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  • 1 week ago | scmp.com | Robert Delaney

    US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will meet with China’s top economic official later this week in Switzerland, both officials’ departments announced on Tuesday, signalling a starting point for negotiations over a tariff onslaught that US President Donald Trump has directed at Beijing, among other major trading partners.

  • 2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Robert Delaney

    The Liberal Party of Canada, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, will hold onto power in the country’s federal election, but was it was too soon to say whether they will form a majority government, Canadian media predicted on Monday. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster, said the Liberals will win more of Parliament’s 343 seats than the Conservatives, defeating populist leader Pierre Poilievre.

  • 1 month ago | scmp.com | Robert Delaney

    As of Sunday evening US Eastern Time, when this piece was being drafted, US President Donald Trump suggested that he is indeed considering a new sectoral tariff regime on smartphones, computers and other electronics that our lives depend on.

  • 1 month ago | scmp.com | Robert Delaney

    US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Sunday in an interview with ABC’s This Week that smartphones, computers and some other electronics will come under separate tariffs, along with semiconductors that may be imposed in a month or so. US President Donald Trump’s administration late on Friday granted exclusions from steep tariffs on such products, imported largely from China, providing a big break to tech firms like Apple that rely on imported products. More to follow.....

  • 1 month ago | scmp.com | Robert Delaney

    White House clarifies that the 125% tariffs are in addition to earlier 20% levies applied for fentanyl traffickingPublished: 12:20am, 11 Apr 2025US stocks tumbled on Thursday as the White House clarified that the tariff rate on Chinese imports has risen to 145 per cent, up from the 125 per cent figure that was communicated on Wednesday.

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Robert Delaney
Robert Delaney @RFDelaney
10 May 25

“They’re going to be talking about the agenda and the process. They’re sort of setting the table for what would be a more formal negotiation,” said Evan Medeiros. “We’re at the beginning of the beginning.” Story by @markmagnier https://t.co/Qvx11Guw3N via @scmpnews

Robert Delaney
Robert Delaney @RFDelaney
19 Mar 25

Trump’s tactics could backfire, uniting BRICS nations against his coercion, even if a BRICS-sponsored currency remains out of reach. Moreover, hefty US tariffs could accelerate currency multipolarity. https://t.co/KaLmPmlnQB via @scmpnews, @khushboo228, Igor Patrick

Robert Delaney
Robert Delaney @RFDelaney
21 Feb 25

“Beijing is winning without fighting,” @LowyInstitute found, adding that China’s patience, pressure tactics and successful diplomatic strategy “could be a prelude to war”. Story by @SCMPNews's @markmagnier https://t.co/uFrjR1APTB