Donald Trump criticises Harley-Davidson for decision over tariffs

Donald Trump has criticised the Harley-Davidson motorcycle firm over its plans to shift production away from the US in order to avoid European Union tariffs.The US president tweeted he was surprised …

Harley-Davidson moves some work from US due to tariffs

Harley-Davidson plans to shift some manufacturing of its iconic motorcycles overseas to avoid retaliatory European tariffs imposed last week, the company said Monday.The announcement comes as the com…

EU retaliatory tariffs against US comes into effect

The European Union (EU) has introduced retaliatory tariffs on US goods as a top official launched a fresh attack on President Donald Trump's trade policy.The duties on $3.26bn worth of US goods came …

China to reduce U.S. oil imports amid trade dispute

As disagreement of trade between the United States of America and China continues, Chinese oil buyers are planning to cut down future crude oil purchases from the US, industry sources in China says.I…

EU's counter-tariffs against US to come into effect on Friday

The European Union will begin charging import duties of 25 percent on a range of U.S. products on Friday, in response to U.S tariffs imposed on EU steel and aluminum early this month, the European Co…

Japan airlines change 'Taiwan' to 'China Taiwan' on websites

Japan's two largest airlines have changed "Taiwan" to "China Taiwan" on their Chinese-language websites, officials said on Tuesday, sparking an immediate protest from the self-ruled island.China, whi…

Trump accuses OPEC of driving up oil prices

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries of driving up oil prices, in a fresh swipe at the cartel's agreement to cap production."Oil prices are…

Asia stocks boosted after Trump-Kim summit, eyes on central banks

Major markets in Asia and Europe rose on Tuesday after Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un held a historic summit, while investors look ahead to key policy meetings at the Federal Reserve and European Centr…

Argentina secures $50 billion loan from IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed with Argentina to a standby loan of $50 billion over a three-year period, Finance Minister Nicolas Dujovne said on Thursday."We have looked to the IMF to …

France, Germany, Britain formally request exemptions from US Iran sanctions

France, Britain, Germany and the EU on Wednesday sent the United States a joint official request for their companies to be exempt from punitive measures resulting from fresh US sanctions on Iran."As …

EU says retaliatory tariffs against US ready in July

The EU on Wednesday said a raft of retaliatory tariffs, including on whiskey and motorcycles, against painful metals duties imposed by the US would be ready as early as July.The European Commission, …

Trump pushes separate trade deal with Canada: White House

President Donald Trump is "seriously contemplating" making separate trade deals with Canada and Mexico in place of the two-decade-old North American Free Trade Agreement, and has broached the idea wi…

Mexico slaps tariffs on U.S. steel, agricultural products

Mexico will impose tariffs of 15 percent to 25 percent on U.S. steel products and on some agricultural goods, the Mexican economy ministry said on Tuesday, after pledging to retaliate against U.S. Pr…

Canada hits US with billions in retaliatory tariffs in steel row

Canada hit back at steep US tariffs on aluminum and steel on Thursday, announcing retaliatory duties on up to Can$16.6 billion (US$12.8 billion) in American imports.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told…

Mexico hits back at U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs with 'equivalent' measures

Mexico responded to U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs by imposing wide-ranging "equivalent" measures, including on steel and farm products, the economy ministry said on Thursday.The measures will be in…

EU to impose measures against 'unacceptable' U.S. tariffs

The European Union will impose counter measures after the United States decided to no longer exempt it from steel and aluminum tariffs, the head of the bloc's executive Jean-Claude Juncker said on Th…

U.S. hits EU, Canada and Mexico with steel, aluminum tariffs

The United States on Thursday said it was moving ahead with tariffs on aluminum and steel imports from Canada, Mexico and the European Union, ending a two-month exemption and potentially setting the …

French business tycoon Serge Dassault dead at 93

French billionaire industrialist Serge Dassault, whose group builds Rafale warplanes, died in Paris on Monday aged 93, a spokesman for Dassault Group said.He was the fifth richest person in France ac…

Sony buys EMI Music Publishing in $1.9bn deal

Japanese entertainment giant Sony on Tuesday unveiled a $1.9-billion deal to buy industry titan EMI Music Publishing, which has the rights to songs by the likes of Queen and Pharrell Williams.The dea…

EU moves to shield EU firms from US sanctions against Iran

The EU launched formal steps Friday aimed at sparing European firms fallout from US sanctions on Iran as part of efforts to preserve the nuclear deal with Tehran.The move to invoke the "blocking stat…