Stock markets expected to continue plunge as investors fear impact of Trump’s tariffs and China’s response
Posted on Friday April 04, 2025

Friday’s stock market comes after a historically bad day as investors react to Trump’s tariff plan

Australia sees nearly 40% decline in plastic pollution along major city coastlines
Posted on Friday April 04, 2025

Country has pledged to phase out unnecessary plastics by 2025 and recycle or reuse all its plastic waste by 2040

China responds to Trump tariffs with its own 34% levy on all US goods
Posted on Friday April 04, 2025

China says it will impose restrictions on the export of certain rare-earth elements to the US

US government tells staff in China not to have romantic ties with Chinese citizens
Posted on Friday April 04, 2025

Secret directive reportedly prompted by pressure from Congress members concerned about espionage risks

Trump declares tariffs are ‘going very well’ despite $3 trillion Wall Street rout and fears over global recession: Live
Posted on Friday April 04, 2025

Trump’s trade war escalates as China strikes back with 34 percent tariffs on all U.S. goods, sending stocks sliding further after worst day since 2020

Trump tariffs list in full: Every country hit and the surprising exemptions
Posted on Friday April 04, 2025

Some of the world’s weakest economies in Asia are among those hardest-hit in opening salvo of global trade war

Macron’s ‘industrial levels’ of fragrance overpowering aides in Elysee Palace, book claims
Posted on Friday April 04, 2025

‘Less-accustomed visitors may find themselves overcome by the floral and musky scent, as refined as it is powerful,’ book says

What Ancient Rome can tell us about the fate of Trump’s tariffs
Posted on Friday April 04, 2025

When tariffs were used in Ancient Rome, they often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems, Peter Edwell writes