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After doubling down on his promise not to pause his latest tariffs, Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause for most countries except China. Why did he change his mind?Jonathan Freedland speaks to James Bennet of the Economist about who might have forced the president’s hand, and what could happen nextArchive: Fox News, CBS Minnesota, BBC News, WCNC, CNN, MSNBC, ABC News Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2025/apr/11/why-did-strongman-trump-back-down-on-tariffs-podcast Author : Presented by Jonathan Freedland, with James Bennet. Produced by Danielle Stephens; the executive producer is Zoe Hitch Publish date : 2025-04-11 04:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

US stocks tumble once more after historic rally following US president’s shock retreat on ‘reciprocal’ tariffsUS stocks fall again after rally following Trump’s shock retreat on tariffsJapan’s Nikkei has now tumbled more than 5% while gold hit another record high as continuing tariff jitters hit Asian stocks in early trade today.The Nikkei 225 benchmark index was off 5.4%, having soared 9.1% on Thursday after Donald Trump paused many tariffs for 90 days. Other markets also handed back many of their gains of the previous day, Agence France-Presse reports, with the Kospi in Seoul off 1.64%. Continue reading... Source link :

Douglas Alexander’s unpublicised trip to talk with counterparts coincides with that of Adm Sir Tony RadakinA trade minister has travelled to China for an unpublicised visit this week at the same time as the head of the British military, the Guardian has learned.Douglas Alexander, the minister for trade policy and economic security, is paying a visit to Beijing this week for talks with Chinese counterparts. He is also due to visit Hainan and Hong Kong. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/10/head-of-british-military-tony-radakin-visits-china-for-first-time-since-2015 Author : Eleni Courea and Dan Sabbagh Publish date : 2025-04-10 23:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Sell-off comes amid anger from Democrats over retreat that rattled markets, while Republicans praise Trump’s ‘art of the deal’ in actionUS politics live – latest updatesUS stocks fell again on Thursday after a historic rally following Donald Trump’s shock retreat Wednesday on the hefty tariffs he had just imposed on dozens of countries.The falls came as the president blamed “transition problems” for the market reaction and the sell-off deepened after a White House clarification noted that total tariffs on China had been raised by 145% since Trump took office. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/10/trump-tariffs-reaction-republicans-democrats Author : Anna Betts and

President claims US economy doing ‘very well’ after Janet Yellen says policies are ‘worst self-inflicted wound’ on a well-functioning economyThe House on Wednesday passed a bill restricting district court judges from issuing nationwide injunctions in a move that would vastly diminish the ability of courts to block Donald Trump’s policies, The Hill reports.Dubbed the No Rogue Rulings Act, the legislation would limit judges to providing relief only to parties directly involved in the suit. It passed in a 219-213 vote.Since President Trump has returned to office, left-leaning activists have cooperated with ideological judges who they have sought out to take

‘Liftoff not possible’ for rocket carrying Project Kuiper satellites, due to clouds that could trigger lightning strikesWeather prevented a rocket carrying the first batch of Amazon satellites designed to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink from lifting off on Wednesday, in a setback for the planned Project Kuiper network.“Stubborn cumulus clouds and persistent winds make liftoff not possible within the available window,” read a liveblog update from operator United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral in the US state of Florida had originally been slated for 7pm (2300 GMT). Continue reading... Source

Summit in Brussels, hosted by UK defence secretary John Healey and French defence minister Sébastien Lecornu, considering advancing plans for supportWe’re getting a bit more details from EU spokesperson, Olof Gill, speaking at the commission’s press briefing right now (which, notably, got delayed by almost half an hour as that von der Leyen statement was being put out).He said:We are not going to offer any greater detail at this point about what we are not saying to the Americans beyond what we have already said.We want to negotiate, we want to talk. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/apr/10/ursula-von-der-leyen-trump-tariff-pause-stabilising-global-economy-europe-latest-updates-news Author :

Israeli minister says plan is ‘prize for terror’ as French president says ‘we must move towards recognition’ and process could start at UN conference in JuneTurkish and Israeli officials began talks on Wednesday aimed at preventing unwanted incidents in Syria, where militaries of the two regional powers are active, Turkish ministry sources said on Thursday.According to Reuters, the sources said the technical talks, in Azerbaijan, marked the beginning of efforts to set up a channel to avoid potential clashes or misunderstandings over military operations in the region. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/apr/10/france-palestinian-state-emmanuel-macron-israel-middle-east-crisis-latest-updates-news Author : Amy Sedghi Publish date :

