Trump to call Xi after tariff pause; Whi...

Copper futures jumped by around 13% after Donald Trump said he would soon impose a 50% tariff on the metal. 

As debate time ended for Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”, the president’s tax-cutting package moved to a special session known as vote-a-rama. 

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said that Iran could start producing enriched uranium again “in a matter of months”. 

US to impose additional 50% tariffs on Chinese goods. Also: Trump says high-level meeting with Iran will take place on Saturday. And researchers say migration leads to unhealthy diet changes. 

The US and China have agreed to slash import tariffs for 90 days to allow for further negotiations. The deal is a major pullback of America's trade offensive, and comes after Chinese President Xi Jinping has taken a defiant stance against Donald Trump. Bloomberg Opinion columnist ... Show More

Ben Brown in London and Sumi Somaskanda in Washington, examine the key questions about the Trump tariff rollercoaster of the last few days. Why has the US doubled down on China, with even steeper tariffs of 145%? 

US President Donald Trump says transition to new trade world won't be easy, as markets process the White House’s 145% tariff rate for China. Also: Prada agrees to buy rival luxury fashion brand Versace. 

P.M. Edition for April 23. We exclusively report that President Trump is considering cutting steep tariffs on Chinese imports, a move that could de-escalate the trade war. WSJ chief China correspondent Lingling Wei tells us what that means for the broader relationship between the ... Show More

Yesterday, in the Rose Garden, President Trump sent out a clear message: the era of globalization is over. Trump announced sweeping tariffs on trillions of dollars of imports. The new duties immediately shook Wall Street and sent stocks plummeting. WSJ’s White House economic poli ... Show More

China has adopted a “wartime footing” in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s triple digit tariffs. But both Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have a lot to lose in this fight. So who will blink first? On this weekend episode, our correspondents in Washington and Beijin ... Show More

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) China slapped tariffs on a range of US products and announced a probe into Google moments after President Donald Trump imposed a 10% tariff on goods from Beijing, reigniting a trade war ... Show More

First: Trade war. Trump slaps sweeping new tariffs on American adversaries and friends. Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on what it means for you. Plus: The political blowback and another dizzying week. Trump unveils a strict hiring freeze and FBI purge and a botched fundi ... Show More

US President Donald Trump shocked the world -- and global markets -- with tariffs that exceeded expectations last week. But there was one region that was hit harder than most: Asia. Exporting powerhouses like China and Vietnam were slapped with some of the highest levies of any c ... Show More