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U.S. appeals court halts order declaring Trump’s global 10% tariff illegal

May 13, 2026 admin

A file image of President Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: AP A U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) temporarily paused a ruling declaring President Donald Trump’s global 10% tariffs illegal, granting a government request to suspend the decision pending appeal. Mr. Trump imposed the temporary 10% duty in February, shortly after the…

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Federal court hears new case against Trump’s latest global tariffs

April 10, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The centerpiece of U.S. President Donald Trump’s economic policy – sweeping taxes on global imports – is under legal assault again. The U.S. Court of International Trade, a specialised court in New York, heard oral arguments on Friday (April 10, 2026) in an attempt to overturn…

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Trump administration seeks delay in tariff refunds battle

February 28, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is seeking to delay legal proceedings linked to tariff refunds for importers, a court filing showed Friday (February 27, 2026), a week after the Supreme Court struck down his global duties. The high court ruling last week marked a stunning rebuke of…

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The global economic consequences of the SCOTUS ruling invalidating Trump tariffs

February 21, 2026 admin

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs has sent shockwaves through global trade — not only because of what it invalidated, but because of what comes next. Even as the Court ruled that the President lacked authority under IEEPA to impose sweeping tariffs, Mr. Trump proposed a fresh 10%…

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Trump vows 10% global tariff after stinging court rebuke

February 20, 2026 admin

President Donald Trump vowed on Friday (February 20, 2026) to impose a 10% tariff on all imports into the United States after the Supreme Court handed him a stinging rebuke by striking down his signature economic policy. The conservative-majority top court ruled six-three that a 1977 law known as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act…

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Trump announces 10% tariff on eight European countries for opposing U.S. control of Greenland

January 17, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on January 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP President Donald Trump said Saturday (January 17, 2026) that he would charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European countries because of opposition to U.S. control…

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Trump has other tariff options if Supreme Court strikes down his worldwide import taxes

November 6, 2025 admin

President Donald Trump has warned that the United States will be rendered “defenceless” and possibly “reduced to almost Third World status” if Supreme Court strikes down the tariffs he imposed this year on nearly every country on earth. The justices sounded skeptical during oral arguments on Wednesday (November 5, 2025) of his sweeping claims of…

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India’s exports to U.S. falling owing to high tariffs: GTRI

September 17, 2025 admin

Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “India’s exports to the U.S. are falling as high tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration have started eroding the price competitiveness of domestic goods in Washington,” think tank GTRI said on Wednesday (September 17, 2025). “August shipments to the U.S. plunged to $6.7 billion, down 16.3%…

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Trump urges EU to impose 100% tariffs on China, India to pressure Putin, sources say

September 10, 2025 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump urged EU officials on Tuesday (September 9, 2025) to hit China with tariffs of up to 100% as part of a strategy to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a U.S. official and an EU diplomat. Mr. Trump also encouraged the…

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Trump ready for ‘phase two’ of Russia sanctions over Ukraine conflict

September 8, 2025 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday (September 7, 2025) he is ready to move to a second phase of sanctioning Russia, the closest he has come to suggesting he is on the verge of ramping up sanctions against Moscow or its oil…

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