U.S. tariffs disrupt global trade and economies
- A Chinese motorcycle company shipped over 200,000 units globally last year but faces challenges from U.S. Tariffs in 2025.
- The U.S. Imposed a 34 percent tariff on Chinese goods, leading the company to consider local assembly in Mexico to save 10 percent on tariffs.
- Despite tariff uncertainties, the company’s exports grew over 20 percent in the first quarter and it prioritizes expanding domestic and niche markets.
- Li Bin noted that U.S. Customers adjusted retail prices and that higher tariffs "will inevitably reduce sales," while the tariff war’s duration remains unpredictable.
- This situation suggests that tariffs disrupt trade flows and compel firms to pursue deeper internationalization and market diversification strategies.
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The Trump Tariff And Global Order – Independent Newspaper Nigeria
America’s new president, Donald Trump, is acting like a bull in a china shop, by relentlessly ripping apart age-long global assumptions to achieve a self-imposed dream of making America great again. His main preoccupation with tariffs and immigration evictions are putting governments, peoples and economies of other nations in panic mode. He probably assumes he […]
EU Opens Public Comments on Tariff Countermeasures Against US, Opens WTO Dispute
The European Commission opened a public consultation regarding a list of U.S. imports that could become subject to tariffs in response to the flurry of U.S. trade action, should talks with the White House fall through, the commission announced. The...
Retail Vacancy Spikes Across U.S. as Stores Face Impact From Tariffs
The U.S. retail market might have looked solid going into 2025, but retailers across the country are taking a big hit as President Donald Trump’s tariffs take shape. Demand for retail space in the country dropped 5.9 million square feet during the first quarter of 2025, representing the weakest quarter since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic five years ago, according to a recent report from Cushman & Wakefield. And, while the U.S. and China agr…
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