(2025-04-15). Bessent hints at 'big deal' with China, says Trump tariffs 'not a joke'. geo.tv 
US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent leaves the Economy Ministry building, days after Argentine President Javier Milei's administration sealed a new loan deal with the IMF, in Buenos Aires, Argentina April 14, 2025. — ReutersBessent says believes US, China…
(2025-04-15). U.S. tariffs have little impact on company performance: Chinese battery maker CATL. ecns.cn sers can unlock the cabinet by scanning a QR code with their smartphones, enabling instant drone access in under a minute—making the process incredibly convenient.
(2025-04-15). Tariffs spark consumer boycott. ecns.cn Dissatisfaction with Washington's tariff threats and controversial statements — such as annexing Greenland and turning Canada into its "51st state" — has sparked a grassroots "Boycott USA" movement across Canada and Europe.
(2025-04-15). Fed official: Tariffs put U.S. economy at risk of recession. ecns.cn U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller called the Trump administration's tariff policy a major shock to the U.S. economy, predicting that risk of recession exceeds the inflation risk, echoing recent warnings by economists.
(2025-04-15). After 'Nations Want to Kiss My Ass' Claim, Trump Pauses Tariffs. ummid.com A day after taking international diplomacy to its lowest level, U.S. President Donald Trump has put on hold for 90 days the tariffs he announced on different countries.
(2025-04-15). Trump Tarriffs: Pot Calling The Kettle Black. ummid.com The perpetrator of injustices claiming instead to be the victim then gives a loud call to others to make up for this by agreeing to not just paying much higher tariffs, decided and imposed in highly arbitrary ways, with no room left for questioning calculations and fairness.
(2025-04-15). Apple transported 1.5 mn iPhones from India to U.S. in March. ummid.com Smartphone major Apple transported 600 tons or 1.5 million iPhones in 5 aero planes from India to the United States in March to beat Donald Trump's tariffs.
(2025-04-15). 'Exemptions short-lived': Trump warns of new rounds of tariffs on tech industry. presstv.ir Trump says the tariff exemption for the tech industry is temporary, and promises a nationwide investigation into electronics sector.
(2025-04-15). Trump's Latest: Phones, Computers Exempted from New Tariffs. ummid.com In another U-turn, White House Saturday April 12, 2025 announced to exempt smartphones, computers and related items entering the United States from Donald Trump's tariffs.
(2025-04-15). Trump moves closer to semiconductor tariffs, floats pause on auto duties. aljazeera.com US president says he is looking at offering relief to automakers as they adjust their supply chains.
(2025-04-15). Trade War And Austerity: The Final Stages Of US Capitalism. popularresistance.org The Trump administration is imposing tariffs on a growing list of countries in a desperate effort to find leverage for protecting US interests abroad and to ostensibly re-industrialize the United States. Clearing the FOG speaks with Jon Jeter, author of "Class War in America: How the elites divide the nation by asking are you a worker or are you white?", about the motives behind the trade war and how this may impact both the global and domestic economies. Jeter explains that the United States is entering uncharted territory as it increasingly isolates itself from the rest of the world and hurtles toward another G…
(2025-04-15). US tariffs will intensify debt crisis in lower-income countries. cadtm.org
(2025-04-15). Vietnam's fortunes actually take a dramatic turn, and not for worst. responsiblestatecraft.org 
Vietnam's trade fortunes have taken a dramatic turn. Once slapped with a staggering 46% tariff in President Donald Trump's initial "Liberation Day" trade offensive, the Southeast Asian nation now finds itself in a much better spot — benefiting from a reduced 10% tariff rate, in line with most other countries. It's a striking reversal that highlights Hanoi's stepped-up diplomatic hustle on the global stage.Vietnam made a significant diplomatic stride recently by dispatching a high-level delegation to Washington, D.C., with the strategic goal of addressing trade imbalances and strengthening economic ties…
(2025-04-15). Tariffs, Triffin and the dollar. cadtm.org
(2025-04-15). Trump tariffs seen from contradictory angles. cadtm.org
(2025-04-15). A socialist response to the Trump trade war. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-04-15). Poorest Countries, Global Working Class Face Worst Impacts of Trump's Tariffs. democracynow.org Global stocks continue to fall, and fears of a recession are growing, after Donald Trump rejected calls to scale back his order to institute sweeping tariffs on most of the world.
