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Oil Prices Rebound Slightly Despite Trade Tensions and OPEC Demand Cut

Global oil prices regained some ground on Thursday as supply constraints offered short-term relief against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, trade tensions, and a downward

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Global Markets React as Trump Doubles Steel Tariffs to 50%; Cleveland-Cliffs Leads U.S. Stock Surge

Global financial markets responded sharply to President Donald Trump’s announcement of doubling tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%, effective June 4.

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Global Gold Rush: Safe-Haven Demand Soars on US-China Tariff Clash

Gold markets are heating up as investor anxiety spikes due to renewed trade friction between the United States and China. The precious metal, widely regarded

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Surat’s Diamond Industry Faces Crisis Amid U.S. Tariffs and Global Market Challenges

Surat, India—long hailed as the world’s diamond polishing hub—is grappling with an unprecedented crisis. The U.S. government’s imposition of a 10% import duty on polished

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Auto Industry Apocalypse? 60% China Tariffs Could Add $18,000 to EV Prices, Force 120,000 Layoffs

A confidential Ford Motor Company assessment obtained by CNBC reveals catastrophic scenarios for the auto industry under proposed Trump tariffs: Leaked Report Findings: Cost Breakdown

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U.S. Tariffs Backfire? China’s Export Boom Defies Trade Barriers, Imports Plummet 12%

Beijing’s high-tech defiance crushed U.S. tariff ambitions: China’s April 2025 exports leapt 15%, fueled by record-breaking lithium battery shipments and AI machinery, while American imports

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Tariffs as Taxes’: Trump’s 2025 Budget Funds Tax Cuts With 10% Universal Import Levy

The centerpiece of Trump’s budget proposal—a 10% baseline tariff on all imports—would fundamentally alter U.S. trade policy while generating an estimated $300 billion annually to fund permanent tax

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Asymmetric Warfare: How Europe Plans to Fight Back Against US and China Tariffs

In Brussels’ corridors of power, a quiet revolution is underway: 187 pages of leaked strategy documents reveal how Europe plans to fight a two-front trade

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Behind Vietnam’s Sudden Export Reform: Mounting U.S. Trade Ultimatums

Vietnam’s dramatic export fraud crackdown follows months of behind-the-scenes pressure from Washington, with USTR documents revealing: Key U.S. Demands 90-day deadline to reduce fraudulent shipments

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Made in China 2025 at the Crossroads: Successes, Shortfalls and the New Tech Cold War

When China unveiled its Made in China 2025 strategy in 2015, the plan was met with awe and anxiety. With its aim to leapfrog into

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