8 April 2025
China firmly rejects pressure or threats, emphasizing that this is not the right way to engage. 'We will safeguard our legitimate rights and interests,' says Liu Pengyu, spokesman for Beijing's embassy in the U.S
Trump: China is a massive surplus. That they take and they spend on their military we don't want that. I don't want them to take $500 billion, $600 billion a year and spend it on their military. I don't want them spending money on their military
Trump: "The EU has been very tough over the years. It was, I always say, it was formed to really do damage to the United States and trade. That's the reason it was formed."
Trump: The European Union will have to buy energy from the United States.
Trump: "We have a deficit with the EU of $350 billion. And it's gonna disappear fast. And one of the reasons and one of the ways that can disappear easily and quickly is they're gonna have to buy their energy from us."
Reporter: How do you ensure that these tariffs don't drive U.S. Trading partners into the hands of the Chinese? Trump: I'm not worried about it. I'm not worried about it. The Chinese have turned out to be not very good at that
"They can both be true," Trump says when asked if the tariffs are permanent or open to negotiation. "There could be permanent, and there could also be negotiations, because there are things that we need beyond tariffs." "So we're going to get fair deals and good deals with every country," he said in Oval
Trump: We will talk to China
President Trump says he's "not looking at that" when asked about pausing tariffs
Document: European Commission proposes 25% tariffs on US goods starting May 16
EU Commission proposes counter-tariffs on some US imports to take effect from December 1st - document
AP, citing a USAID official: 60 letters sent to cancel contracts, including the World Food Programme.
Trump: if China does not withdraw its 34% increase above their already long term trading abuses by tomorrow, April 8th, 2025, the United States will impose ADDITIONAL Tariffs on China of 50%, effective April 9th.
Vietnam’s zero tariff offer has been rejected by the Trump administration. This offer “means nothing to us.”
The White House says the 90-day tariff pause headlines are "fake news."
Senate Republicans pass budget bill as Trump's tariffs spark nationwide protests
Hassett: Trump is considering a 90-day pause in tariffs for all countries except China
EU: We are exploring all available tools to respond to US tariffs.
EU Trade Commissioner says some 70% of their total exports are now facing tariffs
Deputy Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security Committee: Non-partisan negotiations with the US are conditional upon an end to its economic terrorism against Iran.
EU trade ministers meeting in Luxembourg are mulling a 'paradigm shift' in global trade as Trump's tariffs rock markets
Shares in Hong Kong plummeted more than 12% Monday in their worst day in more than 16 years as China's retaliation against Donald Trump's tariffs ramped up a trade war and fuelled recession fears
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President of Taiwan: Taiwan does not seek retaliatory tariffs against the US. Instead, we’ll start talking from bilateral 'zero tariffs.' To ensure Taiwan's competitiveness, we'll increase US imports and adopt other measures. Working together, we'll usher in a golden age of shared prosperity
French Prime Minister: Trump's tariff decision is "extremely dangerous" and could lead to a "global crisis" with Americans the first to be affected.
Associated Press: China halts TikTok sale after Trump tariffs announcement
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Nintendo says it will pause pre-orders launch of the Switch 2 because of the new Trump tariffs
US Federal Reserve Chairman: Trump's tariffs are larger than expected and risk higher inflation and lower growth
Rubio: China doesn't import goods, but instead exports and floods the markets.
China to impose 34% tariffs on all US goods from April 10, finance ministry says
The S&P 500 posted its biggest daily loss since the summer of 2020.