Supermarket deepens existing measures and forecasts lower profit for year amid price war with rivalsTesco has said it plans to slash a further £500m in costs, as the supermarket chain tries to cushion the blow of Rachel Reeves’s tax increases and invest in fighting a price war with rivals.Britain’s biggest grocery retailer said on Thursday it was deepening an existing drive to cut costs to help offset higher operating costs, as well as the £235m increase in its national insurance contributions (NICs) as a result of changes made by the chancellor. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/10/tesco-plans-to-cut-further-500m-in-costs-to-help-offset-rachel-reeves-tax-rises Author : Kalyeena

Bill which sought to radically reinterpret New Zealand’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British Crown fails by 11 votes to 112It was the bill that launched 300,000 public submissions, sparked New Zealand’s largest ever protest on Māori rights and prompted a haka in parliament that quickly went viral.And now the treaty principles bill, which sought to radically reinterpret New Zealand’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British Crown, is dead. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/10/treaty-principles-bill-voted-down-in-new-zealand-parliament-maori Author : Eva Corlett in Wellington Publish date : 2025-04-10 05:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

China’s 84% retaliatory tariffs on US goods, announced on Wednesday, are due to come into effect on ThursdayRead the latest full reportChina and the European Union have exchanged views on strengthening their economic and trade cooperation in response to US tariffs, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday, according to Reuters news agency.In a video call on Tuesday, China’s commerce minister Wang Wentao discussed with European trade and economic security commissioner Maros Sefcovic the restart of talks on trade relief and to immediately carry out negotiations on electric vehicle price commitments, the Chinese ministry statement said. Continue reading... Source link

Follow today’s news liveAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian shares are poised to surge when the market opens, after Donald Trump’s decision to pause his oversized tariffs against most nations sent stock prices rocketing on Wall Street.Futures prices are pointing to an increase in excess of 6% for the S&P/ASX 200, taking the index above 7,850 points.We continuously advocate to the United

Yafang Zhou, 59, was removed by ‘system of ropes and pulleys’ by first responders who crawled in to save herA San Diego woman who was last seen on 25 March was found in a storm drain on Monday, and succumbed to her injuries shortly after.A Palomar medical center doctor pronounced Yafang Zhou, 59, dead at about 4.15pm Monday, just hours after first responders extracted her from the drain. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/09/san-diego-woman-storm-drain Author : Cecilia Nowell Publish date : 2025-04-09 21:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

As fears of a global recession continue in the wake of Donald Trump’s tariffs, Keir Starmer insists the UK should keep a cool head. But with markets in turmoil and a looming economic crisis, does the prime minister need to be bolder? John Harris asks the Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff.Plus, he speaks to Daisy Cooper, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, about whether people should ‘buy British’ to combat the tariffs.--Listen to John discuss how music helped him connect with his autistic son on the Today in Focus podcast here: https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/apr/04/how-the-beatles-helped-my-autistic-son-find-his-voice-podcast-- Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2025/apr/09/trump-triggers-global-meltdown-while-starmer-scrambles-politics-weekly-uk Author : Presented

Exclusive: Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire pushes to set limits on special government employees in response to Musk’s White House roleA Democratic senator has introduced a bill that would prohibit awarding government contracts and grants to companies owned by special government employees, taking aim at Elon Musk, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO.The bill, authored by Jeanne Shaheen, the longtime Democratic New Hampshire senator, is an attempt to prevent conflicts of interest and was crafted in response to Musk’s role in the White House, where Donald Trump has designated him a special government employee, according to a Senate aide. Special

Presumed future chancellor says coalition has ‘strong plan’ after negotiations as polling shows popularity of far-right AfDEarlier today I brought you Donald Trump’s comments overnight on “major” tariffs to be announced “very shortly” on pharmaceuticals (9:20).My colleague Lisa O’Carroll looked at the risks such measures could pose for Europe:Pharmaceutical companies in the EU have warned of a “risk of exodus” to the US as stocks in the sector slid around the world on the back of Donald Trump’s renewed threat to impose tariffs on US drugs imports.Drugmakers’ shares across Europe and India, another foreign drugs hub, slipped on Wednesday after

