Furniture and bedding from China have been among the top areas where higher tariffs on goods from China have begun to impact consumer prices, according to a new chart from TD Securities. Other areas,

The zero-tariff move, when implemented, will be an extension of the deal made last year for China to drop tariffs on goods from 33 African nations classified as "least developed".

Despite a weaker US dollar, Asian equities were off overnight on growing chatter of a coming Middle East crisis and Trump’s tariff threat reiteration.

PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) -Negotiators representing French cognac producers suggested minimum prices for exports to China of between $20 and around $300 per litre as an opening bid in talks aimed at ending a tariff stand-off with China, a document seen by Reuters shows.

Shares of Oxford Industries were falling Thursday after the company slashed its fiscal-year outlook due to increased tariff costs, leading analysts to caution investors about the challenging economic environment.

The potential stunting of innovation follows an economic slowdown during the coronavirus pandemic, when companies also had to put projects on hold. Some experts think the on-again-off again tariffs may have more enduring consequences because they rewire markets and upend business strategies.

China tariffs shouldn’t noticeably affect this year’s July Fourth fireworks but may have already tempered 2026’s semiquincentennial displays.

The latest trade “deal” between the U.S. and China underscores two uncomfortable realities for the economy and markets: Tariffs aren’t going away and uncertainty is here to stay. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that negotiators in London had reached an agreement to restore last month’s trade cease-fire,