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Trump cuts US duty rates on steel, aluminium and copper derivative products
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (487+ words) A finished steel coil is secured by a worker at a US steel mill in Farrell, Pennsylvania. Published'Apr 03, 2026, 05: 28 AM WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump adjusted his national security tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper imports on April 2 to cut duty…...
US to cut tariffs on agricultural equipment as costs bite
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (343+ words) Published'Jun 02, 2026, 02: 20 PM WASHINGTON " US President Donald Trump signed an order on June 2 to cut tariffs on agricultural equipment, the White House said, as farmers and manufacturers face pressure from surging costs over the Middle East war. Trump's proclamation reduces the…...
A year after "Liberation Day, Trump sets new drug tariffs, adjusts metals duties
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (792+ words) US President Donald Trump delivering remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025. Published'Apr 03, 2026, 07: 25 AM Updated'Apr 03, 2026, 05: 47 PM WASHINGTON " US President Donald Trump ordered 100 per cent tariffs on certain branded pharmaceutical imports and overhauled steel, aluminium,…...
Giant pipe rising out of ground in Osaka cut off; cause still under investigation
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (204+ words) Published'Mar 25, 2026, 02: 08 PM Updated'Mar 25, 2026, 02: 29 PM OSAKA " The Osaka city government on March 24 cut off the 1. 6m section of a giant steel pipe that had protruded from the ground in Kita Ward, Osaka City, and sealed the hole with a steel plate. Work…...
Giant pipe protrudes over 10m above ground at construction site in Osaka
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (149+ words) Fragments of asphalt were scattered around the pipe. Published'Mar 11, 2026, 03: 23 PM Updated'Mar 11, 2026, 04: 56 PM TOKYO " A giant vertical pipe at a sewer construction site in Osaka was pushed up on March 11, protruding more than 10m above the ground, police said. Osaka prefectural police…...
Trump tariffs on timber, furniture take effect
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (603+ words) Published'Oct 14, 2025, 12: 28 PM WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's fresh tariffs on imported wood, furniture and kitchen cabinets took effect on Oct 14, a development likely to fuel building costs and pile pressure on homebuyers in an already challenging market. The duties were…...
Trump says US is conducting tariff investigation into furniture imports
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (578+ words) Published'Aug 23, 2025, 08: 07 AM Updated'Aug 23, 2025, 09: 28 AM WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Aug 22 that his administration will conduct a "major" tariff investigation on furniture entering the United States, a step towards imposing higher duties on a sector already seeing tariff-fuelled price increases....
UK and US to announce tech, energy deals during Trump visit
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (597+ words) Thames Valley Police officers carrying out security searches in Windsor on Sept 12, ahead of the state visit by US President Donald Trump on Sept 17. Published'Sep 15, 2025, 07: 10 AM Updated'Sep 15, 2025, 09: 34 AM LONDON " The United States and Britain will announce agreements on technology and…...
EU threatens countermeasures over Trump's steel tariffs hike
1+ year, 6+ day ago (544+ words) The European Commission said it "strongly" regrets Mr Trump's plan to increase tariffs on imported steel and aluminium. Published'Jun 01, 2025, 10: 00 AM Updated'Jun 01, 2025, 03: 27 PM BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on May 31 that Europe was prepared to retaliate against US President Donald Trump's…...
US, Mexico discuss deal to cut Trump's steel tariffs, sources say
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (513+ words) WASHINGTON - The United States and Mexico are negotiating a deal to reduce or eliminate President Donald Trump's 50 per cent steel tariffs on imports up to a certain volume, industry and trade sources said on June 10. An industry source familiar with…...