President Donald Trump’s tariff exclusions for smartphones and other tech products have added to a growing set of confusing signals for companies and trading partners digesting how to engage a White House still promising to negotiate dozens of new deals in America’s favor.
https://gcaptain.com/trumps-tangled-tariffs-sow-confusion-as-negotiators-line-up/
China’s exports rose sharply in March after factories rushed out shipments before the latest U.S. tariffs took effect, but an escalating Sino-U.S. trade war has darkened the outlook for factories and growth in the world’s second-biggest economy.
https://gcaptain.com/chinas-march-exports-jump-in-temporary-boost-as-trump-2-0-heaps-pressure/
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown:
“Just when it seemed the tariff chaos couldn’t get any worse, tech investors have spent the weekend scrambling to make sense of a whirlwind of confusing – and...
Container market analysts have said that the tariff and other regulatory drag imposed by Washington will mean this week’s incremental rate increase cannot last without a change in direction.
The US government’s tariff indecision has left trade prospects for this year hanging in the balance. Major tariffs this week were paused for 90 days, but analysts had expected that falling demand would result in a continuation of the recent trend that has seen rates fall by around 50% this year.
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https://container-news.com/rate-boost-to-be-short-lived-analysis/
Beijing increased its tariffs on U.S. imports to 125% on Friday, hitting back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to hike duties on Chinese goods and raising the stakes in a trade war that threatens to up-end global supply chains.
https://gcaptain.com/china-hits-back-at-trump-tariff-hike-us-stands-its-ground/
President Donald Trump is casting his latest tariff plan as a strategic win. Markets and business leaders only see more chaos ahead. Stock plunged on Thursday, as anxiety spiked among investors again worried an extended period of trade hostility could devastate the global economy. That washed away...
https://gcaptain.com/trumps-tariff-shift-still-has-markets-industry-groups-panicked/
The container shipping landscape between the United States and its top trade partners has been impacted by President Trump’s newly imposed tariffs.
In March, US container imports increased by 6.3% over February and 11% compared to the same month last year. While the growth reflects the additional business days in March, it also reinforces the strong performance in January at the start of the year when container import volumes surpassed 2.4 million TEUs.
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https://container-news.com/broad-impact-of-us-tariffs-felt-by-key-global-trade-partners/
Friday, April 11, 2025
No panic in Monaco as Trump tariffs rattle markets As global markets react to Donald Trump’s latest tariff announcements, Monaco residents are being reassured that there’s no cause for concern – yet…
London slips to sixth place as global wealth shifts London has fallen out of the world’s top five wealthiest cities for the first time, after losing more millionaires in the past decade than any other global centre…
Monaco champions inclusive sport at United...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/11/no-panic-in-monaco-as-trump-tariffs-rattle-markets/