Tag: “Economy”

China’s exports regained momentum in June as firms rushed out orders to capitalise on a fragile tariff truce between Beijing and Washington ahead of a looming deadline next month, with shipments to Southeast Asian transit hubs particularly strong.

President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 30% tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting on August 1, after weeks of negotiations with the major U.S. trading partners failed to reach a comprehensive trade deal.

China has called on the European Parliament to stop politicizing trade and economic issues and applying double standards on export controls, according to a statement from China’s mission to the European Union on Friday.

U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up his tariff assault on Canada on Thursday, saying the U.S. would impose a 35% tariff on imports next month and planned to impose blanket tariffs of 15% or 20% on most other trading partners.

Europe’s securities regulator warned crypto companies on Friday not to mislead customers about the extent to which their products are regulated – the latest sign of European authorities trying to limit crypto-related risks.

Μείωση 2% σημείωσε ο δείκτης βιομηχανικής παραγωγής τον Μάιο του 2025, έναντι αύξησης 6,8% που σημειώθηκε κατά την αντίστοιχη σύγκριση του έτους 2024 με το 2023, σύμφωνα με την ΕΛΣΤΑΤ.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the U.S. would impose a 50% tariff on all imports from Brazil after a spat this week with his Brazilian counterpart who called him an unwanted “emperor.”

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the 50% tariff on copper imports, which he had announced the previous day, will take effect on Aug. 1.

The European Union (EU) is stuck in limbo as uncertainty persists around when a trade agreement with the U.S. might be reached.

Αυξημένη κατά 12,38% καταγράφεται η εγχώρια κατανάλωση φυσικού αερίου το α’ εξάμηνο του 2025, στις 34,59 TWh, έναντι 30,78 TWh την ίδια περίοδο του 2024, σύμφωνα με τα στοιχεία της ΔΕΣΦΑ, συμβάλλοντας στη σταθερότητα του ελληνικού ενεργειακού συστήματος και την περαιτέρω ασφαλή ενσωμάτωση των ΑΠΕ.

Νέα επιτάχυνση στον ρυθμό ανόδου του πληθωρισμού καταγράφηκε τον Ιούνιο εφέτος, καθώς αυξήθηκε 2,8% από 2,5% τον Μάιο και έναντι αύξησης 2,3% τον Ιούνιο 2024.

“They’re going to be tariffs at very high rate, like 200%,” Trump said during a Cabinet meeting. But he suggested that those levies would not go into effect immediately, saying he will “give people about a year, year and a half.”

President Donald Trump said he will announce a 50% tariff on copper on Tuesday, hoping to boost U.S. production of a metal critical to electric vehicles, military hardware, the power grid and many consumer goods.

America’s largest power grid is under strain as data centers and AI chatbots consume power faster than new plants can be built.

Automakers are urging customers to snap up electric vehicles before a $7,500 U.S. tax credit goes away this fall.

Markets are thirsty for oil because they are absorbing OPEC+ production increases without building inventories, United Arab Emirates Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei said on Wednesday.

Η συνολική αξία των εισαγωγών τον Μάιο 2025 παρουσίασε μείωση 14,7%, ενώ η συνολική αξία των εξαγωγών μείωση 1,3%.

Στα 1,5 δισ. ανεβαίνει το «πακέτο» της ΔΕΘ – Οι αμυντικές δαπάνες της χώρας αναμένεται να αυξηθούν από 2,2% του ΑΕΠ το 2024, σε 2,3% το 2025 και 2,5% το 2026 – Γιατί αποτελεί «στρατηγική νίκη» η απόφαση του Ecofin

At least 14 countries’ imports are set to face steep blanket tariffs starting Aug. 1, President Donald Trump revealed Monday.

The yen took a hit on Tuesday from U.S. President Donald Trump reiterating his plan to impose 25% tariffs on goods from Japan and South Korea in the latest twist of his chaotic trade war.