Donald Trump has vowed to impose blanket tariffs of up to 20 per cent on imports from all countries, as well as tariffs on Chinese imports in excess of 60 per cent.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron were among the first world leaders to speak by phone with President-elect Donald Trump.

There are plans to deploy some of them in disputed areas of the South China Sea. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Perhaps the Asian leader most welcoming of Trump’s return is North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. Kim and Trump struck up a warm relationship over letters and two summit meetings during Trump’s first term, ...

The verdict of U.S. voters was more decisive than most pollsters and pundits had predicted. Now the world waits to see whether the election of Donald Trump as president for a second time will prove as ...

Shares were mostly higher in Europe and Asia on Thursday after U.S. stocks stormed to records as investors wagered on what ...

Japanese automaker Nissan on Thursday announced 9,000 job cuts as it slashed its annual sales forecast, saying it was taking urgent measures to tackle "a severe situation". "Facing a severe situation, ...

Meanwhile, UK gilts have continued to sell off, with the spread of 10-year gilt yields over bunds widening by +5.4bps ...

Nissan Motor said it would slash 9,000 jobs and cut global production capacity by a fifth, while revising its annual profit outlook sharply lower as it battles headwinds in China and the United States ...