Peter Landers

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Peter Landers

7 hours agoTesla (TSLA) discounts new Model Y in the US, pointing to demand issuesTesla (TSLA) has started offering reduced interest rates on the new Model Y in the US — this equates to a direct discount on the brand new vehicle that was supposed to spark Tesla’s demand back. The automaker has announced “1.99% APR or $0 Due at Signing available for well-qualified buyers” on the …4 hours ago‘Quiet escalation’ of tariffs on everyday goods and autos take effect. What does it mean for you?

2 months ago | wsj.com | Peter Landers

The automaker is studying whether to use an existing Volkswagen factory in Tennessee to build Audis as a short-term stopgapGernot Döllner also said Audi was studying whether to use an existing Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tenn., to build Audis as a short-term stopgap if President Trump sticks to his 25% tariff on imported autos. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Subscribe NowAlready a subscriber? Sign In

2 months ago | wsj.com | Peter Landers

The Philippines has become the third Asia-Pacific nation to cut interest rates this week, with the central bank on Thursday moving to lower its benchmark lending rate to 6% from 6.25%. On Wednesday, central banks in New Zealand and India also eased policy by a quarter percentage point, following a similar move by the European Central Bank in March. “The global economy is going through a period of exceptional uncertainties,” said Reserve Bank of India Gov. Sanjay Malhotra.

2 months ago | wsj.com | Peter Landers

A worker at a machinery manufacturing company in Hangzhou, China. (Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)When you export more than $400 billion in goods to the U.S. a year and the U.S. suddenly imposes a 125% tariff on them, that’s a problem—and China’s plight is worsened because it was already suffering from a real-estate slump and weak consumer demand. A vicious cycle of factory closures and falling corporate investment could be next. What can Beijing do to prevent it?

2 months ago | wsj.com | Peter Landers

The current score: U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods are at least 104%, while Chinese tariffs on U.S. goods rise to 84% on Thursday. Here’s the tit-for-tat since President Trump’s second inauguration:Part 1, February-MarchU.S.: Trump inherits tariffs imposed on China during his first administration and the Biden administration. He adds 20% to the inherited tariffs in two stages, citing what he calls China’s role in the fentanyl trade. China: Says it isn’t responsible for the U.S. fentanyl problem.