New tariffs on timber and furniture introduced by US President Donald Trump go into force on Tuesday in a move likely to make building a home in the US even more expensive. The White House says the duties are being imposed to boost US industries and protect national security.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering terminating some trade ties with China, singling out cooking oil, which traders and analysts said would have little impact as such shipments had alr...

The US Treasury chief claimed China's controls signaled problems in its own economy: "They are in the middle of a recession/depression, and they are trying to export their way out of it."