3 April 2025
Australian Prime Minister: We will work to resolve the crisis. We have an alliance with the United States, and this is greater than a weak decision.
Bloomberg: "The baseline import taxes will take effect after midnight Saturday and the higher duties will kick at 12:01 a.m. on April 9, according to senior administration officials
White House: Trump to declare emergency today over national security and economic concerns
Trump: "We will establish a minimum baseline tariff of 10 percent. That'll be on other countries to help rebuild our economy."
The United States imposing import tariffs on the countries around the world
Trump: Effective midnight, we will impose a 25% tariff on all foreign-made automobiles
.@POTUS: "My fellow Americans, this is LIBERATION DAY - April 2, 2025 will forever be remembered as the day American industry was reborn, the day America's destiny was reclaimed, and the day that we began to make American wealthy again."
Trump says he's signing an order "instituting reciprocal tariffs on countries throughout the world."
US Treasury: Houthi-linked sanctioned network obtained weapons and sensitive goods from Russia
US Treasury: Washington issues new sanctions related to Russia
Today, the UK imposed financial sanctions on Georgian judges Giorgi Chinchaladze and Levan Murusidze under the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021. These sanctions include asset freezes, on the basis of their role in serious corruption and the erosion of  judicial independence in Georgia.14 hour ago
Today, the UK imposed financial sanctions on Georgian judges Giorgi Chinchaladze and Levan Murusidze under the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021. These sanctions include asset freezes, on the basis of their role in serious corruption and the erosion of judicial independence in Georgia.
French Industry Minister: Europe must show strength and abandon naivety in the face of Trump's tariffs
Ministry of Energy: Power outage across Syria due to several malfunctions.
Fox News, citing an informed source: Trump is upset with Putin and believes Russia is stalling on ceasefire talks with Ukraine.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says President Trump's tariffs will be "effective immediately" after he announces them tomorrow
Prime Minister Netanyahu and Finance Minister Smotrich officially announced: Israel has removed all tariffs imposed to date on products from the United States.
Chinese Foreign Minister: Raising tariffs on Chinese goods harms global markets, the trading system, and Washington's reputation.
Gas pipeline explodes in Puchong, Malaysia
Reuters: “China, Japan and South Korea agreed to jointly respond to U.S. tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said on Monday. The comments came after the countries held their first economic dialogue in five years”
Starmer: Britain expects to be hit by US tariffs this week
The US economy faces a growing risk of a recession as surging tariffs threaten to stunt growth, reignite inflation and lift unemployment, says Goldman Sachs. The Wall Street bank warned clients Sunday night it now sees a 35% chance of a recession in the next 12 months, up from 20% previously
Marine Le Pen has been sentenced to four years in prison, two of which are suspended, and a five-year ineligibility sentence with immediate provisional execution. The leader of the National Rally of the French National Party (RN) and eight MEPs were found guilty of misappropriation of public funds in the European parliamentary assistants case.
Customs duties: Jean-Noël Barrot "strongly hopes" that the United States will reconsider its decision. On the sidelines of a summit between European foreign ministers, the French minister recalled that "customs duties are taxes on the middle classes."
US Treasury: Sanctions target 5 individuals and 3 entities linked to Hezbollah
Ukrainian Natural gas company Naftogas says Russian army attacked gas extracting facilities5 day ago
Ukrainian Natural gas company Naftogas says Russian army attacked gas extracting facilities
Karim Saeed appointed governor of the Central Bank after receiving 17 votes in the Cabinet.
French Finance Minister: The only possible response at the moment to US tariffs is to raise our own tariffs
European Commission President: We deeply regret the US decision to impose tariffs on EU car exports.
The reciprocal tariffs will be on all countries, not just worst offenders, Trump said in Oval. But "we're going to make it very lenient" - in many cases less than the tariff they've been charging the US for decades, he said. "We're trying to keep it somewhat conservative." Those tariffs coming April 2, he said
Strong power outage recorded in Caracas and major regions of Venezuela