Steven Overly

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Steven Overly

After days of stock market mayhem, President Donald Trump pulled back most of the reciprocal tariffs he slapped on U.S. trade partners on Wednesday. But not China. Trump upped his levy on China to a whopping 125 percent — the latest shot in a rapidly escalating trade war.

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Steven Overly

Trump’s global trade war could offer some upside to Silicon Valley, as trade partners with tough tech laws look for tariff relief. President Donald Trump holds a report on foreign trade barriers as he delivers remarks on new tariffs during a "Make America Wealthy Again" event in the Rose Garden at the White House April 2, 2025.

1 month ago | politico.com | Steven Overly

Months of tariff-fueled tensions with the U.S. have left Canada feeling defiant. “We’re not like some small country that you can push around,” François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s minister of innovation, science and industry, said on today’s POLITICO Tech podcast.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Steven Overly

Months of tariff-fueled tensions with the U.S. have left Canada feeling defiant. “We're not like some small country that you can push around,” François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s minister of innovation, science and industry, said on today’s POLITICO Tech podcast. “You're picking up on the wrong guy.”Champagne and other senior Canadian officials are in Washington on Thursday trying to halt a full-blown economic war.

Jan 15, 2025 | politico.com | Steven Overly

8 mins ago Google CEO Sundar Pichai will join the growing list of tech executives sitting on the dais as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office on Monday, according to a person familiar with the company’s plans who was not authorized to speak publicly. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, a close confidant of the incoming president, is expected to attend the inauguration ceremony, along with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Apple CEO Tim Cook, according to media reports.