Yellen fully expects fresh sanctions on Iran in coming days

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the US will strengthen its sanctions on Iran within days after the nation’s recent attack on Israel.

Biden seeks higher tariffs on Chinese steel, aluminum to support US firms

Cook says Apple considers making gadgets in Indonesia in pivot from China

Xi rebuffs Scholz pressure to rein in Chinese manufacturing

Chinese leader Xi Jinping told the German chancellor that a surge in clean-technology exports from the Asian nation has helped the world tackle inflation, pushing back against European and US…

Swiss Parliament rejects joining Russia sanctions task force

Switzerland’s parliament rejected a proposal for the government to join a US-led sanctions task force against Russia, saying cooperation with the body as an independent party is sufficient.

China’s exports to Russia slump amid US threat of war sanctions

China’s exports to Russia slumped in March, the first year-on-year decline since mid-2022, amid growing US threats of reprisal against Beijing if goods aid Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.