US employment data for April stronger than expected April’s US non-farm payroll numbers have come in higher than expected, as the economy added 177,000 new jobs in April, compared with a forecast of 130,000. This is however lower than the …
Exports to the US from Chinese online shops such as Temu and Shein have plunged in the face of Donald Trump’s trade war, as shipping from China to the EU has increased. Official Chinese data showed its total e-commerce shipping …
Liberals of all countries, unite! Just as anti-liberal powers outside the west are becoming stronger than ever, the assault on everything we stand for has been joined by the United States. Against this massed onslaught of anti-liberal nationalists we need …
Trump says he is ‘entitled’ to deport people without trials Following an emergency order from the supreme court on Saturday blocking his administration from deporting suspected Venezuelan gang members without affording them due process, Donald Trump just told reporters that …
This week has been a wild ride with US tariff fears causing price hikes and panic-buying, but we’ve also been treated to some escapism from our existing dystopian to explore a series of new ones thansk to the release of …
US stock markets close in a rally After a tumultuous week, US stock markets just closed for the week on a high note. The Dow went up 600 points today, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were up 1.8% …
The day so far Donald Trump has backed down on tariffs on most countries for 90 days, applying instead a 10% tariff, effective immediately. In an announcement that made no mention of several days of market meltdown, rising US inflation …
Trump dismisses criticism of tariffs, claiming US makes $2bn a day from levies Now that Donald Trump’s executive order signing ceremony has concluded, we’re turning our focus back to the other news of the day – including the state of …
President Trump delivers remarks on tariffs, at the White House. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters President Trump delivers remarks on tariffs, at the White House. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Live feed …
Summary Here’s a quick overview of what happened today: Markets around the world continued to reel from Donald Trump’s tariffs. The US stock market had a second day of steep declines, with all three indexes down over 5% for the …
