News for April 3, 2025

President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs sparked market turmoil and confusion as his administration sent mixed messages about whether the plan is a negotiation or a final policy.

President Donald Trump says his new tariffs will help the U.S. economy, but many economists warn they could raise prices, slow growth, and even increase recession risk.

Lawmakers are trying several ways to limit President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, but the efforts face steep political and legal hurdles.

Congress is weighing new steps to curb President Donald Trump’s tariffs, as Republicans and Democrats show growing support for limits on his trade powers.

Ford is offering employee pricing on many 2024 and 2025 vehicles as new U.S. auto tariffs begin and car prices are expected to rise.

Stellantis is pausing production at plants in Canada and Mexico and laying off 900 workers in the Midwest as it responds to new U.S. tariffs.

President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on imported vehicles have started, and automakers, especially Ford Motor and General Motors, could face higher costs, lower profits, and possible price increases for buyers.

Srihari Kumar’s LionRock Capital is shifting some money out of the U.S. as tariff worries, policy uncertainty, and higher market risk push family offices to look for safer options abroad.

Stellantis is idling assembly plants in Canada and Mexico as it reacts to President Donald Trump’s new 25% auto tariffs on vehicles imported into the U.S.

President Donald Trump’s new tariff plan even included remote Australian territories, prompting confusion and ridicule over tariffs on places with little or no trade.

President Donald Trump’s new tariffs sent U.S. stocks into a sharp selloff, with technology companies among the hardest hit.

Donald Trump left Russia off his new tariff list, with the White House saying existing sanctions already limit trade.

President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new tariffs on imports, raising fears of higher prices, trade fights, and wider damage to the global economy.

Marco Rubio said the U.S. is not leaving NATO and tried to calm fears that President Donald Trump will weaken the alliance, even as European allies worry about U.S. troop cuts and a larger shift away from Europe.

Donald Trump’s new tariffs were worked out using a simple formula based on the US goods trade deficit with each country, not on a full measure of existing foreign tariffs.

Trump’s new tariff plan rattled global markets, sent stocks and oil lower, and raised fears that the world economy could slip into recession.

President Donald Trump’s new tariffs sent global stocks lower, as investors worried about higher prices, slower growth, and retaliation from trade partners.

Donald Trump’s new tariffs hit Lesotho especially hard, raising fears of factory closures and job losses as the country faces a 50% US import tax.

The European Union says it is ready to add more countermeasures against U.S. tariffs if talks with the Trump administration do not lead to a deal.

President Donald Trump signed an order to end the de minimis trade loophole on May 2, a move that will raise costs for small-value imports and affect Chinese online retailers like Temu and Shein.