Tom Harper

1 week ago | econotimes.com | Tom Harper

Donald Trump has partially walked back on his so-called “liberation day” tariffs on nearly all US imports after fears mounted that the move would result in a global recession and much higher borrowing costs for the US government. On Wednesday, April 9, a mere 13 hours after his higher rate of “reciprocal tariffs” had come into effect, Trump announced they would be paused for 90 days.

2 weeks ago | dehai.org | Tom Harper |Ali Bilgiç |Gemma Ware |Cédric M. John

Donald Trump’s decision to pause his tariff hike on all but China took much of the world by surprise. The U.S. president had insisted until the morning of April 9 that everything was going to plan and that the massive falls in share prices were just “medicine” that was needed if he were to make America great again. So when he announced his decision at lunchtime the same day that he would hold to 10% tariffs across the board it was something of a bombshell.

2 weeks ago | tolerance.ca | Tom Harper

By Tom Harper, Lecturer in International Relations, University of East London Donald Trump has partially walked back on his so-called “liberation day” tariffs on nearly all US imports after fears mounted that the move would result in a global recession and much higher borrowing costs for the US government.

2 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Tom Harper

Donald Trump has partially walked back on his so-called “liberation day” tariffs on nearly all US imports after fears mounted that the move would result in a global recession and much higher borrowing costs for the US government. On Wednesday, April 9, a mere 13 hours after his higher rate of “reciprocal tariffs” had come into effect, Trump announced they would be paused for 90 days.

1 month ago | theafricanmirror.africa | Tom Harper

THE start of 2025 has been good for China and its reputation as a high-tech innovator. The unveiling of the Chinese-made artificial intelligence (AI) tool, DeepSeek, caused consternation on the US stock exchange and from potential competitors in Silicon Valley. Chinese firms are increasingly at the forefront of key high-level technologies such as electric vehicles (EVs) and AI, as reflected by the success of China’s electric vehicles, BYD, and now DeepSeek.