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Julian D. Paulsen

How countries should respond to Trump’s tariffs

A 90-day pause on tariffs does not mean countries can now sit back and relax. From lying low to outright retaliation, a former US trade negotiator lists out the options available to world leaders.

Wendy Cutler 12, Apr 2025
New York Stock Exchange crash on Black Monday, April 7, 2025 AFP

A Fed rate cut can't fix global markets slump

Trump's tariff war has sent stock markets reeling, leaving investors looking to the US central bank for relief. But this is no quick fix.

Sharif Mohammad 08, Apr 2025
Diana Estefanía Rubio

Will Trump's tariffs unleash inflation?

Days after US president Donald Trump’s administration unveiled the sharpest ever escalation in American tariffs going back 200 years, Chair of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell said that tariffs…

Al Majalla - London 08, Apr 2025
Brian Stauffer

Will Trump back down from a global trade war?

The US president still has plenty of outs from his extreme tariffs

Bob Davis 07, Apr 2025
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, on April 3, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Markets greet Trump’s tariffs with a blizzard of red numbers

Stocks, the dollar, and crude oil are all down on fears of a trade war-induced slowdown

Keith Johnson 04, Apr 2025
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs as US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick holds a chart during an event in the Rose Garden entitled "Make America Wealthy Again" at the White House in Washington, DC, Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ brings even bigger tariffs than expected

Double-digit tariffs on nearly every trading partner will likely spark reprisals

Keith Johnson 03, Apr 2025
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 11, 2025, in New York City. Following the worst day for the markets this year, the Dow was down nearly 500 points in morning trading. Spencer Platt/AFP

Will Trump use the Federal Reserve as leverage, too?

When the next crisis hits, global markets may not be able to count on America's financial backstop

Christopher Smart 20, Mar 2025

Mark Carney: The new leader of a "Strong Canada"

The new prime minister is a seasoned economist unafraid to stand up to bullies. He vows to continue with tit-for-tat tariffs until America "respects Canada's sovereignty".

Abdulfattah Khattab 15, Mar 2025
Brian Stauffer

Trump's tariff storm brings the world closer to economic Armageddon

Tariffs and countermeasures are fracturing the system of globalisation on which the post-Cold War world was built. Prosperity and interconnectedness may break with it. The world stands on the brink.

Toufic Chanbour 14, Mar 2025
US President-elect Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, during their meeting at Trump's residence at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, November 30, 2024. The official page of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Tariffs on the table at 'first dinner' between Trump and Trudeau

Canadian exports to its southerly neighbour reached $440bn last year so talk of the United States slapping customs duty on those goods has triggered a tête-à-tête

Abdulfattah Khattab 07, Dec 2024
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Lina Jaradat
Politics

US-Houthi ceasefire fuels Israeli fears of an Iran deal

09 May 2025

The Yemeni militant group is proving to be a stubborn adversary, and Trump doesn't want anything to detract from his visit to the Gulf next week, where he plans to make a 'big' announcement

Michael Horowitz
Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

A new economic order is emerging, and tariffs play no part in it

07 May 2025

China has been quietly working to rewrite the rules of global trade and finds itself in a strong position in the current trade war launched by Washington. A look around the world shows why.

Shirley Ze Yu
Ewan White
Politics

Why Libya isn't the right model for Iran’s nuclear climbdown

08 May 2025

Israel wants the total dismantlement and scrapping of all Iranian nuclear facilities, just like in Libya two decades ago. That is unrealistic for several reasons.

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy
Rahaf Saad, a Palestinian girl who lost her legs in an Israeli air strike. REUTERS
Culture & Social Affairs

Missing limbs and broken dreams: Gaza's generation of child amputees

03 May 2025

Israel's war on Gaza has created the "largest cohort of child amputees in modern history". On the ground, Al Majalla speaks to affected families.

Houssam Marouf
Opinion

Trump's 'unforced errors' could accelerate America's decline

06 May 2025

If history is any judge, Trump's tariffs and damaging actions towards US allies could speed up the emergence of a multipolar world, much like George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq

Christopher Phillips

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