Chinese exports to US plunge as tariffs bite
China’s exports to the US posted biggest drop in May since the pandemic
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Irish factory output slumps in April as US stockpiling wanes
Overall, industrial production surged ahead of Trump’s tariffs announcement
Trump’s US travel ban on citizens from 12 countries comes into effect
US president claims the ban will protect the US from ‘foreign terrorists’
Trump praises ‘great job’ by national guard in calming LA protests, as mayor says troops are not in the city
Trump orders 2,000 national guard troops to LA amid protests over immigration crackdown
Trump-Musk feud shows president knows how to hit a narcissist where it hurts
Trump threatens to take away government contracts that have handsomely enriched Musk
Trump country: ‘When we travel, if you go to a bigger area, people can be rude and disrespectful’
Southwest Virginia, which Barbara Kingsolver put on the literary map, is poor but also beautiful and friendly, with a rich cultural heritage
Donald Trump ‘not interested’ in talking to Elon Musk
White House said earlier that a call had been scheduled between the feuding US president and Tesla chief
Trump-Musk bromance descends into a jaw-dropping feud that is funny, dismal and nauseating
Musk sends barrage of posts criticising the Trump budget Bill during a day his personal wealth fell by an estimated $34 billion
What is Trump’s new travel ban, and which countries are affected?
Trump announces a new sweeping travel ban that targets citizens from more than a dozen countries
Trump orders investigation into Biden’s actions as president, use of autopen to sign pardons
‘I made the decisions during my presidency,’ Biden asserts, as he claims Trump move a distraction
Trump signs ban on citizens entering the US from 12 countries, including Iran, Haiti and Afghanistan
US president restricts travel from seven other countries, reviving and expanding the travel bans from his first term
Elon Musk says Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax and spending Bill is a ‘disgusting abomination’
Musk’s online outburst comes as Republicans continue crucial negotiations over Bill on Capitol Hill
EU warns it could accelerate retaliatory tariffs over US duties
EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic will meet with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Wednesday in Paris
China accuses US of violating trade deal, vows firm response
Chinese Ministry of Commerce issued statement rebuking the US president’s claim that Beijing breached the consensus reached in Geneva last month
Lutnick downplays tariff court ruling impact on US-EU talks
US president Donald Trump and Xi Jinping likely to speak soon
Elon Musk wanted to ‘move fast and break things’ in Washington. The main thing he broke was his reputation
Trump was rewriting reality again on Friday as one of the most flamboyant, destructive bromances in US government history petered out
How a man described as ‘dumber than a sack of bricks’ came to dominate global trade policy
US trade adviser Peter Navarro, once a fringe figure, is now driving Trump’s tariff agenda
Picture this: Frank McNally on the sophistication of French scammers
If this column can’t help him, he fears the quest is a “lost cause”.
Truth Social diplomacy, a shock court ruling and fashion magnate advice: A week inside the EU-US tariff talks
Transatlantic trade negotiations remain fraught after a topsy-turvy period
Trump’s tariff plan temporarily reinstated after appeals court decision
Tánaiste Simon Harris says implications of court decision will be monitored with focus on talks
Court tariffs bombshell should inspire trading partners to defy Trump
The EU must stand up to the US president’s bullying for the sake of the world trading system
‘Don’t come to Ireland’: PhD researchers offer advice to US colleagues
Why would you do your PhD in Ireland when you can get decent pay, working conditions and dignity as a researcher in Germany or Sweden?
US student visas: Trump administration halts new appointments and plans to extend social media vetting
Moves revealed in internal cable come as US seeks to ramp up deportations and revoke student visas
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One hopes there is more commonsense to go around
US economy fast becoming Trump’s Achilles’ heel
Bond markets are taking an increasingly dim view of Trump’s trade tactics
Maureen Dowd: Trump is a pro at quid pro quo
The US president is estimated to have added billions to his personal fortune in office, including by selling cryptocurrency
Investors shift away from US bond market on fears over Donald Trump’s policies
Worries about trade wars and a rising debt load have shaken faith in the Treasury market
Trump announces multibillion-dollar ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence system
Trump says Golden Dome will protect US from foreign strikes using ground and space-based weapons
Donegal man to be deported from US following driving charge after more than 15 years in Boston
Man (40) with American-born children has been living undocumented after overstaying visa waiver
If you want to see how democracies cede to autocracies, watch as US universities bend to Trump
If a rich and famous institution such as Columbia doesn’t stand up for itself, what chance have millions of ordinary people?
US-UK trade deal ‘solidifies’ new tariff regime, says Harris
Tánaiste to tell ministers that agreement formalises tariffs as part of ‘new reality’ for economies
European and Irish shares jump as China and US cut tariffs
Both sides agreed to lower so-called reciprocal tariffs for 90 days
UK needs new EU trade deal, not scraps from the White House
For Keir Starmer, all roads lead back to Brussels, a toxic subject for many Britons but an economic necessity for a country looking to grow
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