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Jamie Dimon says Trump was ‘right to chicken out’ on tariffs, but that markets are getting too complacent
Despite markets embracing the so-called “TACO Trade”—Trump Always Chickens Out—JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon cautioned that investors may be underestimating the risks of relying on past tariff U-turns. UBS’s Paul Donovan reinforced this concern in a...

Canada seeks pact with Southeast Asian countries to diversify trade
By Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Canada is seeking to finalise a free trade deal with Southeast Asian nations as part of a push to expand into new markets, its top diplomat said, responding to the hefty tariffs imposed on it by the United...

Business News | Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd Honoured with the Golden Peacock Award for Occupational Health & Safety 2025
PRNewswire Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 10: Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd has been awarded the prestigious Golden Peacock Occupational Health & Safety Award 2025 by the Institute of Directors (IOD), India, in recognition of its unwavering...

Trump’s 35% tariff threat on Canada will likely exempt USMCA goods, U.S. official says
Open this photo in gallery:U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House on Saturday.Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Donald Trump’s threatened 35-per-cent tariffs on Canadian goods starting Aug. 1 would most likely only apply to goods...

Global markets slip as investors digest tariff moves
Stock markets tracked U.S. stock futures lower early on Friday after Wall Street notched fresh record highs in the previous session. Late Thursday, U.S. President Trump said he would put a 35% tariff on imports from Canada effective Aug. 1, hard...

Canada increases financial requirements for students from September 2025
In a move aimed at ensuring international students are financially secure during their studies, the Canadian government has recently announced a significant increase in the financial requirements for study permit applicants, effective September 1,...

Kazakhstan Engaged in Legal Disputes with 20 Foreign Companies
Kazakhstan is currently involved in 20 legal disputes with foreign companies, a decrease from 26 cases in 2023, according to Yerlan Musabayev, Acting Director of the Department for the Protection of State Property Rights under the Ministry of...

Canadian man who blamed Indians for ‘stealing jobs’ turns out to be AI-generated: ‘Extremely frustrating and concerning’
A recent investigation by CBC News has revealed that a viral series of TikTok videos featuring a young Canadian man accusing Indian immigrants of “stealing jobs” was entirely created using artificial intelligence.The videos, which gained...

Commentary: Cheap drugs from Canada can’t make America healthy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration just announced plans to help states and Indian tribes purchase certain prescription drugs from Canada, where brand-name medicines tend to be cheaper because the government caps their price. The new guidance is...
Canada seeks South-east Asia trade deal to blunt Trump tariffs
[KUALA LUMPUR] Canada’s top diplomat said she aims to finalise a free trade agreement with South-east Asian nations “as soon as possible,” as the country looks to expand economic ties in the face of tariffs from US President Donald Trump. “We are...
US Tariffs Unsettle The Markets While The UK's May GDP Unexpectedly Contracted
Image Source: Pexels Overview: The US 35% tariff on Canada and President Trump's threat to have a 15%-20% universal tariff rather than 10% provides today's disruption. A tariff letter for the EU is awaited but seeing how the US treated Canada and...

Trump threatens Canada with higher tariff, mulls further global levies
(FILES) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (L) greets US President Donald Trump during an arrival ceremony at the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on June 16, 2025. (Photo by...

Business News | VAHDAM® India Ranks 17 on India's Great Mid-size Workplaces 2025
NewsVoir New Delhi [India], July 10: VAHDAM® India, a leading homegrown wellness brand bringing India's finest teas, herbs, and botanicals to the global stage, has been honored as one of India's Great Mid-size Workplaces 2025, securing an...

Trump’s Tariffs on Canada Not Priced Into Markets, CIBC Says
Still, “we remain concerned the precarious tariff and trade situation has not been fully appreciated by equities,” de Verteuil said. Canadian officials involved in trade talks don’t “seem to be aware of impending actions by the President,” and...

In Trumpworld, the stock markets say that tomorrow never comes
Global markets slipped this morning on the news that President Trump wants a 35% tariff on Canada. And if he puts a 200% tariff on pharmaceuticals it might wipe 4% off the GDP of Switzerland, Pantheon Macroeconomics estimates. Yet many investors...

MSTR, Riot, Coinbase Jump After Bitcoin Tops $118,000 Despite Broader Market Weakness On Trump’s Trade War
Bitcoin’s rally wasn’t enough to keep Robinhood shares in the green after Florida’s Attorney General opened an investigation into the firm over alleged ‘deceptive’ low-cost trading practices. Crypto-linked stocks surged in pre-market trade on...
Wang Yi meets Canadian FM on ties
KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday met with his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee,...

Canada hopes to seal Asean trade deal soon
Foreign minister says country aims to diversify markets to blunt US tariff impact PUBLISHED : 10 Jul 2025 at 15:55 KUALA LUMPUR - Canada’s top diplomat says she aims to finalise a free trade agreement with Southeast Asian nations “as soon as...

Trump Whacks Canada With a 35% Tariff
Countries Had Been Eyeing a July 21 Trade Deal Tom Howell, Jr. | July 11, 2025 (The Washington Times) — President Trump said Thursday he will impose a 35% tariff on Canadian goods, a major development in the U.S. trade relationship with its...

Trump’s Trade War Pushes Some Canadians to Turn Sour on US Stocks
Sun Life, which is among the largest workplace pension plan providers in Canada, said call volumes to its service center spiked when Trump launched his tariff war earlier this year — “and unlike previous market events, these concerns have...