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Cranes at the Port of Los Angeles are empty of cargo ships as shown with a drone at in San Pedro California, US, May 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

USA

New trade war deadline prolongs instability: UN trade agency

Countries have been under pressure to conclude deals with the US after Trump unleashed a global trade war in April that roiled financial markets and sent policymakers scrambling to protect their...

A general view shows the container terminal in Hong Kong, China, April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Asia

Southeast Asia, spooked by Trump tariffs, presses for more talks

People shop Samsung Electronics' products at a Samsung store in Seoul, South Korea, April 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

Global Economy

Samsung flags big miss in second-quarter profit, blames US AI chip curbs on China

China and US flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

China

China warns Trump on tariffs, threatens retaliation on supply chain deals

Cranes at the Port of Los Angeles are empty of cargo ships as shown with a drone at in San Pedro California, US, May 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

USA

Japan, South Korea face 25% tariffs as Trump ramps up trade war in letters to leaders

A customer holds hundred rupees Indian currency notes near a roadside currency exchange stall in New Delhi, India, May 24, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh/File Photo

South Asia

Relief for rupee after India left out of US tariff hike; Asia shrugs off Trump move

US President Donald Trump arrives at the White House on Marine One from Camp David, in Washington, US, June 9, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/ File Photo

Global Economy

‘It’s all fake': White House insider claims Trump's tariff threats a ‘theatrical show’

US flag and TikTok logos are seen in this illustration taken, April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Global Economy

TikTok building new version of app ahead of expected US sale: The Information

Global Economy

Samsung Electronics second-quarter profit likely to drop 39% on weak AI chip sales

US dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken May 4, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Global Economy

Dollar pinned near multi-year lows as Trump tariff deadline looms

Oil tumbles as OPEC+ hikes August output more than expected

Global Economy

Oil tumbles as OPEC+ hikes August output more than expected

Bull statues are placed in font of screens showing the Hang Seng stock index and stock prices outside Exchange Square, in Hong Kong, China, August 18, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

Global Economy

Stocks slip in Asia on US tariff confusion, oil skids

Donald Trump

Global Economy

Trump and US commerce secretary say tariffs are delayed until 1 August