs as world economy suffers whiplash
Donald Trump has suggested that he might temporarily exempt the motor industry from tariffs he previously imposed on the sector, to give car makers time to adjust their supply chains.

Mon, 14 Apr, 2025

Spain Sanchez China
China’s Xi says there are ‘no winners’ in tariff war as he visits Southeast Asia
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, started a week of diplomacy in Southeast Asia with a visit to Vietnam. Monday’s move signalled China’s commitment to global trade just after US President Donald Trump upended the global economy with his latest tariff moves.

Mon, 14 Apr, 2025

Trump
Trump’s commerce secretary says electronics tariff exemptions are temporary
Tariff exemptions on electronics like smartphones and laptops are only a temporary reprieve until the Trump administration develops a new approach specific to the semiconductor industry, an official has said.

Sun, 13 Apr, 2025

China US Tariffs
China raises tariffs on US goods from 84% to 125% as trade war escalates 
China’s Commerce Ministry also said it was filing another legal case with the World Trade Organisation on the raising of US tariffs

Fri, 11 Apr, 2025

Spain China
Spain’s PM visits China to boost ties with Trump’s top tariff target
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is visiting China on Friday, his third trip to the country in two years, as his government seeks to boost investment from the Asian giant amid global economic uncertainty caused by a chaotic US tariff policy.

Fri, 11 Apr, 2025

Belgium EU Iceland
EU chief welcomes Trump tariff pause but is quiet about bloc’s retaliatory plan
China’s 84% retaliatory tariffs on US goods come into effect on Thursday, but there’s relief that Trump has paused levies against most countries

Thu, 10 Apr, 2025

APTOPIX Brazil Lula
Mexico and Brazil to strengthen trade ties in the wake of Trump tariff turmoil
The leaders of Mexico and Brazil have pledged to move together to strengthen trade between their nations, Latin America’s two biggest economies.

Thu, 10 Apr, 2025

Trump
Trump announces 90-day tariff pause for most nations but hikes them for China
The move was seemingly an attempt to narrow what had been an unprecedented trade war between the US and most of the world to one between the US and China

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025

Tarriffs
Recession fears as China and EU retaliate against Trump’s tariffs
The global economy appears to be in open rebellion against US President Donald Trump’s tariffs as they took effect on Wednesday.

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025

China Trump Tariffs
China vows to fight tariffs to the end, saying trade with US already in balance
China has again vowed to “fight to the end” against US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025

Indonesia Trump Tariffs
Trump’s sweeping new tariffs take effect
US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs have gone into full effect.

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025

Financial Markets Wall Street
Global markets reel as Trump’s 104% China tariffs take effect with threats to pharma
Trump’s sweeping new tariffs trigger global sell-offs, threaten pharmaceutical imports, and reignite tensions with key trading partners

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025

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