‘China plus one’ bets unravel as Southeast Asian economies get steep ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
Companies that embraced supply-chain diversification by moving some operations to economies geographically close to China now ...
Global markets, Wall Street continue to slide after China slaps retaliatory tariffs on imports
China announced early Friday that it will impose a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products beginning April 10, part of a flurry of retaliatory measures following Trump’s “Liberation Day” slate of ...
How Tariffs Have Worked for Four Other Countries
Protectionist measures mostly led to poorly made appliances, expensive imports and industrial stagnation, but in South Korea ...
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Russia’s Complicated Strategic Frontiers in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is an especially appealing strategic frontier in Moscow’s dream of a multipolar world. But the reality of ...
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Countries and companies mull strategies for coping with barrage of higher US tariffs
President Donald Trump’s latest tariff hikes on U.S. imports are compelling countries and industries to scramble for footing ...
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The Latest: China retaliates as Trump’s tariffs affect world markets
Everything from crude oil to Big Tech stocks to the value of the U.S. dollar against other currencies has fallen. Even gold, ...
New Southeast Asia Survey Shows Greater Trust in the U.S. Than China This Year—but There’s a Catch
All major powers—the U.S., China, Japan, the European Union, and India—saw an increase in trust from Southeast Asia this year ...
EU leaders hold their first summit with Central Asian states
The leaders of the European Union and five countries of Central Asia are holding their first summit to discuss ways to boost ...
Russia and China both want influence over Central Asia. Could it rupture their friendship?
The Central Asian region is home to approximately 79 million people spread across five nations. It was part of the Soviet ...
Dow drops 1,600 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off after Trump’s tariffs cause a COVID-like shock
Asian markets and U.S. futures tumbled Thursday following U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of big increases in ...
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The EU and Central Asia Can Forge a Strategic Partnership Through Connectivity
The Samarkand summit marks a watershed moment in EU-Central Asia relations at a time when the international order is ...
What to know about the Trump tariffs upending global trade and markets
For decades, global commerce abided by tariff rates agreed to by the U.S. and 122 other countries during the 1980s and 1990s.