Tagged “Trade”

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Trump announced a $54bn South Korean investment in Alaskan gas. Seoul says it never agreed to a figure

The US Commerce Department said only that the two sides would “commence working” on the Alaska pipeline, and gave no number. Seoul’s trade…

2 Oct 2026

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Washington and Beijing cut tariffs on $60bn of goods — and quietly agreed to call it “super intelligence”

Under a “30-for-30” framework each side takes $30bn of the other’s non-sensitive goods at reduced rates. China’s list runs to 1,619 items…

29 Sep 2026

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Trump says he would back a halt to US diesel exports. The country that imports it is watching closely

With US diesel at record highs before November’s mid-terms, the president says he has called for keeping the fuel at home. Treasury…

23 Sep 2026