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The EU has reached an agreement with US president Donald Trump, who said global baseline tariffs would be between 15% and 20%. The move follows deals with Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam.

As China’s AI ambitions grow increasingly self-reliant, investors are navigating a fast-evolving ecosystem where commoditisation, policy strategy and localised models are redrawing the competitive map.

Three judges at the US Court of International Trade have argued the Trump administration has exceeded its authority over tariffs; the judgment, which came after 12 states filed a lawsuit, has been appealed and the decision temporarily paused by another court.

Markets have rallied after a weekend agreement to reduce tariffs to 10% in China and 30% in the US is good news for companies, markets, and the US dollar; however, pharmaceutical stocks are in focus as US president Donald Trump tries to reduce drug prices.

The US-China trade war, sparked by US president Donald Trump's tariffs, looks like it is just beginning, with global markets set to be on a roller coaster for weeks; China has now retaliated further.

Global stock markets are tumbling as US president Donald Trump unveils sweeping global tariffs, with many Asian economies hit hard; many fear the move could spark a global trade war as China's retaliation to hit US chip imports, and US recession fears climb.

US president Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, from April 9, are set to hit China, India, Taiwan, South Korea and many other countries hard; China has responded in kind sparking a global trade war threat.

China has hit the US with retaliatory tariffs on a series on products including soybeans, chicken, beef and pork, of up to 15%, after the US decided to impose further 10% tariffs on Chinese imports as of March 4.

Scott Bessent, the treasury secretary, and Howard Lutnick, the secretary of commerce, will submit a proposal to president Trump within 90 days.