(2025-04-15). US Tariffs Surge Guatemalan Exports Daily. plenglish.com Guatemala City, April 15 (Prensa Latina) The 10 percent tariffs imposed by the United States on Guatemala represent an additional $1.2 million per day to the value of exports, a local media outlet reported here today.
(2025-04-15). No Tariffs, Just Trust: What's Going on Between Trump and Russia? thinktank.pk 
Statements from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, as published in Kommersant, suggest that Moscow differentiates Trump from other American leaders, praising his pragmatism and "common-sense" diplomacy. Why Are Russians Trusting Trump? According to Lavrov's recent interview: "Trump has repeatedly said that the colossal mistake which led to the current events in Ukraine was the Biden …
(2025-04-15). New World Order? Trump's Tariffs Trigger Global Shift. thinktank.pk In April 2025, President Donald Trump launched an aggressive trade policy, imposing sweeping tariffs that have sent shockwaves through the global economy. These measures, aimed at protecting American industries, have led to significant economic disruptions, prompting questions about the future of global trade and the potential rise of new economic powers. The Global Economy in …
(2025-04-15). Trump-China trade war: Which US companies could be worst hit. aljazeera.com Tech companies, fashion firms and agribusinesses face body blows from Trump's eye-watering tariffs on China.
(2025-04-15). Trump's Trade War Is A Political Trap For Democrats. levernews.com To tariff or not to tariff? Today's tweet-length political discourse pretends this is a binary choice. President Donald Trump has pitched across-the-board import levies as a panacea to rebuild American manufacturing, while Democrats insist that Trump's proposals are an attempt to crash the economy, and that their party should tout their opposition to all tariffs. But neither the policy nor politics of this moment are that neat and simple. While too few or too many tariffs can destroy economies, there is a Goldilocks zone that's just right. It's just being omitted from the conversation. | Keep reading for FRE…
(2025-04-15). Why British Farming needs a YIMBY revolution. leftfootforward.org Chris Worrall is a housing columnist for LFF. He is on the Executive Committee of the Labour Housing Group, Co-Host of the While Britain finds itself caught in the crosshairs of escalating global trade wars — facing new tariffs from the United States and navigating complex post-Brexit trade dynamics with the European Union, amid grave economic uncertainty, we should be doubling down on domestic production, especially in farming. Howe…
(2025-04-15). Trump Relaunches His Tariff Corruption Game. levernews.com Trump's plan for blanket global tariffs aren't just roiling the stock market and triggering international upheaval — it's also opening the door for Trump to relaunch the tariff corruption game of his first term, in which the White House used the trade levies to punish opponents and reward donors. And this time around, Trump's fired the government watchdog set to oversee such matters. | Keep reading for FREE. This is not a paywall. : | Just sign up below for a free subscription to The Lever to get access to this story and much more. | Already hav…
(2025-04-14). Yanis Varoufakis Explains Trump's Tariffs. transcend.org 10 Apr 2025 – Varoufakis was Greece's finance minister during the Greek debt crisis in 2015. Some called him the rock star finance minister for resisting the faceless bureaucrats from the European Union, the IMF – and the rapacious bankers.