Labour say the attraction will bring an estimated £50bn boost to the economy while Tories claim they deserve credit for the new parkOne person probably more enthusiastic than most about the prospect of Universal opening a theme park in the UK is the Lib Dem leader Ed Davey. He is a great fan of outdoor activity-related photocalls, and he’s been at it again today, and the Gloucester Ski and Snowboarding Centre in Matson, Gloucestershire.Almost 40 MPs and peers have signed a letter organised by Jeremy Corbyn calling for an independent inquiry into the government’s role in the war in Gaza.Many

Singer Rubby Pérez who was performing at Jet Set club and municipal governor among the dead in Santo DomingoSearch efforts continued early on Wednesday after nearly 100 people died in a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic.The popular Dominican merengue singer Rubby Pérez, who was performing at the Jet Set nightclub for hundreds of people when the collapse occurred shortly after midnight on Tuesday, was one of those killed, according to his manager. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/09/dominican-republic-nightclub-roof-collapse-death-toll Author : Agence France-Presse in Santo Domingo Publish date : 2025-04-09 09:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Follow today’s news liveAnywhere but Canberra: Australian voters on what matters to themInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastHealth minister grilled on Labor’s $1bn mental health packageThe health minister, Mark Butler, says Labor will not technically be building new mental health centres under its $1bn mental health promise.We’re not building them. This is to fund the operations of these centres. Generally, they will rent existing premises.They won’t be brand-new buildings. What we

Northeast Atlantic mackerel populations depleted, and Good Fish Guide says shoppers should look for other optionsMackerel stocks are nearing a “breaking point”, experts have said as the fish is downgraded as a sustainable option.People should be eating herring instead, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) said, because mackerel continues to be overfished by countries including Norway and the UK. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/09/mackerel-stocks-near-breaking-point-because-of-overfishing-say-experts Author : Helena Horton Environment reporter Publish date : 2025-04-09 04:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Australian and Asian stock markets fall after as Trump presses ahead with plans to hit China with huge retaliatory tariffsToday’s tariffs follow Trump’s 10% tariff on all imports from many countries, including Australia, which came into effect at the weekend.US customs agents began collecting the unilateral tariff at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses on Saturday. Today’s measures are higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/apr/09/stock-share-markets-us-china-trade-trump-tariffs-business-news-live-updates Author : Adam Fulton Publish date : 2025-04-09 01:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Keir Starmer hails visitor attraction – set to open in 2031 – as a way to bring jobs and growth to regionFirst Beijing, and now Bedford: a “transformative” new British tourist magnet is coming to the home counties – just off the A421.A former brickworks will be the site of a new multibillion-pound theme park from the entertainment behemoth Universal, the government confirmed on Wednesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/09/universal-chooses-bedford-to-be-location-of-its-first-theme-park-in-europe Author : Esther Addley Publish date : 2025-04-08 23:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

State is fourth in the US to create such a system, recognizing a crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous peopleNew Mexico became the fourth state in the nation to create an alert system for missing Indigenous Americans after its governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham, signed legislation creating a “turquoise alert” on Monday.The act, which passed both chambers of the state legislature unanimously during the state’s recent legislative session, symbolizes the growing attention that a crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people – most often women and girls – has received in recent years. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/08/new-mexico-indigenous-missing-alert Author :

US president had threatened to impose extra levies unless China withdrew its 34% retaliatory tariffs todayThe European Union still wants to avoid a trade war with the United States despite Donald Trump’s administration’s rejection of the “zero for zero” offer on all industrial goods put forward by Brussels, an EU spokesperson told reporters on Tuesday.White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Monday that the European Union needed to lower its non-tariff barriers, including those created by value-added taxes and food safety regulations, if it wanted to reach a deal. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/apr/08/donald-trump-threatens-tariffs-50-per-cent-china-us-politics-latest-updates-news Author : Marina Dunbar

PM appears at Commons liaison committee with questions to also focus on international affairs and defenceHalf of Britons (51%) think the government should impose retaliatory tariffs on imports from the US, according to polling by More in Common, a campaign group. Last week, just before the Trump tariffs were announced, YouGov published figures suggesting 71% of Britons would favour retaliatory tariffs against the US.Yesterday YouGov also released polling suggesting that only around a third of voters think Keir Starmer and the government played a significant role in ensuring the US tariffs imposed on the UK are relatively low. Continue reading...