Trump Issues Tariff Letters to 6 Countries
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A surprise vote barring the Trump administration from moving the FBI’s headquarters to a new location in Washington, D.C., brought the Senate appropriations process to a halt — a setback for lawmakers working to avert a government shutdown at the end of September.
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Cryptopolitan on MSNMalaysian chip firms suspend growth plans over American tariff uncertaintiesThe US is still Malaysia’s third-largest buyer for chip exports. The Southeast Asia nation is also responsible for packaging nearly 10% of the world’s semiconductors, and around 40% of its exports are electrical and electronic products. In 2024, the country sold over 575.45 billion ringgit-worth of semiconductors, equal to about $135 billion.
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The Rakyat Post on MSNTrump Slaps 25% Tariff On Made-In-Malaysia ExportsEarlier this year in April, Trump announced the “Liberation Day tariffs”, which included a 24% tariff on Malaysian exports as part of a broader global plan targeting roughly 49 more countries. He then paused it for 90 days to allow for negotiations.
Marco Rubio meets with Russian foreign minister amid tensions over Ukraine and Trump releases tariff letters to trading partners.
President Donald Trump revealed new higher tariff rates for more than a dozen countries after hitting Japan and South Korea first earlier in the day.
Donald Trump’s latest act of trade brinkmanship risks creating a “tariff wall” around the manufacturing hubs of south-east Asia, leading to higher prices and tough choices for US consumers and industry, analysts warn.
The White House announced Monday that President Donald Trump is slated to sign an order delaying his 90-day tariff pause by another month, as the president began announcing a suite of new tariff rates on foreign goods,
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Asian markets largely shrugged off Trump’s latest announcement of tariff rates on some of its trading partners, as the U.S. president also seemingly pushed the start date for new taxes to August 1.