(2025-04-14). What is a gravity bomb? US ramps up production for new nuclear weapon amid World War III fears. defenddemocracy.press Apr 10, 2025 US President Donald Trump's tariff war has rocked global markets and could trigger significant shifts in the world order. Initially dismissed as a mere threat during his campaign, the tariffs unleashed by Trump from the White House have escalated, with China and other countries retaliating. These economic measures, while targeting rivals, may also escalate geopolitical tensions, …
(2025-04-14). Trump escalates trade wars, exposes military ambitions. workers.org 
By Gary Wilson The following is a guest article published first on April 10, 2025 at Struggle la Lucha. On April 9, President Donald Trump escalated his trade war with new reciprocal tariffs but then, within hours, announced a reversal, suspending the new tariffs for 90 days for all but . . . |
(2025-04-14). Trump's tariffs and crypto craze: a geopolitical gamble threatening Bitcoin's rise. infobrics.org Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have shown extreme volatility. In response, sovereign nations may shift toward digital currencies backed by tangible assets like government bonds or reserves.
(2025-04-14). Did Trump really 'exempt' Chinese phones, chips from tariffs? aljazeera.com Trump only rolled back tariffs imposed since April 2. Laptops, phones and semiconductors still face hefty levies.
(2025-04-14). Xi courts Southeast Asia amid Trump tariff turmoil. aljazeera.com Chinese President Xi Jinping is courting Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia as Trump-era tariffs rattle Asia.
(2025-04-14). China Trolls Trump With TikTok Trend Schooling Americans on Bypassing Tariffs. latintimes.com Chinese social media users are trolling Americans while also offering workarounds to importing tariff-free goods to the U.S.
(2025-04-14). China's response to Trump's escalating trade war. peoplesdispatch.org Since US President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February to impose a 10% tariff on all imports, the world has witnessed a confounding series of unilateral tariffs placed on both friends and foes of the US. On self-declared "Liberation Day," on April 2, 2025, Trump unleashed a series of "reciprocal" tariffs on 57 countries, with China being amongst the hardest hit with an additional 34% tariff. A week later, Trump abruptly announced in a Truth Social post a 90-day reprieve of tariffs on countries that "have not, at my strong suggestion, retaliated in any way," while those on Chinese goods soared to 12…
(2025-04-14). China unites countries against Trump's bullying. uwidata.com By Adnan Akfirat, Chairman of the Turkish-Chinese Business Development and Friendship Association On April 9, US President Trump imposed new tariffs on US imports under the name of "reciprocal tariffs". Trump had announced that on April 2, 2025, which he called "Independence Day", he would impose self-justified tariffs on almost every country in the world. …
(2025-04-14). President Trump: The Tariff Czar. Tariffs Impact Whose Economies? globalresearch.ca President Trump called 2 April 2025 "Liberation Day" because this is the day when he announced new sweeping tariffs across the board, meaning, indeed, on all countries across the world. He might as well have called it "Day of Reckoning."…
(2025-04-14). Michael Hudson: Return of the robber barons Trump's distorted view of US tariff history. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
Economist Michael Hudson argues Donald Trump has no plans to deal with the problems that caused US deindustrialization. His tariffs are just a neoliberal program under another guise, to benefit the wealthy donor class.
(2025-04-14). Global Oil Demand Forecast Reduced due to tariffs dispute. plenglish.com Vienna, April 14 (Prensa Latina) The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) forecast today that global crude oil demand in 2025 will grow less than expected, after evaluating the first quarter and the tariff dispute.
(2025-04-14). 'No country off the hook': Trump reasserts tariff pressure despite U-turn. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump signs an executive order on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 2, 2025. — Reuters
(2025-04-14). McKinley or Lincoln? Tariffs vs. Greenbacks. transcend.org 8 Apr 2025 – Trump has expressed his admiration for Republican Pres. William McKinley for his use of tariffs as a model for economic policy. But critics say Trump's tariffs have instead fueled a stock market nosedive.
(2025-04-14). The Black Swan: Why The Age Of Tariffs Is Sunsetting. popularresistance.org Unlike physical goods produced by global companies and subject to tariffs in world trade, global companies and high tech small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) utilizing AI directed 3D printing/additive manufacturing can share digital software files for their product lines with local distributors at near zero marginal cost around the world. Distributors can then print out the items and deliver them to consumers without paying tariffs. | And that changes everything. | On April 2nd, the White House announced that the administration will issue a reciprocal tariff "number" to various nations that the US argues "re…